Students at the Monadnock Waldorf High School in Keene are undertaking an ambitious project to help children in Haiti, devastated last month by Hurricane Matthew. They’re selling Christmas trees, wreaths and gifts at the School Street campus today from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. as well as the next two weekends. They also planned to sell the items Saturday. The funds raised will help fly the high school’s senior class to Haiti in May for their annual service trip. (Sunday November 27th, 2016 — The Keene Sentinel - Keene, New Hampshire USA)

Time to put a plant on your desk? Science shows incorporating nature in the workplace improves everything from worker happiness and creativity to the bottom line. (Sunday November 27th, 2016 — BBC online)

Spring Garden Waldorf School (SGWS) and Hattie’s Food Hub are collaborating to grow food in the school garden for Hattie’s Food Hub. The Hub is an innovative Hattie Larlham farm-to-table work-training program for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities that also offers the Akron community access to fresh, local food through its fresh market. (Thursday November 24th, 2016 — Akron Leader Publications - Akron, Ohio USA)

Whilst Tuscany has long been known as a key wine-producing region in Italy, the wines of the Lucca province have largely been overshadowed by household names like Chianti and the Super Tuscans of Bolgheri. One group of producers is working to change that: using biodynamic techniques, they’re producing exciting wines that are quickly becoming the talk of wine importers and restaurants in places like London, Copenhagen and New York. (Wednesday November 23rd, 2016 — The Florentine - Florence ITALY)

UC study looks specifically at biodynamic farm standards. Researchers say growers are having success under the system. Report assumes 40 acres of red and white varieties. (Tuesday November 22nd, 2016 — Western Farm Press )

Recent changes include producers more fearlessly marketing wines that include lesser-known grape varieties (providing 'width' to the wine scene), while focusing on increasing quality in wines previously considered pedestrian (providing 'depth' to the drinking experience), especially Muscadet (including several biodynamic versions). Some of these wines now sizzle with surprise. (Monday November 21st, 2016 — Forbes - USA)

Rockland Country Day School and Green Meadow Waldorf School are among 23 Hudson Valley schools that made Niche.com's list of New York’s top 100 private schools. (Saturday November 19th, 2016 — Patch.com )

An award-winning Western Australian winemaker says farming in step with the moon's lunar cycle is not only good practice, it also has a direct impact on the "character" of the end product. Vanya Cullen said she had adopted principles set out by Austrian philosopher Rudolf Steiner, credited as having introduced the concept of organic agriculture during a series of lectures in Germany in 1924. (Monday November 14th, 2016 — ABC Online - Australia)

On September 15, 2016 President Obama designated the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, approximately 150 miles offshore of Cape Cod as the first national monument in the Atlantic. ... Recently, the sixth grade students sent postcards with their watercolor paintings of ocean life to President Obama in support of this marine monument and the protection of the great diversity of ocean life in this area, including deep-sea coral, sperm whales, and Kemp’s ridley turtles. President Obama replied to the students in a letter commending the students for their interest in these environmental concerns. (Monday November 14th, 2016 — Cape Cod Today - )

“Biodynamics was at first a challenge, but it respects vines and biodiversity. Yet it’s also simple and we add nothing to the wines,” explained the owners’ son, winemaker Guillaume Hubert. (Monday November 14th, 2016 — Forbes - USA)

The new creation costs users just pennies each day to use. “There will be a booklet which will contain 100 or so sheets, where they can tear one sheet out and filter 100 liters of water, and have clean water for weeks at a time off of a single filter,” Pschigoda explained. (Friday November 11th, 2016 — woodTV8 - Grand Rapids, Michigan USA)

The number of certified organic acres in the country rose by more than 10 percent over the past two years. (Thursday November 10th, 2016 — TakePart.com)

The new owners, Mick and Kylie Carr, are committed to continue to grow biological, biodynamic, nutrient dense quality persimmons and stone fruit. (Wednesday November 9th, 2016 — FreshPlaza )

Long story short: Biodynamic is the new organic, and you need to get behind it, like, yesterday. (Friday October 28th, 2016 — Shape Magazine - shape.com)

... though EVs are a fraction of the global vehicle stock — less than 1 percent— the industry is growing about 10 times faster than the traditional vehicle market. (Monday October 17th, 2016 — Think Progress - USA)

A government-backed review of bee decline in the UK has found that the country’s pollinator loss appears connected to the growing popularity of neonicotinoid-based insecticides. Will this change the government’s stance on these controversial pest control products? (Monday October 17th, 2016 — Care2.com - USA)

... it’s impossible to speak wine with Lécaillon without mentioning biodynamics,. And he believes efforts to convert the grand cru vineyards feeding Cristal have helped the wine to open up. (Wednesday October 12th, 2016 — decanter.com)

Waldorf schools aim to graduate students who are self-confident, self-sufficient and self-directed, with the ability to know and ask for what they want. We also strive to instill integrity, compassion, respect, and a sense of responsibility and love for the world. Crucial to all these traits is the ability to discern appropriate boundaries. The Waldorf approach to discipline is multi-faceted, holistic, and sometimes subtle, with many overlapping strategies. (Tuesday October 11th, 2016 — Ukiah Daily Journal - Ukiah, California USA)

The couple’s bigger goal is to acquire approximately 35 acres in La Tigra (literally, The Tiger), Costa Rica, where they hope to engage in an “agri-forestry” project by planting cacao trees, which are very efficient at sequestering carbon dioxide. The goal of the Marxuachses, who maintain a 1,500-square-foot greenhouse at their home on Fourth Street, is consistent with their commitment to regenerative agriculture — farming organically in a manner that improves the land while producing a crop. ... The Marxuachses also subscribe to the biodynamic approach to farming. (Friday October 7th, 2016 — Steamboat Pilot & Today - Steamboat Springs, Colorado USA)

Steiner schools are rising in popularity across Australia with three new schools built in as many years, lengthy waiting lists, and the introduction of a degree in Steiner education at a Queensland university. (Friday October 7th, 2016 — ABC Local - Australia)