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International Biodynamic Guild

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#30
Jan 27, 2024 · 43 min
Ep 30, Liron Israely: Biodynamics in Israel
Liron Israely is the founding director of the Adama Haya Center, which offers training, inputs, and project management services in agriculture in the service of life, from biodynamics to agroecology. He is about to complete a Ph.D. in stream restoration, soil conservation, and agricultural training at Tel Aviv University. Liron actively engages in international forums, such as the BFDI training, research and Advisory, and the Better cotton standard. He’s a prepmaker that practices Jyotish astrol
#29
Jan 22, 2024 · 1 hr 6 min
Ep 29, Matias Baker: Biodynamics & Alchemy in the Americas
Matias Baker is founder and operator of Kepher Dynamics, a consultant-based service focused on the art and science of biodynamic agriculture and Holistic design. He has worked with a wide range of biodynamic projects and has helped establish new communities throughout North, Central and South America. Matias is currently building a Research Sanctuary named Matriosa with his partner Svava Carlsen in the beautiful California Sierras. https://dennisklocek.com/alchemical-revival/ Please consider
#28
Jan 15, 2024 · 35 min
EP 28, Tobias Bandel: Technology in Natural Capital Assessment
Tobias Bandel, Technology in Natural Capital Assessment. After studying agricultural sciences at the University of Hohenheim, Tobias spent several years as head of fruit and vegetable cultivation and sales at Sekem in Egypt, a well-known and respected Biodynamic Operation. In 2007 he co- founded and lead the sustainability consultancy Soil & More Impacts focusing on agricultural advice, climate strategy and true cost accounting. In early 2022, Soil & More Impacts was taken over by the Sustainabl
#27
Nov 12, 2023 · 56 min
Ep 27, Eric Cunningham: The Luciferic Verses
Eric Cunningham is a professor of History at Gonzaga University specializing in Japanese Intellectual History. After earning a BA in History from the University of Colorado in 1984, Cunningham was commissioned as an officer in the US Navy, and served for six years as an engineering and deck officer aboard guided missile cruisers. After resigning his commission in 1990, Cunningham went on a solo world backpacking tour for a year before taking a job in Northern Japan as an English conversation tea
#26
Nov 4, 2023 · 1 hr 5 min
Ep 26, Allan Savory: A Revolutionary Life and Holistic Management
Allan Savory, born in Zimbabwe and educated in South Africa (University of Natal, BS in Zoology and Botany) pursued an early career as a research biologist and game ranger in the British Colonial Service of what was then Northern Rhodesia (today Zambia) and later as a farmer and game rancher in Zimbabwe. In the 1960s he made a significant breakthrough in understanding what was causing the degradation and desertification of the world’s grassland ecosystems and, as a resource management consultan
#25
Apr 7, 2023 · 2 hr 41 min
Ep 25, Dr. Krishnamurti: Vrikshayurveda, Ancient Indian Biodynamics
Dr. Krishnamurti has his Doctorate in Sanskrit with a focus in Vrikshayurveda. His PhD Research focused on Medicinal Plant cultivation using Vrikshayurveda methods to protect medicinal efficacy, and good agricultural yield of AYUSH botanicals. He is also particularly knowledgeable on Ayurvedic Dravya-Guna Vijnana (Indian Traditional Pharmacology). He is currently working on two books, including a Sanskrit Agricultural dictionary. https://www.asianagrihistory.org/bulletins.htm
#24
Oct 16, 2022 · 1 hr 1 min
Ep 24, Gary Lachman: Author, Rockstar, and Biographer of Rudolf Steiner
Gary Lachman is the author of many books about consciousness, culture, and the Western esoteric tradition, including Dreaming Ahead of Time, The Return of Holy Russia, Dark Star Rising: Magick and Power in the Age of Trump, Lost Knowledge of the Imagination, and Beyond the Robot: The Life and Work of Colin Wilson. He has written biographies of Carl Jung, Madame Blavatsky, Rudolf Steiner, Emanuel Swedenborg, P D Ouspensy, and Aleister Crowley. He writes for several journals in the US, UK, and Eu
#23
Sep 23, 2022 · 1 hr 41 min
Ep 23, Kira Sutherland: Medical Astrology
Kira is an Australian Naturopath, Nutritionist, Herbalist and Medical Astrologer. Known for her vibrant, straight forward teaching style, Kira has lectured in Medical Astrology within Australia, North America and Europe. In private practice for over 25 years, Kira combines her knowledge in Natural Medicine with her passion for Medical Astrology into a wonderful mix of mind/body medicine. You can find Kira and her work at AstrologyOfHealth.com And her Complementary Medicine and Sports Nutritio
#22
Sep 16, 2022 · 39 min
Ep 22, Wendy Lilje: Biodynamics in South Africa
Wendy Lilje has been working with biodynamic principles for approximately 40 years when she began producing Weleda and Wala remedies in Johannesburg. In 2000 she moved to Cape Town and shortly after purchased the Bloublommetjieskloof biodynamic farm in Wellington from Jeanne Malherbe, a single woman farmer, who started farming there in the 1960's, the first biodynamic farm in South Africa. In 2005 the farm received the first Demeter certification in South Africa. Apart from farming Wendy also w
#21
Sep 9, 2022 · 1 hr 29 min
Ep 21, Gary Lamb: Steiner's Perspectives on Technology
Gary Lamb is the director of the Hawthorne Valley Center for Social Research and its Ethical Technology Initiative. His technical background includes a degree in civil technology and mathematics, and employment in the fields of building construction, medical technology, and manufacturing. Prior to working on A Road to Sacred Creation: Rudolf Steiner’s Perspectives on Technology, Volume 1, he edited Steinerian Economics with Sarah Hearn (Mecca), a compendium of Rudolf Steiner’s views on economics
