Stella Natura 2009 Biodynamic Planting Calendar
Planting Charts and Thought-Provoking Essays on the Theme of Biodynamics in Context
Edited by Sherry Wildfeuer
This Calendar has many aspects: a basic introduction to astronomy, a simple ephemeris, a planting guide, a star map, aid for following the movement of the planets in the night sky, and articles by ten different authors. All of these attempt to provide a true picture of the world outside us and ideas to assist in developing a healthy relation to that world.
Our New Articles Will Inspire and Guide
Christina Root, in her essay THE LANGUAGE OF GESTURE IN NATURE AND IN POETRY, introduces us to Goethe's "delicate empiricism," a way of thinking flexible enough to apprehend the dynamics within nature, by leading us through a poem by Robert Frost.
Writing in PUTTING THINGS INTO CONTEXT: YOUTH AND BIODYNAMIC AGRICULTURE Steven Aussenberg shares the experience of a young person who has found in biodynamic agriculture the orientation he had been seeking.
Hunter Francis and Gena Nonini describe the creativity of biodynamic practitioners in relation to festival life, sharing Gena's experiences in FESTIVAL SPRAYS: DEEPENING THE BIODYNAMIC CONNECTION TO EARTHLY RHYTHMS.
Tom Stearns' piece FAST FOOD, BROKEN FOOD: HEALTHY (AND SLOW) FOOD SYSTEMS TO THE RESCUE leads us to confront our broken food system with the wonderful example of innovations made in the community of Hardwick, Vermont.
Craig Holdrege alerts us to the unintended effects of genetic engineering in his three-part essay on GENETIC ENGINEERING, FOOD AND AGRICULTURE: THE UNINTENDED EFFECTS.
Reading David Schwartz's TWO IMAGES FOR THERAPEUTIC GARDENERS we see how the therapeutic value of gardening can be strengthened by contemplating archetypal images.
Ulrich Mück, writing in CLIMATE CHANGE AND AGRICULTURE: THE FARM ORGANISM AND THE IDEALS OF BIODYNAMIC AGRICULTURE, shows how the essential concepts of biodynamic agriculture offer solutions to the challenges of climate change.
Nancy Poer shares from her end-of-life experience in ASHES TO ASHES, DUST TO DUST: BEING PART OF THE BIG COSMIC RE-CYCLE.
Mark Moodie writes out of his dedication to unite ZOE AND BIOS, the living world of plants with the cosmic forces of the zodiac.
Robert Grimm informs us in BIODYNAMICS IN EGYPT: ONE MAN'S INITIATIVE of the dramatic achievements of the Sekem community in Egypt.
As its name suggests, the Calendar offers ways to bring our cultivated plants into a harmonious relation to the Moon, planets and stars through our understanding and timely activity. Its real value comes through the meaning it has for you, as readers and gardeners. Together we are working to enhance the meaning of life and bring the evolution of the Earth forward.
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9" x 12" wall calendar
Beautifully illustrated
40 pages, 4-color cover
$14.95 retail; ISBN
978-0-9795530-2-8