Inspired by the Waldorf system of learning, the school does not enforce learning upon the child. Learning here is an organic process, children imbibe things on their own, through songs, play, activities and interaction with other children. (Friday April 28th, 2017 — The Hindu - India)

The top individual honor at this year’s Press Democrat High School Journalism Awards went to a student whose school didn’t even have a newspaper until she launched it last fall. Fueled by a keen interest in politics, Bronwyn Simmons, an 18-year-old senior at Summerfield Waldorf School and Farm, developed a passion for news, storytelling and interviewing people. So she approached school officials at the beginning of this academic year about establishing a newspaper to channel those interests. (Monday April 24th, 2017 — Santa Rosa Press Democrat - Santa Rosa, California USA)

Tribal farmers follow biodynamic calendar to raise speciality coffee that can retail up to Rs. 7,000/kg internationally (Sunday April 23rd, 2017 — The Hindu - India)

Working with nature, rather than against it, is the central tenet of sustainable, organic and biodynamic farming. This includes utilizing nature’s army of beneficial life forms, rather than fighting against them. Insects, invertebrates, birds and mammals are all surprising little helpers in the production of healthy, wholesome crops of grapes and cider apples. (Friday April 21st, 2017 — Wine Enthusiast Magazine - Valhalla, New York USA)

"Biodynamic" is a broader term that adds more layers of farm management, such as water control, natural pest control, composting, and nutrient recycling. (Wednesday April 19th, 2017 — CapitalGazette.com )

Organic, biodynamic and even botanical wines and spirits with fewer chemicals and sulphites are on the rise. Australia's third fastest-growing organic sector, according to The Australian Organic Market Report 2014, is wine grape production. (Tuesday April 18th, 2017 — The Australian Financial Review )

Waldorf School of Cape Cod eighth grade student and Falmouth resident, Maija O’Hara, was named a winner in the Voices of Peace 2017 Poetry Contest. Earlier this month, winners were chosen in this 22nd annual contest sponsored by Cape Cod Veterans of Peace. (Tuesday April 18th, 2017 — Cape Cod Today - East Orleans, Massachusetts USA)

Cursive, says Linda Williams, , is more than writing. It’s an art form that also connects us to our history. And studies show it helps students use a part of their brain that requires a higher level of thinking. Students also can be more fluid with writing when using cursive. (Thursday April 13th, 2017 — The Detroit News - Detroit, Michigan USA)

In fact, according to a report, there’s a Waldorf School in Silicon Valley, he heart of today’s technology industry, where students are completely removed from new tech. (Sunday April 9th, 2017 — Small Business Trends - )

The UK’s community owned seed company, Seed Co-operative, is one of three finalists in the BBC Future Food category of the BBC Food and Farming Awards 2017. The Seed Co-operative is a community owned company, growing and selling organic and biodynamic open pollinated vegetable, herb and flower seed in the UK. (Friday April 7th, 2017 — Permaculture Magazine - UK)

In this introduction to Architecture course students will design their own tiny home. (Wednesday April 5th, 2017 — Cape Cod Today )

MTG Hawke's Bay will highlight the work of two "visionary sisters" whose lifelong love of the arts left a lasting impression on the region. Two Sisters: the lasting legacies of Ruth Nelson and Gwen Malden ... The Nelson girls attended Woodford House under the tutelage of headmistress Mabel Hodge, a liberal thinker and committed anthroposophist, who became a great influence in the sisters' lives. ... Gwen became a driving force behind the establishment of Weleda, a pharmaceutical laboratory making natural medicines based on anthroposophical principles. (Monday April 3rd, 2017 — New Zealand Herald )

Austrian philosopher Rudolf Steiner is regarded as the ‘godfather' of the so-called ‘biodynamic' approach to farming and gardening, encouraging large and small scale growers to look to the cosmos before planting and harvesting crops. A later advocate, who developed a gardener's lunar calendar, was Maria Thun, a German farmer who believed that the energy of plants can be affected by the energy of the moon, stars and planets. (Saturday April 1st, 2017 — the Irish News )

High school students in Cottbus are campaigning to save three new Afghan classmates from deportation. They say their new friends have become a "big part of our school community," and could be killed by Taliban back home. (Friday March 31st, 2017 — Deutsche Welle - Germany)

Late Wednesday night, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt rejected a petition from environmental groups to stop the use of chlorpyrifos, manufactured by Dow AgroSciences under the name Lorsban, on the grounds that the agency needs to “provide regulatory certainty” for the thousands of U.S. farms that rely on chlorpyrifos. (Thursday March 30th, 2017 — Think Progress - USA)

The team at Mungalli Creek Dairy spent about six months developing Biodynamic Bliss, which is proving a hit with residents after hitting the shelves in recent weeks. Available in iced coffee and iced chocolate, it is Australia’s first certified biodynamic, lactose free and probiotic milk product. (Thursday March 30th, 2017 — The Mercury - Australia)

” La Matilde, however, is an ambitious sustainable project that doesn’t just touch on wine. The complete package includes a stunning sustainably constructed, (and beautifully decorated in the most elegant of rustic elegance, I might add) 10-room lodge; a herd of Swiss Saanen goats (that receive homeopathy treatments should they fall sick) producing organic milk for a delectable range of cheese, including camembert under Las Tres Tejas label; a vast and hard-working orchard that’s home to olive groves, quinoa, herbs, chili peppers, cabbages and all kinds of fruits and vegetables; and a pulperĂ­a (rural store) whose staff harvest in accordance with the biodynamic calendar and sell the freshest of wares every day of the week. This is a whole ecological deal — and should you wish to subscribe to this lifestyle, you can snap up a plot of land and build your own biodynamic home. (Friday March 24th, 2017 — Buenos Aires Herald - Argentina)

A specialist organic and biodynamic winery from the McLaren Vale has seen demand for its sulphur-free wine grow by 500 per cent in 12 months. (Monday March 20th, 2017 — The Shout - Australia)

The records suggest that Monsanto may have ghostwritten the so-called “independent” research that was attributed to specific academics. As if potentially falsifying research isn’t sufficiently damning, the documents also indicate that a senior level official at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) may have worked to bury a review of the safety of the company’s glyphosate-based products. It also appears to demonstrate disagreement within the regulatory body of its own safety assessments. (Saturday March 18th, 2017 — Care2.com - USA)

I am heartened by the amount of folks now asking for advice on wines that are produced with consideration for the health of our planet. There are three main categories: sustainable, organic and biodynamic. (Friday March 17th, 2017 — Royal Gazette - Bermuda)