Munchies about Biodynamics

July 2014

In an article published by »Munchies«, an online platform dedicated to food and it's global purpose, Maude Deitch writes about biodynamics and it's revolutionary potential.

Deitch reminds us, that "Biodynamics was invented by Rudolf Steiner, the philosopher and scientist who posited that the survival of western civilization was contingent upon a rational and objective understanding of the spiritual world, and an application of that understanding to all forms of modern life.

His mystical approach has of course been applied to many fields—most notably Waldorf schools—but now, in 2014, biodynamics has perhaps the most revolutionary potential. In addition to the beautiful colors and flavors that these methods allow farmers to cultivate, biodynamic preparations have the ability remove radiation, chemicals, and other harmful pollutants from soil, and to increase its productivity.

While commercial agriculture is poisoning the already-diminishing water supply through the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, biodynamics can remove those chemicals and build entirely new topsoil where there was once damaged ground. The kicker? It’s cheap, so while it might seem like mysticism, pseudoscience, or whatever else you want to call it, there is also a lot of proof that planting according to the stars and engaging with the cosmic forces of the universe is a lot better than what we’ve been doing."

Summarising her little narrative, Deitch writes: "Is it magic? Miracles? Or could it be that biodynamics is a science so simple, so natural and obvious, that in our modern thirst for technological and commercial development we have lost touch with the most basic tools at our disposal: the sun, the earth, and the stars?"

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