15th March 2021
The UK Government’s Sustainable Farming Incentive pilot launched today, 15th March 2021. The Sustainable Farming Incentive is the first in a package of environmental land management […]
23rd February 2021
The English Organic Forum (EOF), of which The Biodynamic Association is a member, has set out a nine point plan for the future of Organic Farming […]
23rd February 2021
Italian researchers have finaly published the results from a long awaited study into the microbial interactions that occur in the biodynamic horn manure preparation. Skeptics have […]
23rd February 2021
With the UK Government currently trying to rush through a consultation on plans to deregulate GM food and labelling, the Biodynamic Federation Demeter International (BFDI) has […]
18th February 2021
The BDA is conducting a survey to find out what is on offer in the UK. It will help direct enquiries to the correct places and […]
4th February 2021
The International Committee of the Red Cross is promoting Biodynamic Farming in the Philippines as one aid solution that can help support people displaced by armed […]
14th January 2021
UPDATE: Our friends at both GM Freeze and Beyond GM have produced simple guides on how best to respond to the Government consultation. Use their information […]
18th August 2020
UPDATE: No sooner had we asked the question (see below), than yes, just in time for Christmas, Hollywood star Cameron Diaz added a biodynamic fizz to […]
23rd December 2020
In Israel, a movement of bee-lovers has developed in recent years, promoting beekeeping in a natural way in a biodynamic approach, which is a holistic, ecologically […]
23rd December 2020
When Jacobus Honekamp, the owner of Quinta Rosa farm in Portugal, heard that biodynamic agriculture results in better tasting wine, he accepted the challenge and, since […]
16th December 2020
The Call is now open for Conference Contributions (including papers and posters) for next year’s International Conference on Biodynamic Research. The call is open until 28th […]
23rd October 2020
New breed GMO’s – known as gene-editing – are back on the menu and set to change life as we know it. Are they a threat […]
27th October 2020
Industrialised intensive livestock farming has gone off the rails. It does not respect humans or animals. It has a shocking environmental balance sheet, polluting air, water […]
27th October 2020
Biodynamic farming is almost 100 years old. It was the first form of sustainable farming system to arise in response to the industrialisation of agriculture. It […]
19th October 2020
Following the launch of a Peer Review Quality System for global biodynamic advisors at the start of this year, more than 25 advisors have already joined, […]
19th October 2020
A French farmer and winemaker, Dominique Herque, and his Korean wife, Shin Yi-hyun, are using biodynamic farming methods to make pure, natural biodynamic wines in Korea. […]
29th September 2020
A new generation of genetic engineering techniques – called GMO 2.0 – are starting to be used to change our food system, but with still unknown […]
5th August 2020
The Rivetto winery, in the Piedmont region of Italy, is the latest Italian wine producer to achieve biodynamic status with Demeter, one of the largest certification […]
29th July 2020
Demeter International have just launched the first ever best practice manual for using the biodynamic preparations. Written primarily for use at farm scale by farmers and […]
28th July 2020
The race is well and truely on! Who will get there first? We have talked before about our work with Waterford Distillery in Ireland, and Irish […]
22nd July 2020
Great interview with film producer Trudie Styler, on planting vines in Wiltshire during lockdown, and running a successful biodynamic wine estate in Tuscany with her husband […]
14th July 2020
Biodynamic winery Cullen Wines has been named Australia’s top winery of 2020, beating more than 400 listed wineries across the country. Both their winery and on-site […]
4th July 2020
The family behind one of Italy’s most renowned coffee producers, Illy Coffee, has moved into the wine business to create robust wines on a biodynamic vineyard. […]
4th July 2020
Before lockdown, the annual Biodynamic Agriculture Conference for 2002 took place in Switzerland in February. This year’s theme was “Finding the Spirit in Agriculture” and the […]
1st July 2020
During the French lockdown, Mauro Colagreco chef of Mirazur, one of the world’s most highly regarded restaurants, took a step back and realized he didn’t like […]
30th June 2020
Biodynamic vineyard practices are proving key to mitigating the impact of climate change according to a top Italian wine producer. “Today, the vineyard of a Barolo […]
11th June 2020
As an organisation, the Biodynamic Association is committed to renewing the health and wholeness of our communities through biodynamic agriculture. Distressing recent events, highlighting yet again […]
