Photo by: Yvette Roman. Apricot Lane Farms, Moorpark, CA.
Biodynamic® Is the Gold Standard
Biodynamic agriculture is an ecological, holistic, and regenerative approach to farming, food, and nutrition. It is founded on a deep respect for nature, and a recognition that everything in our world, above and below, is beautifully interconnected — soil, water, plants, animals, people, and the cosmos.
Biodynamic strives to replicate the wisdom of nature by creating a harmonic living system in which fertility is self-generated, pests are subdued through a natural balance, and water is captured efficiently. Biodynamic is the most generative form of agriculture; in the ideal Biodynamic farm, farmers return life to the land, more than they harvest.
Biodynamic farmers read the land’s inherent tendencies, nurture native species, and honor the influence of celestial and subtle energies to hone in vitality to the land. They integrate animals thoughtfully and humanely, and they rely on cover crops, crop rotations, composting, and holistic and homeopathic remedies to heal the soil microbiome.
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Demeter Serves the Global Biodynamic® Movement
The Demeter Association safeguards the Biodynamic standards, the highest standards in organic, regenerative agriculture and in food processing. Originally founded in Germany in 1928, today it is an international federation with 63 member-countries and over 7,000 farmers worldwide. Demeter USA is the only certifier for Biodynamic farms and products in the United States, including food, wine, honey, consumer-packaged goods, supplements, cosmetics, textiles, seeds, and compost.
Our mission is to enable people to farm successfully, in accordance with Biodynamic practices and principles. Our vision is to heal the planet through agriculture.
Our label represents a promise: to reconnect people to the land through products that are truly authentic, vital, and nourishing.
Learn MoreBiodynamic® Food Nourishes Body and Soul
Our modern concept of nutrition is based on our foods’ ability to impart health to our body, but what about its ability to strengthen our soul? In our culture’s focus on measuring calories, vitamins, fat, and minerals, we forget that food is alive. It’s the vitality in our food that supports our energy, mental clarity, and spiritual courage.
Biodynamic food has the vitality to nourish your body and soul. Products are raised in healthy, diverse farm systems, grown in rich soil, and imbued with all the life energies characteristic to the land. They have a noticeably superior taste, texture, energetic quality, and keeping quality.
Demeter also has the highest-possible processing standards. They prioritize product freshness, authenticity, and maximal nutrition benefits. This requires gentle processing techniques and thoughtful craftsmanship. Oils and grains are, for instance, pressed with low temperatures to avoid loss of flavor and nutritional benefits.
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Grow as a Farmer. Become Certified Biodynamic®
Farming is a journey. To grow food in harmony with nature requires continuous learning, observation, intuition, and intention. In Biodynamic farming, human empowerment and development are considered central to the practice. Through the rigor of the Farm Standards, the support of the community, and a knowledge base spanning 100 years, farmers who endeavor to practice Biodynamic find more wisdom, joy, and satisfaction in their work.
Biodynamic provides a model for farming that is more economical, sustainable, and feasible — no matter the landscape. Small farmers who apply Biodynamic practices can achieve economic success because they honor the land’s production capacity, reduce their reliance on external inputs, and, ultimately, bring superior products to market.
Learn More- Biodynamic Directory Spotlight – Fresh Produce
In this feature we highlight the farmers and processors who bring Biodynamic® products to life — focusing this month on fresh produce. Demeter’s online Biodynamic Directory is a tool for both producers and consumers. We hope this new feature will serve to deepen the connection between consumers and the Biodynamic products they love and trust. - Research into Biodynamic Methods Is Catching up to Steiner’s Lectures
By Evrett Lunquist: Scientific research has occurred since the original lectures were given, and a body of research is emerging that demonstrates what biodynamic practices can do, what they cannot do, and what needs more examination. - Biodynamic® Directory Feature – Grains
In this feature we highlight the farmers and processors who bring Biodynamic® products to life — focusing this month on grains.