One preparation for biodynamic agriculture involves grinding quartz to the consistency of talcum powder, and burying the material in cow horns for six months. It is then dug up, mixed into a spray and ...

There are plenty of agriculture buzzwords floating around the news these days (Agroforestry! Vertical farming! Sustainable intensification!), and it can be challenging to keep all these different ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Depending on who you ask, biodynamics is based on good, organic science, or it's muddled by unproven homeopathy, astrology, and ...

When is the last time you utilized a deer bladder, cow horn or skull in the ordinary dispatch of your farm or garden? If you’re a biodynamic farmer, it may have been just yesterday. Whether you were ...

A small, Brown Swiss cow grazing in sight of the Teton Range raised her head upon hearing Mike Reid’s call. She trotted to her master’s side and licked his face. “My cows are pets,” explained Reid, ...

SAN JUAN BAUTISTA, Calif. — When vintner Randall Grahm chose the softly sloping hillside and time to plant his new pinot noir vines, he weighed all the things farmers usually consider: drainage, soil ...

One thing you can be sure of regarding biodynamic wine—it’s as all-natural as you can get. For a bit more depth on the work that goes into this viticultural practice I quizzed two winemakers about the ...

FOREST GROVE, Ore. — The journey to biodynamic farming at Montinore Estate began with a tiny soil-dwelling insect. Rudy Marchesi, former president of the 200-acre vineyard and winery west of Portland, ...