Rudi Bind studied Goethean phenomenology and existential philosophy. He has worked as a journalist and primary teacher, and is co-founder of the Heinrich Barth Society. He lives in Arlesheim, Switzerland. Ueli Hurter is the joint-Head of the Agriculture Section at the Goetheanum, Switzerland, and sits on the executive board of the International Biodynamic Association. Bernard Jarman worked as an apprentice on a biodynamic farm in Germany before running a hill farm in Botton Camphill Village, North Yorkshire. He was Executive Director of the Biodynamic Agricultural Association in the UK for fifteen years and continues to teach courses in biodynamic agriculture all around the world. Bernard is the author of The Biodynamic Movement in Britain. He lives in Stroud, England.

'An excellent, concise introduction to the philosophy and the practice of biodynamics which I found both interesting and hopeful. As we face many of the same challenges today that were raised a century ago, this book serves as a powerful reminder of how far we have come and how much further we still need to go.'-- Anna Stankiewicz, Star and Furrow

• Introduction 71. The Agriculture Course 92. Key Concepts and Practices of the Agriculture Course 243. The Historical Impact of the Agriculture Course 414. The Biodynamic Movement 100 Years On 85Appendix 1: Summary of the Contents of the Agriculture Course 112Appendix 2: A Timeline of Selected Events 116Notes 118Bibliography 121Picture Credits 123Index 124

Rudi Bind studied Goethean phenomenology and existential philosophy. He has worked as a journalist and primary teacher, and is co-founder of the Heinrich Barth Society. He lives in Arlesheim, Switzerland. Ueli Hurter is the joint-Head of the Agriculture Section at the Goetheanum, Switzerland, and sits on the executive board of the International Biodynamic Association. Bernard Jarman worked as an apprentice on a biodynamic farm in Germany before running a hill farm in Botton Camphill Village, North Yorkshire. He was Executive Director of the Biodynamic Agricultural Association in the UK for fifteen years and continues to teach courses in biodynamic agriculture all around the world. Bernard is the author of The Biodynamic Movement in Britain. He lives in Stroud, England.

'An excellent, concise introduction to the philosophy and the practice of biodynamics which I found both interesting and hopeful. As we face many of the same challenges today that were raised a century ago, this book serves as a powerful reminder of how far we have come and how much further we still need to go.'-- Anna Stankiewicz, Star and Furrow

• Introduction 71. The Agriculture Course 92. Key Concepts and Practices of the Agriculture Course 243. The Historical Impact of the Agriculture Course 414. The Biodynamic Movement 100 Years On 85Appendix 1: Summary of the Contents of the Agriculture Course 112Appendix 2: A Timeline of Selected Events 116Notes 118Bibliography 121Picture Credits 123Index 124

Rudi Bind studied Goethean phenomenology and existential philosophy. He has worked as a journalist and primary teacher, and is co-founder of the Heinrich Barth Society. He lives in Arlesheim, Switzerland. Ueli Hurter is the joint-Head of the Agriculture Section at the Goetheanum, Switzerland, and sits on the executive board of the International Biodynamic Association. Bernard Jarman worked as an apprentice on a biodynamic farm in Germany before running a hill farm in Botton Camphill Village, North Yorkshire. He was Executive Director of the Biodynamic Agricultural Association in the UK for fifteen years and continues to teach courses in biodynamic agriculture all around the world. Bernard is the author of The Biodynamic Movement in Britain. He lives in Stroud, England.

'An excellent, concise introduction to the philosophy and the practice of biodynamics which I found both interesting and hopeful. As we face many of the same challenges today that were raised a century ago, this book serves as a powerful reminder of how far we have come and how much further we still need to go.'-- Anna Stankiewicz, Star and Furrow

• Introduction 71. The Agriculture Course 92. Key Concepts and Practices of the Agriculture Course 243. The Historical Impact of the Agriculture Course 414. The Biodynamic Movement 100 Years On 85Appendix 1: Summary of the Contents of the Agriculture Course 112Appendix 2: A Timeline of Selected Events 116Notes 118Bibliography 121Picture Credits 123Index 124