10th June 2020
Latest studies by German researchers at the Organic Plant Production Unit in the University of Kassel, have again found positive results in the use of the […]
22nd May 2020
If you enjoyed our ‘Ten things worth knowing about biodynamic farming‘ by Elisabeth Winkler a few years back, then you’ll probably share our fascination with this […]
22nd May 2020
Sustainably minded consumers are increasingly looking for assurances from farming and food production that go beyond organic, warns the latest in the long-running Hartman Group market […]
11th May 2020
Kim Stoddart, co-author of The Climate Change Garden Book, and who uses the Maria Thun Planting Calendar, shares her insights What is Climate Change Gardening? It’s […]
26th November 2020
Our Biodynamic Gardening Club has produced an excellent box set of five short videos giving a compete introduction to getting started on mindful biodynamic gardening and […]
29th April 2020
Nice article in Cool Hunting magazine on biodynamic wine taking root in Mexico. With a “lamb rover” providing a glimpse into the biodynamic processes at play, […]
15th April 2020
Climate Change and the Environmental Emergency feature once again in the current April 2020 issue of our member’s magazine, Star & Furrow, with Bernard Jarman arguing […]
15th April 2020
There is currently a lot of hysteria in the media about coronavirus and mobile phone masts. So it is timely that the April 2020 issue of […]
27th March 2020
Here’s the latest news from our Biodynamic Assocation Certification Team on biodynamic (Demeter) and organic licensing services in response to the current Government COVID-19 restrictions. Farm […]
23rd March 2020
Hot on the heals of recent research showing how biodynamic farms can be carbon negative, and how biodynamic vinyards can sequester the most carbon too, great […]
24th February 2020
UK biodynamic wines look set to receive a post-Brexit boost according to a recent survey of wine-trade professionals in Britain. As well as growth for southern […]
17th February 2020
Great news for UK coffee lovers that mailorder coffee specialists Hasbean are once again able to supply biodynamic coffee in the UK from the Balmaadi Biodynamic […]
14th February 2020
Interesting article from the South China Morning Post about the growth in intertest in biodynamics in China, thanks to biodynamic wines gaining a cult following in […]
15th January 2020
Interim findings from the Biodynamic Association’s case studies research project, in partnership with Coventry University and the Royal Agricultural University, were presented at the Oxford Real […]
6th January 2020
The Biodynamic Association and our Certification Team will once again be at the Oxford Real Farming Conference this year on 8th & 9th January. If you […]
3rd January 2020
2020 may have only just begun, but Irish whisky connoisseurs are marking 2021 in their diaries! Next year, with the help of our Biodynamic Association Certification […]
3rd January 2020
The Specialty Food Association’s trendspotter panel has predicted that biodynamic food and drink will be one of six major trends this year, driven especially by Generation […]
3rd December 2019
Biodynamic champagne is becoming haute couture, reported Vogue Magazine last month, as the major Champagne Houses are taking into account the need to farm sustainably in […]
14th November 2019
In September last year some 180 researchers and farmers attended the first international conference on biodynamic research held in Switzerland. Nearly 100 papers and posters were […]
14th November 2019
UK politicians might be in the middle of a General Election right now, but work on policy development for a new National Food Strategy rolls on. […]
12th November 2019
Writing in Parliament’s magazine, The House, last month Shadow Farming Minister, David Drew MP, called for a UK Agriculture Bill that provides support and certainty to […]
12th November 2019
A new study project “Living Farms: Potential of Biodynamic Places to Grow beyond Global Change” has been launched in Switzerland. Researchers will visit 15-20 biodynamic farms […]
12th November 2019
The growing demand in the UK for biodynamic eggs was featured in Poultry Word magazine recently with a nice article looking at the Orchard Eggs story. […]
12th November 2019
Skye Gyngell has been named the 2019 ‘Female Chef of the Year’. Her Somerset House restaurant ‘Spring’ relies on produce from Jane Scotter’s biodynamic farm in […]
12th November 2019
The ‘International Wine Challenge’ is the most respected wine competition in the world. In this year’s competition the red wine, Château l’Hospitalet 2017, produced by biodynamic […]
21st October 2019
