{"title":"Agriculture","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"agriculture","title":"Agriculture","description":"\u003cp\u003eAgriculture: An Introductory Reader\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRudolf Steiner\u003c\/strong\u003e (author)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTranslated by C. Von Arnim\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRudolf Steiner, the often undervalued, multifaceted genius of modern times, contributed much to the regeneration of culture. In addition to his philosophical teachings, he provided ideas for the development of many practical activities, including education - both general and special - agriculture, medicine, economics, architecture, science, religion and the arts. Today there are thousands of schools, clinics, farms, and many other organizations that are founded directly on his principles.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSteiner's original contribution to human knowledge was based on his ability to conduct 'spiritual research', the investigation of metaphysical dimensions of existence. With his scientific and philosophical training, he brought a new systematic discipline to the field, allowing for conscious methods and comprehensive results. A natural seer from childhood, he cultivated his spiritual vision to a high degree, enabling him to speak with authority on previously veiled mysteries of life.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe evolving human being; Cosmos as the source of life; Plants and the living earth; Farms and the realms of nature; Bringing the chemical elements to life; Soil and the world of spirit; Supporting and regulating life processes; Spirits of the elements; Nutrition and vitality; Responsibility for the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRudolf Steiner (b. Rudolf Joseph Lorenz Steiner, 1861-1925) was born in the small village of Kraljevec, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now in Croatia), where he grew up. As a young man, he lived in Weimar and Berlin, where he became a well-published scientific, literary, and philosophical scholar, known especially for his work with Goethe's scientific writings. At the beginning of the twentieth century, he began to develop his early philosophical principles into an approach to systematic research into psychological and spiritual phenomena. Formally beginning his spiritual teaching career under the auspices of the Theosophical Society, Steiner came to use the term Anthroposophy (and spiritual science) for his philosophy, spiritual research, and findings. The influence of Steiner's multifaceted genius has led to innovative and holistic approaches in medicine, various therapies, philosophy, religious renewal, Waldorf education, education for special needs, threefold economics, biodynamic agriculture, Goethean science, architecture, and the arts of drama, speech, and eurythmy. In 1924, Rudolf Steiner founded the General Anthroposophical Society, which today has branches throughout the world. He died in Dornach, Switzerland.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublisher ‏ : ‎ Rudolf Steiner Press (6 Oct. 2003)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ePaperback ‏ : ‎ 256 pages\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 9781855841130\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eDimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.65 x 2.18 x 17.58 cm\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rudolf Steiner Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46041856803138,"sku":"","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0795\/3281\/8754\/files\/Agricultureanintro.jpg?v=1695833540"},{"product_id":"commentary-on-rudolf-steiners-agriculture-course","title":"Commentary On Rudolf Steiner's Agriculture Course","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn these eight lectures, Dr. Scharff offers a profound overview of biodynamic methods, including the philosophy and esoteric foundations, as well as the most practical matters. In lecture 5, for example, he delves deeply into the biodynamic preparations discussed by Rudolf Steiner in his Agriculture Course, exploring each one individually:\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e500 – manure placed in the sheath of a horn\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e501 – silica placed in the sheath of a horn\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e502 – yarrow placed in the sheath of a bladder\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e503 – chamomile placed in the sheath of an intestine\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e504 – nettle placed in the sheath of peat-earth\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e505 – oak bark placed in the sheath of a skull\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e506 – dandelion placed in the sheath of the mesentery\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e507 – valerian scattered in the sheath of the air\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFor those who are interested in or are wish to practice biodynamic farming or gardening methods, this collection of eight lectures by Dr. Paul Scharff will become an invaluable companion and guide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFROM THE BOOK:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Let us turn to the first lecture [of the Agriculture Course]. For a long time, I rather puzzled about the introduction. Rudolf Steiner begins by talking about the being of\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnthroposophia\u003c\/i\u003e. He indicates that what he is giving is actually a gift of this being. Most think of Anthroposophy as a body of knowledge, not as a spiritual being who imparts knowledge. The course thereby seems to be a product of the exchange between Rudolf Steiner and a spiritual being who gives the anthroposophical content out of the spiritual world.... Who is the being who carries the wisdom of the human being, can share this with initiates such as Rudolf Steiner, and then help us to understand the task of working with the earth, enculturating the earth? How can this being help evolve a new agriculture?” (lecture 1)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“As we open the Agriculture Course to contemplate the earth, we immediately come upon the problem of economics. We can close the course by contemplating the cancer of the human organism and the cancer of the economic process, the unfolding of useless production and overproduction. On the one hand, there is overproduction and cancer. Such is the northern evolving economic world. On the other hand, in the third world and undeveloped countries there is stagnation, a dreaming, an unfolding of dream-heads that cannot unfold the earth. The intellect of the West, the potato head, will try to go to the undeveloped countries to unfold new economic processes. The problem will be that there will be a tendency to use the same type of intellect and the same type of economic thinking that will lead to an overproduction and a wasting and draining of the earth’s resources that have not been developed. We see this already with the destruction of the rainforests, and the introduction of high-tech agriculture in third-world countries. Fortunately, a few are waking to the problem. Hopefully in what is given in this course we can find a way for a proper unfolding in the third world countries.” (lecture 8)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"bookSpec\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e22 November 2018; Preface by Harold E. 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It was conceived as a new way of thinking about farming, nutrition and the world of nature, allowing for a revitalized relationship with the living soil, the elemental world and the cosmos. Originating from a series of eight lectures given by Dr Rudolf Steiner in 1924, biodynamics broadens the outlook of agriculture and the science behind it, leading to a holistic perspective that incorporates astronomical rhythms and unique preparations for plants and earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe author describes the foundations on which not only biodynamics but also the wider organic movement is based. He builds bridges between mainstream science and Steiner's insights, making it easier for the wider organic and ecological movement to approach biodynamic concepts and practise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis book has much to offer to the beginner as well as to those already involved with biodynamics. Its broad range of topics - including the ecology of the farm organism, food quality and nutrition, community supported agriculture, planetary influences, seed quality, and the vitality of water - contribute to a deeper understanding of the subject. The author is also concerned to promote innovation so that biodynamics moves with the times. An appendix includes details for contacting various elements of the biodynamic world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDR RICHARD THORNTON SMITH was formerly a geography professor at the University of Leeds, specializing in soil science, environment and conservation. Widely travelled, he has a long-standing interest in indigenous and sustainable farming. He was introduced to the work of Rudolf Steiner at an early age, although his full involvement with biodynamics dates from 1990 when he began to participate in training programmes and workshops at Emerson College, Sussex. In 1996 he began a biodynamic extension programme in Sri Lanka, for which he published a book, most recently updated in 2007. Since 2001 he has been an inspector for the Biodynamic Association's Demeter and Organic Certification in the UK. In 2003 he produced an edited selection of Steiner's work relating to agriculture. 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