Biodynamic compost made from cattle dung but adds the horns of dead livestock to enrich nutrients in the fertiliser. Photos: SUDARSHAN CHAUDHARY Across Nepal, the organic matter content of the soil is ...

Over the last several years there has been increasing interest in produce and food products that have been grown by organic and environmentally friendly methods. The wine world is not immune to this ...

Greg Stach, owner of Lewis and Clark Lake Vineyard, near Yankton, South Dakota, showed producers what goes into the self-sustaining farming practice known as biodynamic farming. Greg Stach shows ...

For decades after the concept of biodynamic farming was introduced in 1924, there was an aura of witch and wizard mysticism and charmingly earnest cluelessness around biodynamic farming. You want to ...

This article by Sanjib Chaudhary was originally published in Nepali Times and an edited version is republished on Global Voices as part of a content-sharing agreement. Across Nepal, the soil has ...

“The miracle is nature’s waiting for us to do the right thing.” – Brook LeVan, Sustainable Settings The canary yellow flag that flickers in the wind above the rustic farm buildings and golden fields ...

As the world of wine trends toward an eco-minded consciousness, consumers are tasked with navigating a whole new vocabulary and a whole lot of questions. What is natural, or “natty,” wine? Is that the ...

Jeramaz acknowledged that biodynamic farming costs about 10 percent more than organic methods, but said that's mostly in the initial cost. "But in the long run, it's going to be cheaper, because we ...

The organic wine category has evolved considerably over the past decade. What was once a niche segment primarily driven by environmentally conscious consumers has become an increasingly important part ...

After a public debate that has engaged the Italian scientific community for months, Italy’s new law on organic farming was finally approved by the Parliament on 2 March. The draft version, that the ...

To understand biodynamic agriculture, consider egg labeling. “Free-range” stamps previously suggested eggs laid by chickens raised on pastures. Then, it turned out, they were laid by chickens with ...

In Vino Veritas! A local winemaker in Elk Rapids is bringing back-to-basics farming to the Up North vineyard scene by producing biodynamically grown grapes in an optimal soil matrix. And the Northern ...