{"id":32,"date":"2015-08-06T16:08:46","date_gmt":"2015-08-06T20:08:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.asc.wdtest.info\/?page_id=32"},"modified":"2025-10-01T13:25:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T17:25:35","slug":"biodynamic-agriculture","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/anthroposophy.ca\/en\/initiatives\/biodynamic-agriculture\/","title":{"rendered":"Biodynamic Agriculture"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"32\" class=\"elementor elementor-32\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-10bb0899 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"10bb0899\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-477a49a4\" data-id=\"477a49a4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-423e7bbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"423e7bbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Biodynamic agriculture, introduced by Rudolf Steiner in a series of lectures in 1923, was the first ecological farming system to arise in response to the introduction of commercial fertilizers and specialized agriculture in the early 20th century.<\/h4><p><a href=\"https:\/\/anthroposophy.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Biodynamic2.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1048 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/anthroposophy.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Biodynamic2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Biodynamic Agriculture - Salad Harvest\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/anthroposophy.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Biodynamic2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/anthroposophy.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Biodynamic2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/anthroposophy.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Biodynamic2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/anthroposophy.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Biodynamic2-140x94.jpg 140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>In common with other organic approaches, Biodynamics treats soil, plant growth, and livestock care as ecologically interrelated and values local production and distribution systems. Particular to Biodynamics are specified herbal and mineral additives for compost and field sprays that enliven, heal, and awaken the earth.<\/p><p>The root of the Biodynamic system is the relationship of the farmer to the local ecosystem, including the influence of the cosmos and subtle life forces on local habitats. Steiner\u2019s focus on the qualitative importance of observing natural rhythms and patterns in nature rather than relying solely on quantified data is an important contribution to the field of sustainable agriculture.<\/p><p>Biodynamic agriculture has grown steadily since its beginnings and is now practiced in thousands of successful gardens, farms, vineyards, apiaries, and agricultural operations of all kinds and sizes in a wide variety of ecological and economic settings in over 50 countries on all continents.<\/p><p>As of 2002, Demeter Canada coordinates all biodynamic certification across Canada. Demeter offers two levels of certification, Demeter and \u201cin-conversion\u201d to Demeter, both of which are internationally recognized standards.<\/p><p>For further information about Biodynamics in Canada search for demeter certified, or Association de Biodynamie du Qu\u00e9bec.<\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/biodynamics.on.ca\/\">Society for Bio-Dynamic Farming and Gardening in Ontario<br \/><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-707aef1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"707aef1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/anthroposophy.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Biodynamic3-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1051\" alt=\"Biodynamic Cow\" srcset=\"https:\/\/anthroposophy.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Biodynamic3.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/anthroposophy.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Biodynamic3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/anthroposophy.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Biodynamic3-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf958c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"bf958c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c6d0a53 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"c6d0a53\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a12f06\" data-id=\"3a12f06\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biodynamic agriculture, introduced by Rudolf Steiner in a series of lectures in 1923, was the first ecological farming system to arise in response to the introduction of commercial fertilizers and specialized agriculture in the early 20th century. 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