Starting early – infants benefit from encounters with foods

It has been known for some time that breastfeeding helps prevent the development of allergies in later life [1]. The…

"Learning to understand water means protecting life"

The earth’s water balance is out of joint. Extreme weather conditions lead to droughts in some instances and to flooding…

On-farm slaughter: animals' stress hormones reduced by a factor of twenty

Report on a recent study
Animals slaughtered on the farm had…

Call: Your contribution to the "Biodynamic Resource Hub"

Seeds for the development of the world-wide movement
To advance biodynamics across the…

Ultra-processed foods and cancer

Report on the new study by Kliemann et al.
The consumption of ultra-processed foods has increased in recent…

Report of the Agriculture Conference 2023

Reflections on Agriculture as a Cultural Impulse Towards the 100th Anniversary of Biodynamics
The…

Agriculture Conference 2023 Video

Milk as a mirror of its environment

Breast milk – as the first food for the newborn, whether human or mammal – contains all the essential nutrients that the newborn requires.…

Glyphosate and the microbiome

Pesticides are substances that are used in agriculture and public health to control pests. The word “pesticide” comes from the English pest meaning…

Animal foods - curse or blessing?

The role of animal-source foods is repeatedly hotly debated in the discussion over environmentally sound and sustainable agricultural…

Microbiota

Does our gut microbiota impact our thinking?
What does food really mean for human beings? Does it simply provide the body with the…

Goetheanum World Conference – Reshaping a World Movement

On 27 September the Goetheanum World Conference 2023 begins! During Michaelmas we will be working at the Goetheanum on the…

Activity Report 2022

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Where biodynamics divides opinions

How do consumers perceive biodynamics? Sara R. Jaeger and her colleagues are investigating this question in an as yet unpublished study. The…

Positive Eating

Feeling healthy is not just a matter of your physical state but also your mental well-being and spiritual activity. According to the World Health Organisation…