In biodynamic agriculture, crops are grown organically and farms are considered self-sustaining ecosystems. Everything needed to grow crops comes from the farm and is recycled, according to a news release. (Friday March 13th, 2015 — The Packer - )

Though Minnesota Waldorf School students excel at standardized tests and go on to be successful in college and beyond, it's not because the school has a testing-oriented curriculum or burdens kids and their parents with hours of homework each day. In fact, it's the opposite — the school looks to give its students a stimulating and enriching classroom curriculum that's void of rigamarole, memorization and iPads. (Thursday March 12th, 2015 — Lillie News - St Paul, Minnesota USA)

“(I’m) creating a farm-to-garden-to-table for kids to grow and manage food while also learning business skills, day-to-day running of a place, inventory — a place where they can gain skills and experience,” Nancy Miller said. The non-profit, private school is based on Waldorf school–like principles called Parzival Academy. Now accepting children for grades 1–6 for fall of 2015, the school hopes to also encompass an artisan tech high school. (Thursday March 12th, 2015 — Daily Local News - West Chester, Pennsylvania USA)

The Environmental Working Group ranks grapes No. 3 on the dirty dozen list due to the high level of pesticide residue found on conventionally farmed grapes. Thus, the nonprofit, nonpartisan consumer advocacy organization encourages shoppers to purchase organically grown grapes as the healthier alternative. (Wednesday March 11th, 2015 — Healthy Eats (blog) - Food Network USA)

Common chemicals that disrupt human hormones could be costing more than €150bn ($165.4bn; £108.5bn) a year in damage to human health in Europe, a series of studies claims. (Saturday March 7th, 2015 — BBC online - UK)

Waldorf education is only one of what could be many possible forms of social education that can be developed based upon Steiner’s ideas around threefoldness. The effectiveness of any education derives from its leaders’ and teachers’ willingness to share a vision of the aims of education, a common and constantly-renewed image of students and their development, an inspiring curriculum that respects teachers’ professionalism and autonomy, and a common method of teaching democratic aims (Thursday March 5th, 2015 — 3BL Media (press release) - Chestnut Ridge, New York USA)