Recommended Biodynamics Reading

Farming

• Biodynamic Agriculture, Willy Schilthuis
• Bio-Dynamic Farming Practice, Friedrich Sattler & Eckard Wistinghausen (the definitive textbook on biodynamic farming)
• Farms of Tomorrow Revisited: Community Supported Farms, Farm Supported Communities, Trauger Groh & Steven McFadden
• Grasp the Nettle, Peter Proctor, with Gillian Cole
• Spiritual Foundations for the Renewal of Agriculture, Rudolf Steiner
• Stella Natura, Kimberton Hills Biodynamic Agriculture Planting Guide and Calendar, editor Sherry Wildefeuer
• The Biodynamic Farm, Herbert Koepf
• What is Biodynamic Wine?, Nicolas Joly (a clear, concise primer)

Gardening

• Culture and Horticulture: A Philosophy of Gardening, Wolf D. Storl (a comprehensive introduction to basic principles, for both farmers and gardeners)
• Gardening for Life: The Biodynamic Way, Maria Thun
• Grow a Garden and Be Self Sufficient, Ehrenfried Pfeiffer
• Gardening for Health and Nutrition, Philbrick & Philbrick

Fertility and Compost Making

• Handbook on Composting and the Biodynamic Preparations, George Corrin
• Principles of Biodynamic Sprays and Compost Preparations, Manfred Klett (a deeper exploration on the topic of preparations and sprays)
• Soil Fertility, Ehrenfried Pfeiffer
• Using the Biodynamic Compost Preparations and Sprays in Garden, Orchard, and Farm, Ehrenfried Pfeiffer

Beekeeping

• Toward Saving the Honeybee, Gunther Hauk
• Nine Lectures on Bees, Rudolf Steiner
• Bees & Honey: From Flower to Jar, Michael Weiler

These books and more are available from the Bookstore at Rudolf Steiner College and the Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Association, www.biodynamics.com, 866-516-7797.