Aloha and many thanks to Deborah for creating the space for this unique insight to be shared. Mahalo to Alan York for his continued pursuits in understanding and sharing Biodynamics. Bobby G, Hamakua Coast, Hawaii.

For a concise video overview, also see Alan York’s explanation of biodynamics on the Organic Wine Journal’s website:
http://www.organicwinejournal.com/index.php/2008/07/alan-york-the-concept/
Link from this page: http://www.biodynamics.com/biodynamics

Blessings and Balance,
K

That was the biggest waste of 4 minutes 58 seconds of my life. Alan, you essentially said a whole lot of nothing, with no specifcs.

I watched your video hoping to understand biodynamics. You said NOTHING which explains it.

However, when I go to Wikipedia, I see this:

In a newspaper editorial, Peter Treue argued that similar or equal results can be obtained using standard organic farming principles (which he also criticized as unproven in efficacy) and that the biodynamic preparations more resemble alchemy or magic akin to geomancy.[34]
In a 1994 analysis, Holger Kirchmann concluded that Steiner’s instructions were occult and dogmatic, and cannot contribute to the development of alternative or sustainable agriculture and that many of Steiner’s statements are not provable because scientifically clear hypotheses cannot be made from his descriptions (for example, it is hard to prove that you have harnessed “cosmic forces” in the foods). Kirchmann asserted that when methods of biodynamic agriculture were tested scientifically, the results were unconvincing.[35] Further, in a 2004 overview of biodynamic agriculture, Linda Chalker-Scott pointed out that many of the research articles comparing biodynamics with conventional agriculture did not separate the use of biodynamic preparations from practices used in organic agriculture. The term “biodynamic” should not be used interchangeably with “organic” agriculture. Chalker-Scott concluded that “scientific testing of biodynamic preparations is limited and no evidence exists that addition of these preparations improves plant or soil quality in organically managed landscapes.”[36]

Both, Bob & Karen simply do not experience the nuace and the
real meaning of biodynamic, they need mortal understanding,
explanation. Simply you there,or not. To get there, they need to educate them selfs and eventually they will experience the meaning of a lot of things, not just biodynamic.
Alan is a beautiful human being
Peace, Roman

Hey BOB: Actually he says it all. If you build a corn farm on hill in california you’ll know you didnt undertand the uniqueness of the land. Add to that the the soil, climate, water, manual resources, pests, weather patterns, beneficial insect attracting native vegetation, vegetation that attracts the unwanted pests and you have your self an inkling of what can or can not be done. Conventional farming fights against most of that using chemicals, energy and brute force. In turn this often leads to throwing the eco system out of balance. As in it kills shit that the dirt needs to be healthy. Sure makes sense to me….