Biodynamic
Demeter, preparations, lunar calendar and the sharp line with natural and organic wine.
Concept
Biodynamics
An agricultural system developed by Rudolf Steiner in 1924 that treats the farm as a single living organism, prescribing specific preparations and a cosmic-rhythm calendar.
Demeter Certification
The international biodynamic certification, founded in Germany in 1928. Stricter than organic and stricter than Demeter USA, with whole-farm rules and mandatory preparations.
Organic vs Biodynamic
Organic farming defines what you avoid (synthetic chemicals). Biodynamic farming adds a fixed set of preparations, a cosmic calendar, and whole-farm logic on top of organic.
Rudolf Steiner
Austrian philosopher (1861–1925) whose 1924 Koberwitz lectures founded biodynamic agriculture, the framework behind Demeter certification and biodynamic wine.
Technique
BD Preparations
Nine numbered biodynamic preparations (500–508) made from cow manure, silica, and six medicinal plants, applied in tiny doses to soil and vines on a fixed schedule.
Lunar Calendar (Maria Thun)
A biodynamic planting and tasting calendar that classifies each day as root, leaf, flower, or fruit based on the moon's sidereal position against the zodiac.