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Do pesticides affect body weight?
Pesticides are harmful to people and nature. Nevertheless, twice the amount is used today than in 1990. At the same time, the prevalence of overweight…
Water quality as a reflection of how it is used
Water is a vital resource. The global water situation shows that the current use of water is neither sustainable nor healthy. The consequences are…
In which direction is nutrition heading?
Current trends
Food as a remedy for soil and people
Healthy food can only be produced in living soil. Biodynamic agriculture has many positive effects, one of which is humus formation. The soil…
Stress storage test – biodynamic cucumbers are the most vital
The vitality of cucumbers can be tested by means of a stress storage test, thus enabling a quality assessment that goes beyond ingredients. In three…
Bacteria from the field to the gut – a comparison of biodynamic and conventional apples
The relationship between gut bacteria and human health is well known. However, how bacterial communities differ in different parts of apples and…
Iranian Saffron and Appenzell Yodeling
A delightful kickoff event to the Agriculture Conference 2025
Sugar – a question of balance
If too much sugar is eaten on a permanent basis, health, including brain function, is impaired. At the same time, the food preferences developed in…
Are Vegan Products Alternatives to Animal-Based Products or Simply Different?
Vegan products are becoming increasingly popular. Some are convinced they offer a healthy and climate-friendly alternative, while others are simply…
Supporting self-sufficiency and independence
Biodynamic agriculture supports the cause of World Food Day 2024
Partnership instead of laws and regulations
Fertile soils, biodiversity, healthy food, and cooperative collaboration—these and many other aspects characterize biodynamic agriculture and…
Art meets cuisine: a sensory experience at the Goetheanum
Celebrating 100 years of biodynamic food quality
Intensive processing reduces the quality of grain products
Breakfast cereals are gaining in popularity, often perceived as healthy options, including among organic and Demeter customers. However, roasted…
Naturally cloudy apple juice works right into the intestines
Natural foods support health. A healthy gut with a well-functioning intestinal barrier, which is influenced by exercise and diet, is an important…
Get out into the countryside – a healthy immune system thanks to the farm effect
Allergic diseases and environmental conditions are closely linked. A large Europe-wide cohort study reviewed what is known as the Hygiene Hypothesis.…
Nutrition Guide by Dr Jasmin Peschke: From Food System to Food Organism
Healthy eating is a question of relationship. It starts with the time one takes to attend to the flavours one can distinguish. Shopping is also part…
Ripening is part of growth
The development of plants involves the formation of mass as well as differentiation, which is reflected in the secondary plant substances they contain…
Better food competence instead of traffic lights
Europe has introduced the Nutri-Score nutrition traffic light to promote healthy eating and simplify food choices. After some criticism, a revised…
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Will animal products be produced in the lab in future?
Will our food come from a laboratory in the future? Given the current situation with the world and its climate, it is becoming increasingly urgent to…
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A feast for the senses in the Schreinerei (joinery) at the Goetheanum
The joy of meeting again. Looking, smelling and tasting together. Discovering new things. Listening, marvelling, getting to know each other. Warmth,…