Research into biodynamic food and farming has a long history within the biodynamic
movement. Whilst the basic aim of this research has always been to provide knowledge for …

This study finds that it is possible for organizations in emerging categories to resist
stigmatization through discursive reconstruction of the central and distinctive characteristics …

Despite the productivity, achieving long-term sustainability and maintaining plant
biodiversity have become the pivotal goals in orchard floor management, especially along …

The increasing demand for natural foods and beverages, ie prepared by excluding synthetic
chemicals along the whole production chain, has boosted the adoption of organic and …

The purpose of this research is to evaluate the effect of conventional, biodynamic, and
organic cultivation methods on the contents of polyphenols and carotenoids in tubers of …

Biodynamic farming is increasingly popular among farmers and consumers, but it is still
dismissed as pseudoscience by part of the scientific community. In this article, we first …

A 3-year (2011–2013) field trial was carried out in a mature vineyard (Vitis vinifera L., cv.
Sangiovese), planted in 2003, to assess physiological responses of grapevines to …

Farmer participatory research (FPR) emerged in response to limitations of top-down
Research and Development (R&D) approaches. The main purpose of this paper is to inspire …

The degree to which economic goals have been prioritized over environmental and social
objectives has caused dissatisfaction with conventional agricultural practices and stimulated …

Background There is a need for new approaches in agriculture to improve safety of final
products as well as to increase environmental acceptability. In this paper, the biodynamic …