Blog — Biodynamics

Celebrating 15 Years of Biodynamic Beef Farming! On September 1st, our farm community gathered for a celebratory lunch on the Concert Lawn. Our meal was lovingly prepared by Sherry Hurley, whose successful catering business, Farm to Fork, launched fifteen years ago at Foxhollow, around the same time our first herd of cows arrived. After the meal, our Vision Holder, Janey, said a few words to recognize Sherry and the importance of the fifteen-year anniversaries. Her words spoke to the beginning of Foxhollow's journey with biodynamic agriculture and how although developing a relationship with the land was key, one key component...

Does Biodynamic Food Mean Healthy? Soil Matters One of the major concerns of modern life is how we’ll feed the increasing number of people on our planet. Part of this concern comes from the depletion of soil nutrients due to ‘indiscriminate use of agro-chemicals over the past 5-6 decades,” which has “adversely affected soil fertility, crop productivity, produce quality and particularly the environment”. Put simply - heavy chemicals mean poorer quality and quantity of the foods we need. When the soil and the food is bad, we can’t feed everyone. But why does good soil matter? “Healthy soils are the...

Before Organic there was Biodynamics Today, most people can find organic products and commodities in a local grocery store. The certified organic label is on products from meat to beets to soap to candy. Many people don’t know that before organic there was biodynamic - the oldest clean farming method in modern western agriculture. Biodynamic farming was a visionary response to the industrialization of agriculture, says Elizabeth Candellerio of Demeter (the certifying body for biodynamic farming). Steiner’s method, created in the 1920s, is a sharp detour from the prevailing practice of commoditizing our food production. The methods are well established...

Biodynamic Farming. Question: What do a 19th century philosopher and award-winning wines have in common? Answer: Everything. A Profound Approach to Farming and Land Stewardship If you’ve heard of biodynamics (before Foxhollow) it might be because wine producers were the earliest adopters of biodynamic practices in the U.S.. Many of these wine producers have established successful biodynamic brands you could find at any grocery store. The history and goals of biodynamics are as rich and interesting as the Carménère vine - and this summer, we’re revisiting the subject in a series of blogs. Biodynamic Methods Biodynamic Fields Biodynamic methods originate...