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New Books &  info  - Updated MAR 2008 

 

Gardening for life is now back in print!  £14.99 plus P&P 

2008 Biodynamic Sowing & Planting Cal by Maria Thun Now available! 

Price £6.99 plus £1.01 P&P  - order yours now! 

What Is Biodynamics? A Way to Heal & Revitalise the Earth A collection of Steiner’s lectures introduced by H Courtney £ 11.95
In 1924 - in response to questions about the depletion of soils and a general deterioration of crops and livestock - Rudolf Steiner gave eight lectures on “the spiritual foundations for a renewal of agriculture.” What Is Biodynamics? collects seven of Steiner’s seminal lectures - four on developing a spiritual perception of nature and three from his Agriculture Course, dealing with the preparations. Hugh Courtney of the Josephine Porter Institute for Applied Biodynamics contributes an informative, passionate, and visionary introduction.

What is Biodynamic Wine? The Quality, the Taste, the Terroir by Nicolas Joly £9.99 
This new book by Nicolas Joly is a heart felt and spirited introduction to biodynamic growing. While wine and the vineyard provide the main focus, the author goes into the whole background of biodynamics with great depth and enthusiasm.  The book is not just to the growers of grapes. It is a comprehensive introduction to the principles of a spiritual approach to the earth.

Rudolf Steiner—an Introduction to his Spiritual World View—Roy Wilkinson £9.95 
There are not many books around which can provide a reader with an easily accessible introduction to the breadth of Steiner’s research. In very clear and simple language Roy Wilkinson describes virtually all the areas of anthroposophy. It is ideal for the newcomer.

The Biodynamic Year - Increasing Yield, Quality and Flavour: 100 helpful Tips for the Gardener or Smallholder Maria Thun £15.99  Accompany the author on a journey through the seasons and discover lots of new tips and suggestions. there is a wealth of advice here for gardeners seeking to manage nature responsibly and successfully. It is a compilation of over 100 of Maria Thun's best gardening tips based on 50 years research."

All Prices are plus 15% P&P


Remainders Corner - these books will no longer be on our main list but there are some copies left at a reduced price

Eco Geography A Suchantke £14.99 - Now £8 
Gaia in Action, Ed. P Bunyard £14.99   Now £8 
Louise's Leaves, L Frazier £7.99 -  Now £3 

Nitrate – An Ailing Organism Calls for Healing, H Koepf £1.75   Now £0.50
Treating Dairy Cows Naturally, HJ Karrnman, £24.99  Now £15 



FULL Booklist

Agriculture, R Steiner PB £13.95 HB £17.95

Agriculture, R Steiner ( translated by G Adams) £12.95

Rudolf Steiner's Agriculture  - An Introductory reader, R T Smith £8.95

Animals and Their Destiny  K Konig £16.95 - NEW
Astrosophy - H Straker, £8.99 - New

Bees, R Steiner- with an afterword on the art of Joseph Beuys £10.95

Bees and honey: From Flower to Jar: M Weiler  £8.99 - NEW!

Betwixt Heaven & Earth, B Keats, £12  - NEW!

Biodynamic Agriculture, W Schilthuis £7.99 Revised Edition Oct 2003

BD Sprays and Compost Preparations: Production Methods - Wistinghausen £5.00

BD Sprays and Compost Preparations: Directions for Use - Wistinghausen £5.00 - NEW!

Biodynamic Composting on the Farm, P Blaser & E Pfeiffer £1.90

The Biodynamic Farm, H Koepf £14.95

Biodynamic Farming Practice, Sattler & Wistinghausen £25.00 Special offer! £12

Biodynamic Gardening, J Soper (new Edt.) £10.99

Biodynamic Gardening and Farming Vol 1, E Pfeiffer £8.50

Biodynamic Gardening and Farming Vol 2, E Pfeiffer £8.50

Biodynamic Gardening and Farming Vol 3, E Pfeiffer £8.50

Biodynamic Gardening for Health & Taste, H Wright £17.99 NEW!
Biodynamic Guide, B Keats £8 ( A4 6 sided full colour fold out guide packed with info) 

Biodynamic Greenhouse Management, H Grotzke £8.95

Biodynamic Perspectives, Farming & Gardening in NZ  £10.99

Biodynamic SOWING & PLANTING CALENDAR, M Thun £6.99  - published annually £8  Incl P&P for one copy

Biodynamic Sprays, H Koepf £1.95

Biodynamics – Three Introductory Articles, E Pfeiffer £1.50

Biodynamic Treatment of Fruit Trees, E Pfeiffer £1.90

Biodynamic Wine, M Waldin £25 

Boxing Clever Cookbook, J Jones & J Wilmot  £9.99 -  NEW!

