 Agriculture Course
The Birth of the Biodynamic Method
Eight lectures, plus addresses and discussions
by Rudolf Steiner
The
Agriculture Course lectures were given by
Rudolf Steiner 80 years ago when industrial farming
was first on the rise and organic methods were being replaced in the name
of science, efficiency and technology. With the widespread alarm
over the quality of food in recent years, and the growth of the
organic movement and its mainstream acceptance, perceptions are
changing. The qualitative aspect of food and its relationship to the
health of the soil is once again on the agenda, and in this context
Rudolf Steiner's only course of lectures on agriculture is critical
to the current debate.
With
the Agriculture Course lectures, Steiner created and launched 'biodynamic' farming - a
specific form of agriculture which has come to be regarded as
'premium organic'. However, the agriculture Steiner speaks of in
this book is much more than organic, and involves working with the
spiritual dynamics of the cosmos as well as those of the earth. To
facilitate this, Steiner prescribes specific 'preparations' for the
soil, as well as other distinct methods born from his profound
understanding of the material as well as spiritual worlds. He
presents a comprehensive picture of the complex dynamic
relationships at work in nature and gives basic indications of the
practical measures which are necessary for bringing them into full
play.
These
lectures are reprinted here in the 'classic' translation made by
Rudolf Steiner's English interpreter George Adams. This edition also
features a Preface by Steiner's colleague the medical doctor
Ehrenfried Pfeiffer, as well as eight colour plates.
Rudolf
Steiner Press
176pp; paperback
ISBN: 1-85584-148-1
To
purchase this title, click here:
Agriculture Course - Rudolf Steiner
Related titles:
Prompt
delivery within the United Kingdom and overseas.
Copyright © 2003 Skylark Books
|
