Biodynamic Guild
30 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThe International Biodynamic Guild Podcast
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Ep 30, Liron Israely: Biodynamics in Israel
January 27, 2024 05:00 - 43 minutes - 39.7 MBLiron Israely is the founding director of the Adama Haya Center, which offers training, inputs, and project management services in agriculture in the service of life, from biodynamics to agroecology. He is about to complete a Ph.D. in stream restoration, soil conservation, and agricultural training at Tel Aviv University. Liron actively engages in international forums, such as the BFDI training, research and Advisory, and the Better cotton standard. He’s a prepmaker that practices Jyotish a...
Ep 29, Matias Baker: Biodynamics & Alchemy in the Americas
January 22, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 60.7 MBMatias Baker is founder and operator of Kepher Dynamics, a consultant-based service focused on the art and science of biodynamic agriculture and Holistic design. He has worked with a wide range of biodynamic projects and has helped establish new communities throughout North, Central and South America. Matias is currently building a Research Sanctuary named Matriosa with his partner Svava Carlsen in the beautiful California Sierras. https://dennisklocek.com/alchemical-revival/ Please consi...
EP 28, Tobias Bandel: Technology in Natural Capital Assessment
January 15, 2024 21:13 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MBTobias Bandel, Technology in Natural Capital Assessment. After studying agricultural sciences at the University of Hohenheim, Tobias spent several years as head of fruit and vegetable cultivation and sales at Sekem in Egypt, a well-known and respected Biodynamic Operation. In 2007 he co- founded and lead the sustainability consultancy Soil & More Impacts focusing on agricultural advice, climate strategy and true cost accounting. In early 2022, Soil & More Impacts was taken over by the Sustai...
Ep 27, Eric Cunningham: The Luciferic Verses
November 12, 2023 05:15 - 56 minutes - 51.9 MBEric Cunningham is a professor of History at Gonzaga University specializing in Japanese Intellectual History. After earning a BA in History from the University of Colorado in 1984, Cunningham was commissioned as an officer in the US Navy, and served for six years as an engineering and deck officer aboard guided missile cruisers. After resigning his commission in 1990, Cunningham went on a solo world backpacking tour for a year before taking a job in Northern Japan as an English conversation...
Ep 26, Allan Savory: A Revolutionary Life and Holistic Management
November 04, 2023 22:07 - 1 hour - 59.7 MBAllan Savory, born in Zimbabwe and educated in South Africa (University of Natal, BS in Zoology and Botany) pursued an early career as a research biologist and game ranger in the British Colonial Service of what was then Northern Rhodesia (today Zambia) and later as a farmer and game rancher in Zimbabwe. In the 1960s he made a significant breakthrough in understanding what was causing the degradation and desertification of the world’s grassland ecosystems and, as a resource management consu...
Ep 25, Dr. Krishnamurti: Vrikshayurveda, Ancient Indian Biodynamics
April 07, 2023 22:27 - 2 hours - 148 MBDr. Krishnamurti has his Doctorate in Sanskrit with a focus in Vrikshayurveda. His PhD Research focused on Medicinal Plant cultivation using Vrikshayurveda methods to protect medicinal efficacy, and good agricultural yield of AYUSH botanicals. He is also particularly knowledgeable on Ayurvedic Dravya-Guna Vijnana (Indian Traditional Pharmacology). He is currently working on two books, including a Sanskrit Agricultural dictionary. https://www.asianagrihistory.org/bulletins.htm
Ep 24, Gary Lachman: Author, Rockstar, and Biographer of Rudolf Steiner
October 16, 2022 16:47 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBGary Lachman is the author of many books about consciousness, culture, and the Western esoteric tradition, including Dreaming Ahead of Time, The Return of Holy Russia, Dark Star Rising: Magick and Power in the Age of Trump, Lost Knowledge of the Imagination, and Beyond the Robot: The Life and Work of Colin Wilson. He has written biographies of Carl Jung, Madame Blavatsky, Rudolf Steiner, Emanuel Swedenborg, P D Ouspensy, and Aleister Crowley. He writes for several journals in the US, UK, a...