Chromatography Applied to Quality Testing, E Pfeiffer £6.50

Compost – What is it and How is it Made? H Koepf £1.65

Companion Planting Wall Chart, M Littlewood £10.95 

Culture and Horticulture, W Storl £8.75

Developing Biodynamic Agriculture, A Count Keyserlingk £8.95

Developmental Dynamics in Humans and Other Primates, Jos Verhulst £13.95 NEW!

The Dynamics of Nutrition, G Schmidt £10.50

The Earth’s Face, E Pfeiffer £5.95

Earth and Man, K König £14.95

Ecological Cereal Breeding and Genetic Engineering - C. Karutz £2.00

The Essentials of Nutrition, G Schmidt £10.50

Extraordinary Plant Qualities for Biodynamics, J Bockemuhl & K Jarvinen £12.99 NEW ! 

Farms of Tomorrow Revisited, T Groh & S Mc Fadden £12.95

Flowforms - The Rhythmic Power of Water  - J Wilkes, £16.99  - NEW 

Foodwise, Wendy Cook £16.95 - NEW!

Gardening for Life, M Thun £14.99  BACK IN PRINT MAR 2008!

Goethes Way of Science G Schmidt, £19.99  - NEW!

Grasp the Nettle - £17.00

Grow a Garden and be Self-Sufficient, E Pfeiffer and E Riese £7.95

Handbook on Composting and the Preparations, G Corrin £2.95

Healing Plants, W Pelikan £21.95

Herb Wall Chart, E S Gregg £4.50 -

Herbs in Nutrition, M Geuter, 2nd Edt. £7.15

Hidden Nature - The Startling Insights of Viktor Schauberger, A Bartholomew £20 - NEW! 

The Homeopathic Treatment of Beef & Dairy Cattle, C Day £17.50

Hugo Erbes New Biodynamic Preparations, Erbe, £12.00  - NEW!

International Biodynamic Initiative Group conference proceedings:

1) Tomorrow’s Agriculture – Are we meeting the challenges?, M Klett & F Edmunds £2.75

5) Agriculture as an Art - The Meaning of Man’s Work on the Soil, M Klett £2.75

 

Laws of Life in Agriculture, N Remer £9.95

Life to the Land, K Castellitz £3.30

The Living Earth, W Cloos £3.30

Man or Matter - E Lehrs £10.95

Metamorphosis of Plants, J W von Goethe £4.50

Moon Rhythms in Nature, Kp ENders & W Schad £20.00 - NEW!

Nature of Substance, R Hauschka £14.95 - NEW!

Nature Spirits - R Steiner £10.95

Nature Spirits & Elemental Beings, M Pogacnik £8.95

Nature Spirits and what they say, W Weihrauch £12.99 - NEW 

Nutrition, R Hauschka, £12.95 - NEW

Observations in the field of formative forces, D Schmidt £2 

The Organic Directory 2006  Green Books £6.95 - NEW!

Organic Grassland and Sheep Husbandry, J Newton £8.00

Organic Manure, N Remer £7.75

Organic, BD and Conventional Cropping - £7.50
Perceiving Plants: Experiencing Elemental Beings, R van Romunde £8.00  - NEW 

The Plant Vol 1, G Grohmann £10.95

The Plant Vol 2, G Grohmann £10.95

Planetary Influences on Plants - £7.50
Principles of BIodynamic Spray & COmpost Preps - M Klett £6.99

Readings in Goethean Science, H Koepf & L Jolly £ 3.50

Research in Biodynamic Agriculture - Methods & Results, H Koepf £7.95

Results from the Sowing & Planting Calendar, M Thun  - £14.99 NEW!
Rudolf Steiner's Agriculture - An Introductory Reader, R T-Smith £ 8.95 - NEW!

(original texts compiles with an introduction, commentary and notes by RT Smith) 

Rudolf Steiner’s Contribution to the History & Practice of Agriculture, H Moore £10.95

Seeds of Deception , Jeffrey M Smith  £9.99  -  Exposing corporate and government lies about the safety of Genetically engineered food

Seed to Seed, S Ashworth £15.95 - NEW!

Secrets of Metals, W Pelican, £16.99 - New

SEKEM, A Abouleish  £16.99 - NEW

Sensitive Chaos, T Schwenk £18.95 - NEW!

Shaping Globalisation - £13.99

Soil Fertility, E Pffeiffer £9.95 - NEW!

Soil Organic Matter Budgetting - £6.50

Stella Natura (Sowing Calendar - USA edt), Ed. S Wildfeuer £10.50 - 2008 now in stock!

Studying the Agriculture Course, J Soper £4.50

Sub-Nature and Super-Nature, E Pfeiffer £3.25

Thinking Beyond Darwin, E Kranich £13.99 - NEW!

Three Lectures on Biodynamics, H Koepf £2.00  

The Treatment of Pigs by Homeopathy , G Macleod £9.95 

Towards Saving the Honey Bee - G Hauk, £9.99 - NEW!

