Whether someone wishes to eat meat or not is a very individual decision. Some people feel the need to eat meat regularly while others become ill if they so much as smell it. It can be for reasons of personal health and it can be a matter of principle. Either way being a vegetarian or a vegan is a very noble aspiration and one which need not conflict with biodynamic … [Read more...]
Biodynamic Preparations: Principles and Practices
With French biodynamic adviser and prepmaker Vincent Masson and local biodynamic prepmaker Wendy Lilje A unique, 1st time ever opportunity to dedicate 3 full days to deepening our understanding and practices of the Biodynamic Preparations. The Biodynamic Preparations are at the heart of Biodynamic Agriculture as they articulate both the principled approach and the … [Read more...]
Rolling hills bring forth heavenly organic wine
There’s a lot to be said about winemaking the way it used to be. There were no chemicals, no “technological advancements” that made the process a process, and natural balance was far more important than balance sheets. It’s an approach that’s not just better for the earth, it’s also better for the wine – as respected critics have confirmed. So, while it may be somewhat … [Read more...]
Mother earth has a life of her own
Conferences are known to be uptight, impersonal, tense and boring. Not the biodynamic conference. Biodynamic farmers have none of these qualities. The conference, hosted by BDAASA (Biodynamic Agriculture Association of South Africa) on 16-18 of June was held at a wet and muddy Bloublommetjieskloof in Wellington, one of the first biodynamic farms in SA. I arrived on the … [Read more...]
Goodbye to Jeanne Malherbe - pioneer of biodynamic farming
A beloved and absolutely key figure in biodynamic circles, Jeanne Malherbe, died recently. At her funeral at Bloublommetjieskloof farm outside Wellington, Rev. Richard Goodall made told the story of her life: Ten days before her 78th birthday Jeanne received the last anointing in full consciousness. She expressed how for her this was a great opening up to an unseen world from … [Read more...]
Beauty that benefits the earth
How deep do we need to go in greening our lives? As deep as it goes; to the bone. Of course it matters what we feed one of our biggest organs, the skin. Who would like to knowingly expose their lymph glands to a concoction of chemicals contained in 'regular,' often toxic, cosmetics and body products? Much of what goes onto the skin is absorbed and therefore consumed by the … [Read more...]
Greens don’t even reach the table
There are markets ... and markets New-age markets, farmers markets, slow food markets, and true organic markets. The one at the Constantia Waldorf School is among the latter. It's small - there were only seven stalls on the morning I went. But it is the real thing. Most of the activity revolved around the fruit and vegetable stall; in fact, the produce didn't even have a … [Read more...]
