Excellent article explaining what could lie ahead for the 70,000 acres of farm land which the Co-Operative Group plans to sell off….Continue reading Cooperation or Competition? Brilliant exploration of options for Co-Op Farms
Workshop on Land Access
In February I was invited to give a workshop to the final year biodynamic apprentices on land, as part of their seminar weekend on economics. The economics seminar offers the opportunity for apprentices to deepen their understanding of the approach of Rudolf Steiner to economics and the concept of threefolding, as well as practical insights into farm businesses and different models of land connection and ownership….Continue reading Workshop on Land Access
Stockwood Community Benefit Society AGM 5th April 2014
Even if you are not yet a member of Stockwood Community Benefit Society, I am sure you will be welcome at the Farm Walk at 11 am on Saturday April 12th, and visiting the lambs, and a talk on biodynamics at 2pm! And new members would be very welcome….Continue reading Stockwood Community Benefit Society AGM 5th April 2014
Sekem: Biodynamics in the Egyptian Desert
In late February, I visited Sekem in Egypt to see how Dr Ibrahim Abouleish and his family have transformed the desert using biodynamic farming and much else. He has a fourfold vision of society as a dynamic interaction between culture, social business, societal life and ecology. Each system needs careful cultivation and respect for boundaries,…Continue reading Sekem: Biodynamics in the Egyptian Desert