Biodynamics for Beginners

By:   Hugh J Courtney
Introduction by:   Stewart Lundy
Contributions by:   John Bradshaw, Philippe Coderey
Edited by:   Stewart Lundy
Imprint:   Lindisfarne Books
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 224mm,  Width: 147mm,  Spine: 23mm
Weight:   567g
ISBN:   9781938685415
ISBN 10:   1938685415
Pages:   300
Publication Date:   19 March 2024
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

"Hugh J. Courtney (1932-2020), a veteran and librarian, discovered Steiner's agriculture course in 1975 at a health food store in College Park, Maryland. This led him to Josephine Porter, who was making biodynamic preparations according to Steiner's indications. He apprenticed under Josephine and, when she died in 1984, took up her work. He created the Josephine Porter Institute in Woolwine, VA, where he has been making and selling preparations (six compost preparations and 3 others), editing the newsletter Applied Biodynamics, and consulting on all aspects of the biodynamic approach. Hugh Jordan Courtney passed the threshold quietly in his sleep on June 15, 2020, at the age of 87 in Woolwine, Virginia. Stewart Lundy co-owns Perennial Roots Farm in Accomac, Virginia, and has been farming with his wife since 2010. He studied biodynamics under Hugh Courtney's supervision and continued the practice, independently exploring the realms of anthroposophy, mysticism, and beyond. Stewart works with the Josephine Porter Institute for Applied Biodynamics. He is an avid reader, amateur alchemist, and consultant. Stewart Lundy co-owns Perennial Roots Farm in Accomac, Virginia, and has been farming with his wife since 2010. He studied biodynamics under Hugh Courtney's supervision and continued the practice, independently exploring the realms of anthroposophy, mysticism, and beyond. Stewart works with the Josephine Porter Institute for Applied Biodynamics. He is an avid reader, amateur alchemist, and consultant. John Bradshaw edits Biodynamic Growing Magazine. He studied primary school education at Toorak Teachers College and is a former farmer and biodynamic certifier for Demeter Bio-Dynamic Research Institute. He lives in Cranbourne South, Victoria, Australia. Philippe Coderey comes from a long line of vine growers and farmers in southern France and Switzerland. His family name finds its roots in the old French verb codurer--meaning to cultivate vineyards--and his ancestors were named for their vocation during the 11th century. He grew up on the family vineyard in Provence, France, and was fortunate to be exposed to traditional viticulture techniques through elders of the family. Patricia Smith was the editor and contributing writer for Applied Biodynamics from 2000 to 2010. She lives in southwest Virginia and came to the journal as a volunteer during the summer of 1997. Later that year, she was hired as an assistant preparations maker. Abigail Porter grew up on a biodynamic dairy farm in Northeast Pennsylvania. Following a career in the arts (jewelry design and production), she returned to her roots with a move to Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, and felt a need to rehabilitate the poorest garden soil she had ever seen. Abby served on the Board of Directors of the Josephine Porter Institute for Applied Biodynamics for five years and wrote for their periodical, Applied Biodynamics, for ten years. She currently consults and leads workshops on beginning biodynamics for backyard gardeners. German-Michael Hahn, like a lawyer, pleas on behalf of trees and forest. He lectures to local councils, calls on mayors, vis-its farmers and forest owners, and speaks with hunters. The wooded areas he looks after are scattered across twenty-one towns in the region of W�rzburg in Bavaria, an area of 2,500 hectares of communal and private forest, plus he shares responsibility for an equally large area of state forest. Dennis Klocek is a teacher, researcher, artist, gardener, and alchemist. He graduated with an MFA in 1975 from Temple University's Tyler School of Art. He then taught for seven years at a community college. In 1982, his love for the work of Rudolf Steiner took him to Rudolf Steiner College in Sacramento, California, where he has been the director of their Consciousness Studies Program (""Goethean Studies"") since 1992. Dennis is engaged in research, teaching, and writing in many fields, including weather, gardening, meditation, the human organism, and self-transformation. He founded the Coros Institute to teach and promote dialogue experiences based on esoteric wisdom. Dennis Klocek's books include Sacred Agriculture: The Alchemy of Biodynamics (2012); Climate: Soul of the Earth (2010); and The Seer's Handbook (2005)."