Do the preparations added when farming biodynamically really make a difference? A Washington State University study comparing biodynamic and organic viticulture found no significant differences in soil quality or vine nutrition, although differences were found in pruning weights and berry composition. Dr. John Reganold, Washington State University soil scientist, has spent the last 15 years studying biodynamic farming, a way of farming developed by Austrian scientist Rudolph Steiner in the 1920s. Coined from the Greek words “bios” meaning life and “dynamic” meaning energy, biodynamic agriculture is based on Steiner’s belief of anthrosophy, the study of man and his spiritual relationship […]