Farms currently audited by the Biodynamic Association (BDA) are now able to have Pasture for Life audits done at the same time by the same inspector. […]
24th September 2019
Regenerative agriculture in 2019 could be seen as a revolution, a way forward packed with practices that have the potential to reverse climate change by rebuilding […]
17th September 2019
Marina and Mark O’Connell from The Apricot Centre, at the Biodynamic Land Trust’s Huxhams Cross Farm, featured in recent research by the Centre for Food Policy, […]
17th September 2019
The evidence is clear. We have to change how we farm, produce food and feed ourselves. And earlier this year, our colleagues at The Landworkers’ Alliance […]
2nd July 2019
Lanson Champagne has a 17-hectare biodynamic-certified vineyard (originally House of Leclerc-Briant) where they use the biodynamic preperations, tisanes, algae sprays, and even play music in the […]
25th June 2019
Congratulations to Peter van Vliet at Freeman Biodynamic Gardens in Sheffield who has been ‘highly commended’ in this years Soil Farmer of the Year competition. […]
17th June 2019
June’s issue of Harpers Bazaar reveals the Biodynamic Rose Farm in southern France behind Chanel’s iconic No.5 perfume. “We really have to pamper the roses and […]
21st May 2019
Bonterra Organic Vineyards in the USA has completed a landmark soil study highlighting the benefits of Biodynamic farming for soil health. The research conducted by Pacific […]
21st May 2019
The effect on plants of the gravitational pull of the moon, just like ocean tides, is starting to be revealed by research at Bristol University and […]
21st May 2019
A community-owned biodynamic farm in Sussex, Old Plaw Hatch Farm, won awards for two of their cheeses at the Artisan Cheese Awards in May. Plaw Hatch […]
21st May 2019
Biodynamic winemakers at Laverstoke Park Farm have again been recognised with two podium finishes at the 2019 Independent English Wine Awards (IEWA). The farm, owned by […]
18th April 2019
Eating Better is an alliance of over 50 organisations accelerating action for less and better meat and dairy for health, environment, animal welfare and social justice, […]
10th April 2019
The organic sector is booming in the UK, with consumers now spending almost £45 million a week on organic products, up +5.3% in the last year, […]
10th April 2019
As someone who cares about the environment, I’m thankful for biodynamic farming. And as someone who cares about wine, I’m pretty happy with it, too. So, […]
13th March 2019
In this month’s episode of the always excellent Farmera Radio, you can hear about, what Biodynamic Growers know, is the power of growing and gardening to […]
12th March 2019
Biodynamic Association Patron, Patrick Holden, talked to Borough Market this month about why the food we produce, like biodynamic food, needs to be of high nutritional […]
24th October 2018
Licensed in over 60 countries worldwide, biodynamic farming is a method of organic farming and gardening with a specific holistic and spiritual approach to growing food […]
9th October 2018
WisdomHub.tv visited the Weleda gardens, to meet the Head Gardener, Claire Hattersley and the Managing Director, Jayn Sterland, to learn about biodynamic principles for plant and […]
20th August 2018
Practical, sustainable farming, regardless of labels. Agricology is a growing community of farmers and researchers sharing knowledge to work towards more resource efficient, resilient and profitable […]
17th April 2018
When it comes to producing quality wines, Albury Organic Vineyard has picked up many gold awards along the way. Editor of Vineyard Magazine, Victoria Rose, finds […]
13th March 2018
Waterford Distillery is the brainchild of Mark Reynier – the man behind the comeback of Islay’s Bruichladdich. In 2016, it distilled Ireland’s first organic whisky, it’s […]
13th March 2018
Executive Chairman of Carbon Gold, Craig Sams explains why biochar is so beneficial for soil health and looks at the positive effects it has had on […]
31st January 2018
The ideas that Austrian philosopher and edible gardener Rudolf Steiner proposed nearly a century ago to nourish soil—he recommended burying stag bladders full of flowers, animal […]
9th January 2018
Biodynamic vines, Catalonian chickens & medicinal plants from Rarmerama Radio – Sharing the voices of smaller scale farmers Farmerama radio session #29 talks to young Welsh […]
8th January 2018
When John Saker’s interviewed Jancis Robinson at the Wellington Pinot Noir conference at the beginning of the 2017 and asked her what she thought about biodynamic […]
8th January 2018
With a triple bottom-line methodology, rooted in anthroposophy, biodynamic farming practices show great promise for the future of food consumption everywhere. Biodynamic agriculture has been observed […]
13th November 2017
If you were a biodynamic farmer and wanted to build an eco house then using stawbales would suit very well. Watch Peter Brown and his volunteer […]
