There are plenty of agriculture buzzwords floating around the news these days (Agroforestry! Vertical farming! Sustainable intensification!), and it can be challenging to keep all these different ...

FOREST GROVE, Ore. — The journey to biodynamic farming at Montinore Estate began with a tiny soil-dwelling insect. Rudy Marchesi, former president of the 200-acre vineyard and winery west of Portland, ...

DAYTON, Ore. — A large circular calendar greets visitors inside the wine shop at Domaine Willamette, nestled in the Dundee Hills of Oregon’s Willamette Valley. The 20-acre estate, opened in 2022 by ...

Biodynamic compost made from cattle dung but adds the horns of dead livestock to enrich nutrients in the fertiliser. Photos: SUDARSHAN CHAUDHARY Across Nepal, the organic matter content of the soil is ...

“Biodynamic is a sustainable farming method that views the farm as a living organism. It’s about the interconnectedness of the soil, plants, animals and the cosmos.” – Elizabeth Candelario, ...

BRATTLEBORO, Vt.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 4, 2006–Luna Nueva, Costa Rican headquarters of New Chapter, Inc., has received official Biodynamic(R) certification by the Demeter Association, the international ...

Biodynamic agriculture has been around for a long time, since 1924, when it was created by Austrian philosopher Rudolf ...

To understand biodynamic agriculture, consider egg labeling. “Free-range” stamps previously suggested eggs laid by chickens raised on pastures. Then, it turned out, they were laid by chickens with ...

Happy Spring! In April we witness the earth awakening from her winter sleep. As a young boy, I recall celebrating Arbor Day each year by taking a break from classes to go outside and plant a tree.

One preparation for biodynamic agriculture involves grinding quartz to the consistency of talcum powder, and burying the material in cow horns for six months. It is then dug up, mixed into a spray and ...