Ep 23, Kira Sutherland: Medical Astrology
September 23, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 92.5 MBKira is an Australian Naturopath, Nutritionist, Herbalist and Medical Astrologer. Known for her vibrant, straight forward teaching style, Kira has lectured in Medical Astrology within Australia, North America and Europe. In private practice for over 25 years, Kira combines her knowledge in Natural Medicine with her passion for Medical Astrology into a wonderful mix of mind/body medicine. You can find Kira and her work at AstrologyOfHealth.com And her Complementary Medicine and Sports Nut...
Ep 22, Wendy Lilje: Biodynamics in South Africa
September 16, 2022 13:00 - 39 minutes - 35.8 MBWendy Lilje has been working with biodynamic principles for approximately 40 years when she began producing Weleda and Wala remedies in Johannesburg. In 2000 she moved to Cape Town and shortly after purchased the Bloublommetjieskloof biodynamic farm in Wellington from Jeanne Malherbe, a single woman farmer, who started farming there in the 1960's, the first biodynamic farm in South Africa. In 2005 the farm received the first Demeter certification in South Africa. Apart from farming Wendy al...
Ep 21, Gary Lamb: Steiner's Perspectives on Technology
September 09, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 82 MBGary Lamb is the director of the Hawthorne Valley Center for Social Research and its Ethical Technology Initiative. His technical background includes a degree in civil technology and mathematics, and employment in the fields of building construction, medical technology, and manufacturing. Prior to working on A Road to Sacred Creation: Rudolf Steiner’s Perspectives on Technology, Volume 1, he edited Steinerian Economics with Sarah Hearn (Mecca), a compendium of Rudolf Steiner’s views on econo...
Ep 20, Babs Behan: Botanical Inks
July 16, 2022 05:00 - 37 minutes - 34 MBBabs Behan is a specialist in non-toxic natural dyeing, inks and printmaking, with a focus on bioregional regenerative textile systems. She is the author of “Botanical Inks”, as well as the Founder of the Botanical Inks natural dye studio and the Bristol Cloth project. She has been featured on BBC News, BBC Countryfile & Sky News. You can find Babs and her work at BotanicalInks.com
Ep 19, Johan Reyneke: Biodynamic Winemaking in South Africa
July 09, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 68.7 MBJohan Reyneke studied philosophy, and fell in love with environmental ethics. He got a student job working in vineyards, and converted a small vineyard to organic and biodynamic and things just grew from there. Today he has 120 hectares under certified Demeter status in Stellenbosch, South Africa, and a winery to go with it. Johan is happily married with two daughters. He loves surfing, martial arts and riding his mountain bike. When life calms down he would like to resume his studies and fi...
Ep 18, Sundeep Kamath: Biodynamics in India
July 04, 2022 11:00 - 50 minutes - 40.4 MBSundeep Kamath is the General Secretary of the All India Organic Network Association (AIONA); He is the former Secretary of the Biodynamic Association of India; He’s been on the board of IFOAM Asia (the representative body of the Organic Movement in Asia); and was on the Organizing Committee of the Organic World Congress in 2017. He is also a founding partner of Mandala Solutions, a boutique consulting firm which offers solutions to private organizations as well as governments. He is cur...
Ep 17, Andre Tranquilini: Copper Tools and Biodynamics at Waltham Place
May 29, 2022 15:37 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MBAndré Tranquilini is a biodynamic farmer, consultant and teacher. He has been the Estate manager at Waltham Place, a 220 acre biodynamic estate in Berkshire, since 2018. André has worked extensively as a market gardener, outdoor classroom teacher and was a founding member of the seed company, Living Seeds, in Portugal. Born in Brazil, André has had the opportunity to work and manage farms in his homeland of Brazil, as well as Portugal and the UK. He has traveled widely teaching workshops an...
Ep 16, Robert Allen Bartlett - Lab Alchemy and the Temper of Herbs
May 05, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 83.1 MBRobert is a practicing alchemist and author. In 1974, he left San Jose State University to pursue an intensive course of alchemical study at the Paracelsus Research Society (later Paracelsus College) under the guidance of Dr. Albert Reidel (aka Frater Albertus). By 1976, at the prompting of Frater Albertus, Robert returned to college at Boise State University to complete his degree in chemistry with the view of working at the newly formed Paralab, a commercial offshoot of Paracelsus Colle...
