The Many Facets of
Anthroposophy in the News
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Whether they’re solving puzzles, doing math or wielding tools, elephants have long been known for their cognitive abilities, and a study published this week suggests yet another aspect to their intelligence — they might even address one another by individual names.
(Tuesday June 11th, 2024 — Washington Post - Washington DC USA)
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Rep. Mike Lawler recognized Madeline Abrams, a junior at Green Meadow Waldorf School, for her invention that turns discarded plastic bottles into a rainwater capture system for gardens and landscapes.
(Friday June 7th, 2024 — News 12 - Westchester - Yonkers, New York)
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Waldorf |
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Hedges Family Estate fosters a true homegrown approach to farming and viticulture, through biodynamic and organic farming methods and minimal intervention winemaking.
(Friday June 7th, 2024 — Wine Business)
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Bio Agriculture |
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Even though several German children’s hospitals offer integrative, anthroposophic medical therapies in addition to the standard medical care, guidelines for these anthroposophic therapies are still rare. Therefore, we investigated the feasibility of implementing a published, consensus-based guideline for the treatment of children with acute gastroenteritis (aGE) with anthroposophic therapies in the community hospital Herdecke.
(Saturday June 1st, 2024 — ScienceDirect.com - Netherlands)
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Medicine |
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In India's scorching summer heat, the ancient practice of chilling water in terracotta pots is inspiring new trends – from cooling towers to screens for buildings.
(Friday May 31st, 2024 — BBC online - UK)
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Miscellaneous |
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Steiner schools are registered as independent schools and follow the Australian Steiner Curriculum Framework, which is recognised and approved by the Australian government as providing comparable education outcomes to the mainstream curriculum. Under the education systems within Australia, Steiner, along with Montessori, is defined as an alternative school.
(Monday May 20th, 2024 — abc.net - Australia)
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Tucked away among the trees on the high side of Liverpool Road in Kilsyth, there stands a remarkable little school that has been quietly serving families for over 40 years. And yet, according to Ghilgai Steiner School Principal Annabel Brown, ‘for a long time Ghilgai has been a real hidden gem.’
(Sunday May 19th, 2024 — Lilydale Star Mail - Australia)
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Waldorf |
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This post explores some of the finest and most unique eco-friendly and sustainable wineries from premier wine regions around the globe.
(Tuesday May 14th, 2024 — Causeartist)
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Bio Agriculture |
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"Fuel has become extremely expensive. Biogas was a good option. The only requirement was space and cows. We had both,” explains Ms Kumbhar.
(Tuesday May 14th, 2024 — BBC online - UK)
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Miscellaneous |
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“Education can free you from your cultural background”, asserts Joe Binetti, researcher at Impact at the Core, an innovation programme for education at Erasmus University. His parents enrolled him in an anthroposophic Waldorf school near Milan, where the emphasis was on the joy of learning. He came to understand his privilege again when he read Tara Westover’s memoir Educated.
(Monday May 13th, 2024 — Erasmus Magazine)
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Mr Kilian leads the Crop Trust’s Biodiversity for Opportunities, Livelihoods and Development (Bold) project, which brings together partners including community seed banks, national breeding programmes, and international research centres.
Crucially, it also convenes farmers.
(Friday May 10th, 2024 — BBC online - UK)
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Miscellaneous |
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Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) programs boomed during the Covid pandemic as city dwellers and suburbanites across the country found themselves avoiding grocery stores and restaurants and spending a lot more time cooking at home, as well as looking for ways to support struggling small businesses, including local farms.
(Tuesday May 7th, 2024 — Dwell - )
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Located on an 80-acre plot of farmland, the Ithaca Waldorf School takes a non-traditional approach to a student’s education. Students undergo a hands-on learning process that utilizes the farm to teach students both academic and practical skills.
(Monday May 6th, 2024 — The Cornell Daily Sun - Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA)
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With just a few differences, organic and biodynamic farming practices are both rooted in a philosophy that involves promoting the use of natural techniques to keep the soil and crops healthy without the use of pesticides or fertilizers.
(Sunday May 5th, 2024 — Washington Examiner)
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Bio Agriculture |
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RSF provided a $3 million loan to Cambridge, Mass.-based Sunwealth for a portfolio of solar installations in California, Maine and New Jersey.
(Friday April 26th, 2024 — ImpactAlpha)
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Investing |
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The Biodynamic Federation Demeter International, representing the biodynamic farming movement worldwide as part of the organic sector, welcomes the outcome of plenary vote of the European Parliament on the plant reproductive material proposal as it has the potential to foster organic plant breeding and agrobiodiversity, ensuring the resilience and sustainability of our farming systems.
(Thursday April 25th, 2024 — Bio Eco Actual)
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Bio Agriculture |
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Textile manufacturer Ventile has issued further developments as part of its ongoing joint venture with the Egyptian Biodynamic Association [EBDA] as it implements measures to support organic and regenerative farming and improve soil health for cotton.
(Wednesday April 24th, 2024 — GlobalData)
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Bio Agriculture |
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Many influences sweep across the lighting fixtures, furnishings, planters, and beanbags in Bennet Schlesinger’s exhibition, “In Tune With Itself,” ... “The Waldorf education changed my life because Rudolf Steiner’s ethos is embedded in everything about the school,” Schlesinger tells Interior Design. “He wasn’t really stuck, or too influenced by the status-quo.” Three major lessons he still carries with him from those days are, “letting things be askew, allowing the hand to come in, and not fixing everything.”
(Tuesday April 23rd, 2024 — Interior Design Magazine)
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Biodynamic farming involves ecological and holistic growing practices based on the philosophy of “anthroposophy.” Farmers are encouraged to view their farm as a living organism where cultivated species are interconnected and support the overall health of the system. One of the principles of biodynamic farming is diverse crop rotation, which is the practice of planting different crops on a particular plot of land in different seasons.
(Monday April 22nd, 2024 — Business Upturn - India)
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Beyond organic certification, some winemakers choose to embrace biodynamic practices, which focus on creating a self-sustaining, biodiverse ecosystem. Biodynamic winegrowers take organic farming as a baseline and add practices such as composting and applying homeopathic treatments rather than chemical pesticides and fertilizers. Biodynamic winemaking also prohibits the use of certain additives, including commercial yeast.
(Monday April 22nd, 2024 — Wine Spectator)
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