#20
Jul 16, 2022 · 37 min
Ep 20, Babs Behan: Botanical Inks
Babs Behan is a specialist in non-toxic natural dyeing, inks and printmaking, with a focus on bioregional regenerative textile systems. She is the author of “Botanical Inks”, as well as the Founder of the Botanical Inks natural dye studio and the Bristol Cloth project. She has been featured on BBC News, BBC Countryfile & Sky News. You can find Babs and her work at BotanicalInks.com
#19
Jul 9, 2022 · 1 hr 15 min
Ep 19, Johan Reyneke: Biodynamic Winemaking in South Africa
Johan Reyneke studied philosophy, and fell in love with environmental ethics. He got a student job working in vineyards, and converted a small vineyard to organic and biodynamic and things just grew from there. Today he has 120 hectares under certified Demeter status in Stellenbosch, South Africa, and a winery to go with it. Johan is happily married with two daughters. He loves surfing, martial arts and riding his mountain bike. When life calms down he would like to resume his studies and finish
#18
Jul 4, 2022 · 50 min
Ep 18, Sundeep Kamath: Biodynamics in India
Sundeep Kamath is the General Secretary of the All India Organic Network Association (AIONA); He is the former Secretary of the Biodynamic Association of India; He’s been on the board of IFOAM Asia (the representative body of the Organic Movement in Asia); and was on the Organizing Committee of the Organic World Congress in 2017. He is also a founding partner of Mandala Solutions, a boutique consulting firm which offers solutions to private organizations as well as governments. He is currently
#17
May 29, 2022 · 28 min
Ep 17, Andre Tranquilini: Copper Tools and Biodynamics at Waltham Place
André Tranquilini is a biodynamic farmer, consultant and teacher. He has been the Estate manager at Waltham Place, a 220 acre biodynamic estate in Berkshire, since 2018. André has worked extensively as a market gardener, outdoor classroom teacher and was a founding member of the seed company, Living Seeds, in Portugal. Born in Brazil, André has had the opportunity to work and manage farms in his homeland of Brazil, as well as Portugal and the UK. He has traveled widely teaching workshops and le
#16
May 5, 2022 · 1 hr 30 min
Ep 16, Robert Allen Bartlett - Lab Alchemy and the Temper of Herbs
Robert is a practicing alchemist and author. In 1974, he left San Jose State University to pursue an intensive course of alchemical study at the Paracelsus Research Society (later Paracelsus College) under the guidance of Dr. Albert Reidel (aka Frater Albertus). By 1976, at the prompting of Frater Albertus, Robert returned to college at Boise State University to complete his degree in chemistry with the view of working at the newly formed Paralab, a commercial offshoot of Paracelsus College.
#15
Apr 22, 2022 · 1 hr 14 min
Ep 15, Stewart Lundy: Alchemical Agriculture at Perennial Roots Farm
Stewart Lundy, along with his partner and wife, Natalie, farms 50 acres of land on a tiny peninsula in rural Virginia. For the past decade he has practiced biodynamics, and for the past eight years he has made and applied the biodynamic preparations. Stewart also works for The Josephine Porter Institute for Applied Bio-Dynamics. In his free time he is an active esoteric researcher, amateur alchemist, and practicing herbalist, experimenting with a wide range of innovations on the farm. He consult
#14
Sep 25, 2021 · 1 hr 5 min
Ep 14, Chris Trump: Korean Natural Farming (KNF)
Chris Trump is a world-renowned Korean Natural Farmer and the first to use KNF on a large-scale farm. He hails from the big island of Hawaii, where his family has been producing macadamia nuts on 800 acres for over 30 years. He’s since gone on to take the Korean Natural Farming teachings of Master Cho globally and helped numerous operations at scale adopt them. KNF has been all the rage in recent years, so we’re very happy to have secured a bit of Chris’ time. You can find Chris, his educational
#13
Sep 24, 2021 · 52 min
Ep 13, Sebastián Bilbao: Social Threefolding, Cryptocurrency and DAOs
Sebastián Bilbao is an Anthroposophist who encountered Steiner's World Economy Course at the height of the subprime mortgage crisis, which coincided with the appearance of blockchain technology. Since then he has advocated Rudolf Steiner’s socioeconomic legacy via online courses, documentary films and emerging financial technologies as a way to mitigate future social tensions. You can find Sebastián at econosophia.org and Econoshophia on Vimeo.com and Medium.com
#12
Sep 17, 2021 · 1 hr 14 min
Ep 12, Dennis Klocek: Soil, Soul and Spirit
Dennis Klocek is the author of 11 books covering subjects in Biodynamics, esoteric and alchemical practices, long range weather forecasting, physiology, meditation and more. He is the founder of the Coros Institute, a non-profit organization that sponsors dialogues focused on how meditative life impacts one's work in the world. He’s had a long standing relationship with Rudolf Steiner College in Sacramento, California, where he has been the director of their Consciousness Studies Program, th
#11
Sep 10, 2021 · 41 min
Ep 11, Adrien de Bontin: Maison/Made, Biodynamic Skincare
Maison/Made is a Biodynamic Certified Skincare Company. It is a combination of the horticultural expertise of Adrien, and the formulation talents of his wife, Carolina. Carolina, a trained cosmetic formulator and herbalist, is responsible for all product development and the creative aspects of the brand. As a former fashion and beauty journalist in her home country of Argentina, she joined the illustrious Bureau Betak as Communications Director upon moving to New York. Seeing firsthand the mi

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