The Treatment of Cattle by Homoeopathy, G Macleod £8.95

Vision and Action  for Another World - Powerful Ideas and Inspiring Practical Approaches  Edited by Ulrich Roesch  £10.95
Weather and Cosmos - D Klocek £9.95

Weeds and What They Tell, E Pfeiffer £3.95

Wine: From Earth to Sky - £16.99

World Ether, Elemental Beings - £16.95

What is Biodynamic Agriculture - H Koepf £1.95 

Understanding the Honey Bee, CTG Baker £0.90

Star and Furrow £4.50 for current issue plus 0.60p Postage 

Christmas Cards £2.99 per pack of 10 - Proceeds go to Seed Fund

Notelets £3.50 per pack of 10 - Proceeds go to Seed Fund

 

More details on selected publications

Agriculture

By Rudolf Steiner

Translated and edited by Catherine Creeger and Malcolm Gardner

With this remarkable series of lectures, Rudolf Steiner founded biodynamic agriculture. They contain profound insights into farming, the plant and animal world, the nature of organic chemistry and the influences of heavenly bodies.

310pp. Paperback £13.95 Hardback £17.95

Biodynamic Agriculture - By Willy Schilthuis

A handy pocket book full of practical information on all aspects of biodynamic farming.

111pp Paperback 5.99

The Biodynamic Farm

By Herbert Koepf

This book demonstrates the practical feasibility of the biodynamic approach and is based on years of scientific research. Dr Koepf demonstrates how biodynamics protects and nurtures the soil, and improves food quality so that farmers, gardeners and consumers can live in harmony with the environment.

240pp Paperback £14.95

Biodynamic Farming Practice

By Sattler and Wistinghausen

The definitive manual on biodynamics. This is a thorough and practical textbook describing in detail scientifically proven biodynamic techniques developed over many years. Contains 85 diagrams, 82 tables and 36 colour photographs.

336pp Hardback £12.00

Biodynamic Gardening (new edition)

By John Soper

This book clearly and concisely describes the fundamental ideas which form the basis of biodynamic practice and includes information about developing a biodynamic garden. A good introduction to biodynamics, also of value to the experienced biodynamic gardener and farmer.

210pp Paperback £10.99

Biodynamic Greenhouse Management

By Heinz Grotzke

Grotzke draws on more than 40 years of experience to provide the reader with a comprehensive perspective as well as practical tips on soil blends, biodynamic preparations, water, light, sanitation and cuttings.

112pp Paperback £8.95

Biodynamic Sprays

By Herbert H Koepf

This introductory booklet gives a basic description of how the biodynamic sprays are made, how they influence cultivation, and how to use them. It is a good reference for anyone working with the biodynamic sprays and preparations.

16pp Booklet £1.95

The Biodynamic Treatment of Fruit Trees, Berries and Shrubs

By Ehrenfried Pfeiffer

Basic principles and practical guidance on growing top and soft fruit. Describes measures to take in order to develop a pest-free orchard without the use of chemicals.

30pp Booklet £1.90

The Birth of a New Agriculture

Adalbert Graf von Keyserlingk

This important book, newly translated from the German, describes the context in which the Agriculture Course was given. It contains much fascinating material, conversations with Steiner and many insights into the original lectures which have hitherto been inaccessible to the English reader.

220pp Paperback £11.95

Compost – What it is & How is it made

By Herbert H Koepf

An excellent empirical survey of the composting process. The author explains how to work with a variety of compostable materials, and provides guidelines on how to make the best use of compost. Helpful to all farmers and gardeners who want to begin or improve this vital method of soil enhancement.

18pp Booklet £1.65

Culture and Horticulture (A Philosophy of Gardening)

By Wolf Storl

Layman and gardener alike will thoroughly enjoy this book and benefit from a deeper philosophical and practical understanding of horticulture. An excellent introduction to biodynamics.

435pp Paperback £8.75

Developing Biodynamic Agriculture

By Adalbert Count Keyserlingk

Biodynamic agriculture was launched at a conference held on the Koberwitz estate in Silesia. Adalbert Count Keyserlingk, the son of the hosts, was present, and this book reflects his life long absorption in biodynamics. It presents a wide range of material, including the Count’s personal experience of Rudolf Steiner at work, his reflections on practical research and experimentation (including photographic documentation) and descriptions of the biodynamic preparations. More than anything else, however, his words successfully convey the enthusiasm, the exalted feelings and the power of initiative that arose from Rudolf Steiner’s work in this field: to found a method of farming which can provide nutritious and safe food for the future of humanity.

112pp Paperback £8.95

Earth and Man

By Karl König

These lectures, given to farmers and gardeners by Karl König, the founder of the Camphill Movement, contain thought-provoking insights into the cosmic and earthly nature of living organisms and a foundation for understanding the biodynamic preparations.

