The Farmers Today
Most farmers don’t have time to write
even if they are gifted and inspired
something needs doing.
And, so, as they go out to the fields again
whatever the realities
something must be creating through them.
Does the soil not need cultivating?
Well, that is basically a ridiculous question
as we know who first turned the soil.
We know what we must do now.
Look after the soil. Read more »
8.8 - Another earthquake, another disaster, another opportunity
Biodynamic Agriculture - Not only a new agriculture!
“Indeed, not many people know that during the last few decades the agricultural products on which our life depends have degenerated extremely rapidly. In this present time of transition for the Kali Yuga to a new Age of Light, it is not only human moral development that is degenerating, but also what human activity has made of the Earth and of what lies just above the Earth.” - From Rudolf Steiner’s Agricultural lectures (Introduction, pg. 3)
When I first encountered biodynamic agriculture I was enrolled in a creative writing program in the local university (I wanted to become a Poet!). I had decided to work on a small biodynamic farm for the summer and i thought what a great place it would be to have the space and inspiration to write! Read more »
