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Biodynamic perspectives worldwide

The Section for Agriculture invites the worldwide biodynamic movement to join the discussion.

This is the opportunity to put forward ideas, strategies, principles and approaches in current biodynamic practice, research, training and processing. The debate focuses in particular on how to work with the current challenges of our times.

Have you always wanted to find out what actually underlies biodynamic agriculture, how the research on this is carried out, how it has developed and who is currently leading the movement?

Or are you interested in how biodynamic ideas such as the agricultural organism, land-based animal husbandry and the training of perception are currently put into practice in different parts of the world?

Then you have come to the right place. The podcast is intended for all those who are curious to learn more about biodynamic agriculture and its approaches to solving our present-day problems.

 

 

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#19 Biodynamics Insights: Egypt with Sekem

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In this episode we talk with Konstanze Abouleish and Angela Hofmann about the Sekem initiative and the biodynamic movement in Egypt. We talk about the origins and first steps of Sekem and why the social organism is as important as the farm organism when cultivating a community.

The SEKEM Initiative was founded to realize the vision of sustainable human development. Its mission is the development of the individual, society and environment through a holistic concept which integrates economic, societal and cultural life. Above all, SEKEM aspires to be an impulse for continuous development in all parts of life, to be not only a model for, but also a contribution to the development of the entire world. You would like to learn more about SEKEM? Check out their website here: https://sekem.com/en/index/

Konstanze E. Abouleish was born in 1963 and moved from Greece (1966-1971) to Egypt in 1976. Since 1982 she constantly lives at Sekem and is active in the kindergarden since 1988 and in primary shool. In 1993 she shifted to the textile business of SEKEM, co-managing NatureTex (2000-2022) and co-founder of the SEKEM future council. Further she is engaged as a Member of the Board of Trustees of Heliopolis University in Egypt.

Angela Hofmann was born in Germany and went through Waldorf education. She learnt biodynamic agriculture in Germany and Switzerland and joined SEKEM in 1981. Since than she is involved in the land reclamation, aninmal husbandry and dairy production, agriculture research, projects and training. Additionally, she is leading music activities in the SEKEM school.

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