“It is a long journey that takes time. At first most of my staff said the boss has gone crazy, but now they will leave if we go back to conventional [winemaking].” Everyone I met had an almost evangelical belief in the project and in biodynamics. “I tell you, it works,” argues Bertrand. (Saturday August 26th, 2017 — Irish Times)

At Polyface Farm, Sheri Salatin, daughter-in-law of Joel Salatin and marketing director at the farm, has seen firsthand the growing interest in sustainable farming from the youngest generations. (Friday August 25th, 2017 — BillMoyers.com )

Thousands of Atlantic salmon escaped from a fish farm pen off the coast of Washington late last week, threatening native Pacific salmon and causing officials to enlist the help of citizen fishers in an effort to catch them. (Thursday August 24th, 2017 — Smithsonian online - USA)

That innovation is the small-scale Oasis Aquaponic Food Production System. It’s a practical method to grow fish and vegetables, using “aquaponics,” a little-known form of integrated aquaculture. (Wednesday August 23rd, 2017 — Michigan Today - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan USA)

Alternative schools come as a big relief, away from a system obsessed with exams and unhealthy competition (Sunday August 20th, 2017 — The Hindu - India)

Masanobu Fukuoka was a Japanese farmer and philosopher who spearheaded natural farming, and began what is widely acknowledged as a revolution in the history of conventional agricultural practices. (Saturday August 19th, 2017 — The Better India )

Biodynamic agriculture involves unusual practices, but producers stand by their results (Thursday August 17th, 2017 — Capital Press )

Do you know your natural from your biodynamic? Our new series aims to clear up a muddy topic. (Wednesday August 16th, 2017 — Wine-Searcher )

The Lightfoots have a rich heritage farming in the Annapolis Valley over eight generations, four of those developing a certified biodynamic farm that had been focused on commercial poultry. Biodynamic means that every aspect of the farm is used toward sustainable production. Even the yeast that grows on the vines is used in the wines’ fermentation process. (Monday August 14th, 2017 — TheChronicleHerald.ca - Nova Scotia, Canada)

At the Steiner Brigit’s Hearth in Co Clare preschoolers learn from nature (Saturday August 12th, 2017 — Irish Times )

“My hope is to pull people in with the theme and then have them find that they like the story, too.” These sentiments belong to Kim Allsup of Falmouth, author of “A Gift of Wonder: A True Story, Showing School As It Should Be.” Published by Steiner Books, the memoir shipped earlier this month. It tells the story of Ms. Allsup’s first six years teaching at the Waldorf School of Cape Cod. (Thursday August 10th, 2017 — CapeNews.net )

"The consents allow us to put a school on Rural 1 land," Garlick said. "There was no provision in the Tasman Resource Management Plan for that." (Wednesday August 9th, 2017 — Stuff.co.nz - Wellington, New Zealand)

“In Waldorf education, a child is considered as three-fold: a body, a soul, and a spirit. So the philosophy is very specific and the form of education is appropriate to the stage of development of the child,” she said. (Sunday August 6th, 2017 — Inquirer.net - Philippines )

Think of agriculture of the future and you may conjure up images of hydroponic lettuces grown in underground, urban bunkers or massive-scale precision farming using satellites and drones. But for campaign group Farms of the Future, the future is, and can only be, agroecology. (Tuesday August 1st, 2017 — FoodNavigator.com )

O.C. has schools that focus on more than just traditional academics. Even when they participate in standardized testing (required of public schools), these institutions are committed to a larger vision for both education and the kind of people they want their students to become. (Monday July 31st, 2017 — OCRegister - Anaheim, California USA)

Jodi Frediani ... She won first place for the art of nature category in the BigPicture Natural World Photography Competition. Sponsored by the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, the competition drew roughly 6,000 global entries of photographers vying for recognition. (Saturday July 22nd, 2017 — Santa Cruz Sentinel - Santa Cruz, California USA)

Kate Roller, who needed a school project, selected car engine repair. ... what she wanted to do for her Linden Waldorf School eighth-grade project. (Friday July 21st, 2017 — The Ledger - Nashville, Tennessee USA)

“Engaging children in work around the household is really important,” said Christine Martin, principal at Squamish Waldorf School. “Work is play for them and it helps develop a healthy attitude that contributing to the household is just normal.” Children also want to help, Martin added. “They want to please and they want to figure out the world, so by helping with household chores we are helping them subconsciously understand the world they live in.” The younger we start, it seems, the better. (Thursday July 20th, 2017 — Squamish Chief - Squamish, British Columbia CANADA)

An old turkey ranch near Glen Ellen is the site of a very new business model, applying biodynamic principals that have worked well in grape production and other agricultural practices to the rapidly-growing field of legal cannabis cultivation. (Thursday July 20th, 2017 — Sonoma Index-Tribune - Sonoma, California USA)

Mike Benziger has been a long-time advocate for Biodynamic farming at his former wineries, Benziger Family Winery and Imagery Winery. Under giant ponderosa pines, Benziger helped a team from San Francisco-based SPARC on three test cannabis plots in the Valley of the Moon and continues to work with SPARC toward Demeter Biodynamic certification. (Tuesday July 18th, 2017 — North Bay Business Journal - Santa Rosa, California USA)