Biodynamic Digest #1

Your weekly Biodynamic Astronomical Calendar update.

Keeping track of celestial opportunities, optimal timing for planting and biodynamic spraying, and more.

This week, let’s explore:

Biodynamic Scientific Research, the Calendar, and Planetary Trines

When Rudolf Steiner presented the Spiritual-Scientific Foundations for the Renewal of Agriculture in 1924, he said, “We must include a far wider horizon in our studies of the life of plant and animal, and of the Earth itself. We must extend our view to the cosmos.” (Agriculture Course, Adams translation, 21).

How do we make farming work better with biodynamics? Over the last 12 years, a dedicated and hardworking group of farmers, ranchers, artists, and researchers has delved deeply into biodynamic practices, exploring ways to improve. One of the most exciting areas of research has been working with the biodynamic planting c…