Ep 15, Stewart Lundy: Alchemical Agriculture at Perennial Roots Farm
April 22, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 67.9 MBStewart Lundy, along with his partner and wife, Natalie, farms 50 acres of land on a tiny peninsula in rural Virginia. For the past decade he has practiced biodynamics, and for the past eight years he has made and applied the biodynamic preparations. Stewart also works for The Josephine Porter Institute for Applied Bio-Dynamics. In his free time he is an active esoteric researcher, amateur alchemist, and practicing herbalist, experimenting with a wide range of innovations on the farm. He con...
Ep 14, Chris Trump: Korean Natural Farming (KNF)
September 25, 2021 20:02 - 1 hour - 52.4 MBChris Trump is a world-renowned Korean Natural Farmer and the first to use KNF on a large-scale farm. He hails from the big island of Hawaii, where his family has been producing macadamia nuts on 800 acres for over 30 years. He’s since gone on to take the Korean Natural Farming teachings of Master Cho globally and helped numerous operations at scale adopt them. KNF has been all the rage in recent years, so we’re very happy to have secured a bit of Chris’ time. You can find Chris, his educati...
Ep 13, Sebastián Bilbao: Social Threefolding, Cryptocurrency and DAOs
September 24, 2021 12:00 - 52 minutes - 48.5 MBSebastián is an Anthroposophist who encountered Steiner's World Economy Course at the height of the subprime mortgage crisis, which coincided with the appearance of blockchain technology. Since then he has advocated Rudolf Steiner’s socioeconomic legacy via online courses, documentary films and emerging financial technologies as a way to mitigate future social tensions. You can find Sebastián at econosophia.org and Econoshophia on Vimeo.com and Medium.com
Ep 12, Dennis Klocek: Soil, Soul and Spirit
September 17, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 67.8 MBDennis Klocek is the author of 11 books covering subjects in Biodynamics, esoteric and alchemical practices, long range weather forecasting, physiology, meditation and more. He is the founder of the Coros Institute, a non-profit organization that sponsors dialogues focused on how meditative life impacts one's work in the world. He’s had a long standing relationship with Rudolf Steiner College in Sacramento, California, where he has been the director of their Consciousness Studies Program...
Ep 11, Adrien de Bontin: Maison/Made, Biodynamic Skincare
September 10, 2021 12:00 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MBMaison/Made is a Biodynamic Certified Skincare Company. It is a combination of the horticultural expertise of Adrien, and the formulation talents of his wife, Carolina. Carolina, a trained cosmetic formulator and herbalist, is responsible for all product development and the creative aspects of the brand. As a former fashion and beauty journalist in her home country of Argentina, she joined the illustrious Bureau Betak as Communications Director upon moving to New York. Seeing firsthand th...
Ep 10, Eric Shatt: Redbyrd Orchard Cider
September 03, 2021 12:00 - 42 minutes - 38.6 MBEric Shatt grew up in Pennsylvania and graduated from New Mexico State University with a degree in Agriculture Biology. After hiking the Appalachian Trail in 2000 he started his own journey in farming. He worked for a few small organic farms before jumping into the world of viticulture and winemaking working for vineyards in the Finger Lakes region of central New York for over nine seasons. He also worked as Orchard Manager for Cornell University’s research orchard and vineyard in Itha...
Ep 9, Brian Keats: Astro Calendar
August 27, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 99.2 MBBrian Keats was born in 1952 under a wandering star. He grew up in Zimbabwe, travelled extensively around the world, and arrived in Australia in 1976. Brian has been compiling state of the art planting calendars for 35 years. He has had an interest in astronomy for over 45 years and combines this with his other interests in Agriculture, Weather Forecasting and Teaching for his publishing ventures. His publications include Antipodean Astro Calendars, Northern Hemisphere Astro Calendars, The B...