321pp Paperback £14.95

Farms of Tomorrow Revisited

(Community Supported Farms – Farm Supported Communities)

By Traugher Groh & Stephen McFadden

This timely sequel to the popular inspirational blue print for Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is set to guide this rapidly growing movement to the next stage in its development. The authors provide very practical examples and information that will be of service to growers and shareholders alike without losing sight of the heart and excitement that makes CSA central to the renewal of agriculture.

312pp Paperback £14.00

Gardening for Life

By Maria Thun

A practical introduction to a holistic approach to biodynamic gardening, sowing, planting and harvesting.

This beautifully structured book de-mystifies the relationship between plants and the cosmos and explains all you need to know to find the most favourable time and circumstance for everything from planting, to harvesting and preserving. Maria Thun is a well-known gardener and author on biodynamic techniques.

128pp Paperback £14.99

Grow a Garden and be Self-Sufficient

By E Pfeiffer and E Riese

The "classic" introduction to biodynamic gardening by Ehrenfried Pfeiffer who for many years was the driving force behind biodynamics in the U.S. This book is full of practical suggestions which are as relevant today as when it was first published during the war.

128pp Paperback £7.95

Herb Wall Chart

By E S Gregg

A 50 x 92 cms wall chart detailing 45 herbs. Printed on sturdy card, the chart indicates: seasons of use, geographical origins, size, uses, growing position, how to propagate, transplant, thin and prune, preferred soil types and how to harvest and process. The chart indicates the use of herbs as companion plants and to repel insects.

£4.50

International Biodynamic Initiative Group conference proceedings:

The following booklets contain a fascinating series of lectures many of which were given by Manfred Klett, a life long biodynamic farmer and now leader of the Agricultural department at the School of Spiritual Science, based at the Goetheanum in Switzerland. They contain remarkable insights into the evolution of agriculture, biodynamic practice and social questions.

1) Tomorrow’s Agriculture – Are we meeting the challenges?

By M Klett & F Edmunds

Booklet £2.75

4) Dying and Becoming – Man’s path to a new communion with nature

By M Klett & T Rapsey

Booklet £2.75

5) Agriculture as an Art - The Meaning of Man’s Work on the Soil

By M Klett

Booklet £2.75

6) The Biodynamic Spray Preparations

By M Klett

Booklet £2.75

Laws of Life in Agriculture

By Nikolaus Remer

Based on more than 25 years of farm research and experience as a biodynamic consultant in northern Germany, the author offers detailed practical advice and far reaching insights into biodynamic farming.

158pp Paperback £9.95

The Living Earth

By Walther Cloos

In this fascinating book, Walther Cloos traces the living origins of our earth and describes how our present rocks and minerals provide hardened records of long vanished life processes. A lively and imaginative approach to geology.

160pp Paperback £3.30

Metamorphosis of Plants

By J W von Goethe - Introduction by Rudolf Steiner

The classic on the theory of metamorphosis written over 200 years ago by the famous scientist, artist and independent thinker. This is one of the early works to describe the dynamic spiritual forces of nature.

56pp Paperback £4.50

The Plant Vol 1

A guide to understanding its nature

By Gerbert Grohmann

A solid presentation of how the plant world grows and adapts to different altitudes, latitudes and climates around the world. Including 136 photographs and drawings, gives valuable insights into the effects of these forces.

210pp Paperback £10.95

The Plant Vol 2

Flowering plants

By Gerbert Grohmann

Grohmann penetrates the specific family character of all plants that flower which include: grasses, labiates, nightshades and others. Profusely illustrated to aid the reader.

210pp £10.95

Research in Biodynamic Agriculture: Methods & Results

By Herbert Koepf

This small book is an excellent overview of university level biodynamic research that has been conducted since the early 1920’s. It presents methods for testing in farm trials and in university studies. Results of research in specific areas such as the biodynamic preparations and a complete bibliography is included.

84pp Paperback £7.95

Rudolf Steiner’s contribution to the History and Practice of Agricultural Education

By Dr Hilmar Moore

This dissertation is for people searching for ways to integrate sustainable agriculture into the school curriculum in a developmentally-based fashion. This book describes biodynamic agriculture, Waldorf education and Rudolf Steiner’s recommendations for a child’s agricultural curriculum.

156pp Paperback £10.95

Weeds and What They Tell

By E Pfeiffer

This booklet presents one small segment of Pfeiffer’s knowledge of living plants: how they grow, what they reveal about their surroundings and how their powers may be harnessed for the benefit of those who can appreciate and use them.

96pp Paperback £3.95

What is Biodynamic Agriculture?

By Herbert Koepf

This small book gives a general "overview" of biodynamics. It is a basic description of the philosophical rudiments of the biodynamic approach to agriculture, gardening and nutrition.

44pp Paperback £1.95

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