The Biodynamic Farm
Developing a Holistic Organism
Seiten
2010
Floris Books (Verlag)
978-0-86315-766-0 (ISBN)
Floris Books (Verlag)
978-0-86315-766-0 (ISBN)
A practical guide to developing a healthy, balanced and sustainable farm.
Large-scale agriculture tends to view a farm as a means for producing a certain amount of grain, milk or meat. This practical book argues instead for a holistic method of farming: the farm as a living organism. This is the principle of biodynamic farming.
The author, an experienced farmer, takes a down-to-earth approach. Based on an example farm of around 60 hectares, he recommends the ideal numbers of livestock: 12 cows, 4 horses, 6 pigs, 10 sheep and 120 hens. This mix is drawn from Osthaus's deep understanding of nature, animals, agriculture and the cosmos, and from his many years of personal experience as a biodynamic farmer and teacher. The result is a healthy, balanced and sustainable farm.
This is an invaluable book for anyone considering setting up a farm, or developing their existing farm with new biodynamic methods.
Large-scale agriculture tends to view a farm as a means for producing a certain amount of grain, milk or meat. This practical book argues instead for a holistic method of farming: the farm as a living organism. This is the principle of biodynamic farming.
The author, an experienced farmer, takes a down-to-earth approach. Based on an example farm of around 60 hectares, he recommends the ideal numbers of livestock: 12 cows, 4 horses, 6 pigs, 10 sheep and 120 hens. This mix is drawn from Osthaus's deep understanding of nature, animals, agriculture and the cosmos, and from his many years of personal experience as a biodynamic farmer and teacher. The result is a healthy, balanced and sustainable farm.
This is an invaluable book for anyone considering setting up a farm, or developing their existing farm with new biodynamic methods.
Karl-Ernst Osthaus was born in Germany in 1926. After the war, he became a farmer, practising biodynamics for over 50 years. In his later years, his focus was on seed raising, as well as teaching. He died in 2008.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 23.9.2010 |
|---|---|
| Übersetzer | Beate Buchinger |
| Vorwort | Bernard Jarman |
| Verlagsort | Edinburgh |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 138 x 216 mm |
| Gewicht | 139 g |
| Themenwelt | Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei |
| ISBN-10 | 0-86315-766-1 / 0863157661 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-86315-766-0 / 9780863157660 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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