Ep 8, Michael Thiele: Rewilding Bees, Apis arborea
August 20, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 64.9 MBMichael’s pioneering approach to apiculture as a platform for global renewal has appeared in national and international magazines, books and films. He has presented his work at Harvard University & New York University, and he has consulted for the USDA. He is the founder of Apis Arborea (www.apisarborea.com) - a nonprofit organization that promotes the rehabilitation of the natural nesting habitat of honeybees through rewilding and a holistic ecological framework. Michael is lay-ordained i...
Ep 7, N.V.P. Franklin: Freemasonry and Rudolf Steiner
August 14, 2021 17:30 - 2 hours - 159 MBN.V.P. FRANKLIN is a retired university lecturer now living in South Devon. His first study concerned Jacob Boehme and William Blake’s The Four Zoas. while his second addressed Rudolf Steiner’s Christology and Freemasonry. He has also published on Boehme’s understanding of speech sounds, and has taught in the Open University and the University of California. Since 2014 his main task has been helping to edit the Complete Works of Hermann Beckh in English translation. He is neither a member o...
Ep 6, Dr. Carly Nuday: Water Codes
August 06, 2021 14:00 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MBDr. Carly Nuday is a water researcher whose primary work focuses on the science of structured water. She is the author of Water Codes, which examines the dynamic physics of water, it's role in the body, and our spiritual relationship with water throughout antiquity. She is also senior research director at Water Inc. You can find her work and book at watercodes.com
Ep 5, Brian Cotnoir: Practical Alchemy
July 29, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 94.5 MBBrian is an alchemist, artist, and award-winning filmmaker. He was a contributor to Frater Albertus’ Parachemy and has presented workshops and seminars around the world on various aspects of alchemical theory and practice. He is the author of: The Weiser Concise Guide to Alchemy; Alchemy: The Poetry of Matter; On the Quintessence of Wine; and this month he’s published Practical Alchemy: A Guide to the Great Work. You can find Brian’s work at khepripress.com The International Biodynamic Gui...
Ep 4, David Sereda: Frequencies and Technologies
July 20, 2021 22:28 - 1 hour - 75.7 MBDavid has worked with the Advanced Physics Corporation and NASA on Nuclear Fusion technology. He was appointed Director of the LA based Tesla Foundation by MIT PhD in Physics, Bogdan Maglich, under which he spoke in Congress on Non-Radioactive Fusion Power in 1994. While President of High Energy Micro Devices, he worked with the Department of Defense in Explosive Device Detection. He’s worked with Lockheed Martin in Space Propulsion Technology Research and Development. And he’s also studied ...
Ep 3, Farmer D: Citizen Farmer
July 16, 2021 21:00 - 42 minutes - 33.9 MBFarmer D is a nationally recognized biodynamic farmer, designer, speaker, entrepreneur and educator. He is the author of the acclaimed book "Citizen Farmers: The Biodynamic Way to Grow Healthy Food, Build Thriving Communities and Give Back to the Earth" and has spent the past 25 years designing and building community farms and gardens all over the country. Farmer D has worked on a wide range of public and private farm development projects ranging from residential “agrihood” communities like ...
Ep 2, Gary Caton: Celestial Planting Calendar, Hermetic Astrology
July 11, 2021 02:00 - 1 hour - 92.4 MBGary Caton is a transdisciplinary Hermetic practitioner integrating diverse traditions, art forms and practices gathered over a full Saturn cycle. Initiated into astrology via a dream of the Sun-Venus conjunction, he has since devoted his entire life to refining his vision. He is the Astronomer and Forecaster of the Celestial Planting Calendar, host of the Hermetic Astrology Podcast, and author of Hermetica Triptycha at Rubedo Press. Gary’s website is dreamastrologer.com.
Ep 1, Sherry Wilfeuer: Stella Natura Biodynamic Calendar
June 26, 2021 20:57 - 24 minutes - 19.4 MBSherry Wildfeuer has been the editor of the Stella Natura biodynamic planting calendar since 1978 and is a long-term co-worker in Camphill Village (an intentional agricultural community that especially includes adults with developmental disabilities) in Kimberton, Pennsylvania. She is an adult educator and an active member of the Anthroposophical Society and its Agriculture Section.