27th October 2017
What do Wholefoods USA, top chef Skye Gyngell, Compassion in World Farming’s Philip Lymbery, Michel Roux Jr, the Hemsley sisters and the world’s most influential wine […]
18th October 2017
Eating real, nonprocessed food is the key to sustaining good health, but even when it comes to whole food, its quality is largely determined by how […]
24th October 2017
Some SLO County wineries are adopting the holistic farming practice of biodynamics, to improve their fields and wines. Mike Sinor of Sinor-LaVallee Wines explains how it […]
7th September 2017
Palazzo Tronconi has partnered wth the Biodynamic Association UK and is offering fabulous 5-day food and wine holidays. And the best news UK Biodynamic Members get […]
15th May 2017
You are certain to miss it if you are not looking for it – that little board, with flowing greens making for a breathtaking backdrop, which […]
15th May 2017
Biodynamic farming builds upon a foundation of organic farming methods—like the exclusion of artificial chemicals and fertilizers—with the addition of its own unique practices. Soil and […]
11th April 2017
Your health is in large part determined by the health of the soil in which your food is grown. In this interview, Dr. Zach Bush delves […]
6th March 2017
Biodynamic food: “Customers want it, even if they don’t recognize the biodynamic certification on a box.” says Errol Schweizer – former lead merchandiser and negotiator at […]
21st February 2017
Watch the film here….. At Poyntzfield Herb Nursery we specialise in the cultivation of herb plants and seeds using organic and biodynamic principles. We offer for […]
4th January 2017
EU scientists confirm eating organic food brings a variety of benefits for human health – we agree !
A new report by the European Parliament’s independent Research Service highlights the many positive benefits of choosing organic produce. The study, entitled ‘Human health implications of […]
14th December 2016
Read this fascinating blog on why award winning Albury Vineyard believes biodynamic farming improves soil fertility, plant health and quality Everyone knows there’s nowt like old […]
13th December 2016
Buy a membership to the Biodynamic Association (£35) for you or your family or friends and as a bonus present, we are offering Monty Waldin’s definitive […]
31st October 2016
It was a hot, late summer evening in Tuscan wine country — and, unexpectedly, I was getting a lesson in astrology. Inside a grid of cool, […]
28th October 2016
With sales in organic and biodynamic wine rocketing, wine expert Monty Waldin reveals that people are eager to know how their favorite vintages are produced – […]
25th October 2016
Join with farmers, consumers, and professionals from around-the-world to collaborate for the provision of quality meat, dairy, wool and leather. As a member of the global […]
5th October 2016
Building fertile soil to grow healthy productive plants must be the ultimate goal of any gardener. Biodynamic gardeners use special techniques to do this. Explore how […]
23rd September 2016
Ruskin Mill Land Trust’s Biodynamic Training Programme Growing the Land, Growing People Ruskin Mill Land Trust’s Biodynamic Training Programme is a practical training in Biodynamic Agriculture, […]
23rd September 2016
The scientific report “The biodynamic preparations in context: Individual approaches to preparation work. Case-studies of worldwide practice.” portrays 14 preparation makers from all over the world, […]
24th August 2016
Saving your own seed is easy. If you save seed from all the plants which do well in your garden each year, your seed collection will […]
10th August 2016
Best Stalls at the Oval Farmers Market. Look out for the biodynamic vegetable, herb and fruit stall – the quality of the produce on offer from […]
13th July 2016
Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) is the world’s leading and arguably the most influential animal welfare campaigning organisation. No one fights harder than CIWF for improved […]
20th June 2016
Don’t miss this great blog by Philip Lymbery, CEO, Compassion in World Farming www.ciwf.org.uk Photo credit Sebastiano Cossia Castiglioni © Roberto Prosdocimo Sebastiano Cossia Castiglioni has […]
14th June 2016
A double helping of biodynamic wine! Limeburnhill, the South West’s first biodynamic vineyard, created at Westfield Farm, Chew Magna in Somerset, and the new biodynamic/organic and […]
10th May 2016
Why top chef Skye Gyngell loves Fern Verrow’s biodynamic produce Skye Gyngell is one of London’s most acclaimed chefs. Her new restaurant, spring, celebrates the seasons […]
3rd May 2016
Born through an off-chance meeting in London, Hampstead Tea prides itself on being an ethical tea company which aims to offer ‘great taste with peace of […]