On the occasion of the exhibition Hilma af Klint: Paintings for the Future, see the U.S. Premiere of an opera about Swedish artist Hilma af Klint, inspired by her unique body of spiritual works. (Friday March 15th, 2019 — Broadway World - New York, New York USA)

Bonterra Organic Vineyards, the US’ leading organically farmed wine, has completed a landmark soil study highlighting the benefits of organic and Biodynamic® farming on soil health. ... Organic and Biodynamic vineyards store 9-12% more organic carbon. (Thursday March 14th, 2019 — Sustainable Brands - )

Voelkel tells me that in northern Germany during a recent year, a severe drought and heat wave from April to September devastated crops that were conventionally farmed. The organic and the biodynamic farms survived. (Wednesday March 13th, 2019 — San Diego Reader - San Diego, California USA)

Biodynamic Wine 101: How It’s Made and How to Buy It Biodynamic wine uses what’s called bio-diverse farming principles, little human intervention into the winemaking process, and a distinct set of traditions and superstitions that aim to tell the story of the region using the wine itself as the medium. Similar to organic wine, biodynamic wine is better for the environment. (Monday March 11th, 2019 — AskMen - )

He had been farming conventionally using pesticides, herbicides and fertilisers, but the course taught him how to partner with nature instead of trying to control it. It has turned around his farm's capacity to deal with drought and he currently has plenty of water and grass for his livestock even as the drought in NSW intensifies. "We haven't fed for 15 years [because] we measure how much grass we have, we know how many animals we have to eat that grass and a very simple calculation gives us the amount of time that that grass is available before it runs out," Mr Arnott said. (Saturday March 9th, 2019 — ABC Rural - Australia)

80 companies out of the 215 wineries who attended Buy Wine were organic or biodynamic wine producers. That’s almost 40 per cent, which shows that we are extremely aware of the environmental impact of our production. (Thursday March 7th, 2019 — The Florentine - Florence, Italy)

One of the week’s cool discoveries was in Edna Valley, a coastal region in San Luis Obispo, which I visited with winemaker Gina Hildebrand. Her brand-new label, launched in 2017, is called Lady of the Sunshine. Unlike most upstart California winemakers, who buy fruit from vineyards that they don’t farm, Hildebrand is now the caretaker of a small, 6.5-acre Edna Valley parcel, essentially a backyard vineyard, called Chene. (Thursday March 7th, 2019 — San Francisco Chronicle - San Francisco, California USA)

In an area of 200 acres, Jayachandran’s Demeter-certified (one of the leading organic agriculture certifiers) farm fuses conventional natural farming methods, biodynamic cultivation and new technologies to make farming sustainable and profitable. (Tuesday March 5th, 2019 — The Better India )

NOTHING on the Baker family’s 60-hectare farm at Numurkah is done conventionally. Take Gary and Sue’s farming method: biodynamic, a system developed in the 1920s by Austrian Rudolph Steiner, which emphasises the relationship between soil, plants, animals and the lunar and solar systems. (Tuesday March 5th, 2019 — The Weekly Times - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)

Beginning in the fall of eighth grade, the soon-to-be graduates are given a challenge to pick a topic, find a mentor, arrange their own weekly meetings and give periodic updates to their peers and teachers. The private South Whidbey school has 125 students in grades K-8. (Tuesday March 5th, 2019 — South Whidbey Record - Whidbey Island, Washington USA)

Eurythmy represents a performing arts experience unlike many others. Choreographed directly from the nuances of a musical piece, eurythmy is a movement art which interprets the music as a gesture in space through choreography of the elements of 'tone', 'speech' and 'silent'. This interactive discipline links art, poetry, language, and music with the movements found at the base of all art forms. (Tuesday February 26th, 2019 — Broadway World - New York, New York USA)

Hollywood star Tilda Swinton has asked Education Secretary John Swinney to back the loss-making private school she co-founded. The actress has held a face-to-face meeting with the Deputy First Minister over the future of Drumduan House, which her two children attended. (Wednesday January 16th, 2019 — Press and Journal - Aberdeen, Scotland UK)

A small Whanganui farm neglected for years is producing olive oil from trees originally planted for decoration. (Tuesday January 15th, 2019 — New Zealand Herald )

Only a tiny fraction of the world’s wine producers are “biodynamic.” It’s an odd concept. Sometimes it is thought of as being a mystic sect, sometimes people believe it is just another word for “organic.” Neither is true. Most importantly, it is a group of producers that include some top quality wineries making very exciting wines. (Friday January 11th, 2019 — Forbes)

While many of these outfits are relatively new, legacy prefab designers are also making strides. Office of Mobile Design (OMD) principal Jennifer Siegal has been working at the intersection of portable architecture and housing for over two decades, pioneering a distinct approach to modular design that is flexible enough to include additions to existing buildings, as well as develop modular commercial structures. Siegal recently partnered with builder Bevyhouse and premium kitchen designer Tortoise to develop her own line of prefab ADU models and is also currently working on a modular design for the Sanderling Waldorf School in Carlsbad, California. (Friday January 11th, 2019 — The Architect's Newspaper )

What the researchers found was that, perhaps surprisingly, roadsides that had only hedges were actually more effective at cutting pollution—in some cases by as much as 63 percent when it came to the cancer-causing pollutant black carbon. (Friday January 11th, 2019 — Care2.com)

If we come right up to date, in December 2018 NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde described mistletoe therapy in these words: “Mistletoe therapy is an anthroposophical medicine and can be integrated with conventional cancer treatment. It involves the prescribed use of mistletoe by qualified doctors and nurses. (Monday December 31st, 2018 — Falkirk Herald )

"Regenerative agriculture provides answers to the soil crisis, the food crisis, the health crisis, the climate crisis and the crisis of democracy." - Dr. Vandana Shiva (Wednesday July 18th, 2018 — RegenerationInternation online -)

The last of Janet and Steve Michael's Tahitian limes will be picked this week. ... It was this self-sufficiency that led the couple to run an organic and biodynamic farming business that shunned chemicals, growing fruit - strawberry guavas, feijoas, blood limes, tangelos and a range of citrus - and Russian garlic. (Wednesday July 11th, 2018 — The Weekly Times - Australia)

Sebastiano Cossia Castiglioni is the owner and chairman of one of the most esteemed and forward-thinking wineries in Europe, Querciabella, located in the heart of Chianti Classico in Tuscany, Italy. Sebastiano has developed his winery to become not only organic and biodynamic but also 100% vegan from the soil to the glass. (Tuesday July 10th, 2018 — LIVEKINDLY )