Ehrenfried Pfeiffer lays out the essential practices for successfully operating a biodynamic farm, including the principles behind each technique and practice. He backs up these methods with scientific research and data, as well as his own experience as a farmer and researcher, describing what works and what doesn't. Pfeiffer covers soil qualities, making compost, crop rotation, best planting practices, using biodynamic preparations and sprays, and much more--all with the goal of growing the highest-quality foods by using sustainable methods and working with nature and caring for the earth.

Bio-Dynamic Gardening and Farming (Vol. 2) includes:

FIELD AND LABORATORY TRIALS AND RESULTS

MINERAL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SOILS AND PLANTS

PLANTS ABSORB ORGANIC SUBSTANCES FROM SOIL

THE BIOLOGICAL BALANCE

HEALTHY AND DISEASED PASTURES

BALANCED NUTRITION OF SOILS AND PLANTS

SOIL BUILDING VERSUS NUTRIENT SOLUTION

SOILS AND ACTIVATORS AND THE NITROGEN PROBLEM

AVAILABILITY OF NITROGEN PHOSPHATE AND POTASH IN SOILS DUE TO APPLICATION OF MICROORGANISMS

SEVEN YEARS OF SOIL SURVEY ON A BIO-DYNAMIC FARM

MICROLIFE AND MICROCHEMISTRY IN SOILS

AVAILABLE, WATER-SOLUBLE OR STORAGE: Humus Decides The Issue

FERMENTATION VERSUS PUTREFACTION AND DECAY

COMPARATIVE SOIL TESTS 1951-1961 OF A BIO-DYNAMIC FARM