http://demeter-usa.org Biodynamic Certification Wed, 13 Dec 2006 00:46:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://demeter-usa.org/2006/demeter-wine-standards/ What is the nature of matter? Within conventional science, the reductionist materialistic view asserts that matter is solely physical. Hauschka shows that open-minded study, based on qualitative observation and quantitative research, can overcome this current, standard view. Without denying the laws of matter, he shows the limitations of science when ... http://demeter-usa.org/2006/book-3/ Rudolf Steiner's legacy is remarkable. Around the world, thousands of programs have been built up around his inspiration and ideas. These include Waldorf schools, centers for special education, medical clinics, biodynamic farms, centers for various arts, and much more. The scientific and spiritual path of anthroposophy is at the core of ... http://demeter-usa.org/2006/book-2/ Rudolf Steiner tells us that such traditional "folk wisdom" is spiritual fact, and that the instinctive understanding humankind once had for such beings should now be transformed into clear, scientific knowledge. If we do not develop a new relationship to these beings, humanity will be unable to bridge the gulf ... http://demeter-usa.org/2006/book-1/ The story of Biodynamic and organic agriculture is not one of two separate movements. Biodynamics is clearly the original foundation of publicly recognized organic agriculture. It began in 1924 when 2 groups of concerned German farmers approached Dr. Rudolf Steiner who, at that time in Europe, was a highly respected ... http://demeter-usa.org/2006/biodynamic-vs-usda-organic-agriculture/ Support Biodynamic (R) Agriculture A Demeter Initiative In The United States In a piece entitled New Directions In Agriculture, Ehrenfried Pfeiffer recollects a conversation with Rudolf Steiner in which Dr. Pfeiffer wondered why peoples' will for action to carry out spiritual impulses was so weak. Rudolf Steiner's reply was, "This is a ... http://demeter-usa.org/2006/support-biodynamic-agriculture/