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1 DEMETER&ASSOCIATION,& &FARM&STANDARD&&!!Hawthorne!Valley!Farm! 4&& !! A.!!Necessary!Elements!of!the!Farm!Organ ism!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!8!! B.!!Soil!Fertility!Management!IIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!12!! C.!!Biodynamic!Preparations!IIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!18!! D.!Crop!Protection!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!20!! E.!!Protection!from!Environmental!Hazard s!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!21!! F.!!Duty!to!Report!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!22!! G.!!Seeds,!Seedlings,!and!Perennial!Plan ting!Stock!!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!22!! H.!!GMO!Avoidance!and!Protection!IIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!

2 23!! I.!!Residue!Testing!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!24!& !!General!Principal!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!25!! B.!!Potting!Soils!and!Growing!Media!!III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII! 25!! C.!!Hydroponics!!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!26!! D.!!Certified!Sprouts!!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!26!& STRUCTURAL&COMPONENTS&555555555555555555 5555555555555555555555555555555555555555 55555555555555555&27&&! A.!Treated!Lumber!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!27!& ! A.!!Conversion!and!Certification!IIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII! 28!

3 ! B.!!Stocking!Rates!!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!28!! C.!!Breeding!Stock:!Beef!and!Dairy!IIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII! 28!! D.!!Slaughter!Stock!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!29!! E.!!Reproduction!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!29!! F.!!Record!Keeping!and!Animal! !!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII! 29!! G.!!Feeding!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII! 30!! H.!!Emergency!Feed!Protocol!IIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!31!! I.!!Housing!and!Outside!Access!IIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!31!! J.

4 !!Management!of!Poultry!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!32!! K.!!Veterinary!Treatment!of!Animals!IIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII! 35!& !3!&! A.!!Origin!of!Spores,!Cultures,!Mycelium !!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!37!! B.!!Origin!of!Growing!Substrate!!IIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII! 37!! C.!!Biodynamic!Measures!!IIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!37!! D.!!Illumination!!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!37!! E.!!Health!of!Crop!!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!37!! F.!!Cleaning!and!Disinfection!!IIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!38!! G.!!

5 Recycling!of!Spent!Mushroom!Compost!!III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIII!38!& !&! A.!!Storage!and!Processing!!IIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!39!! B.!!Labeling!and!Packaging!!IIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!39!! C.!!OnIFarm!Processing,!OffIFarm!GrowerI Contracted!Processing,!and!Packing!!IIII IIIIIIII!39!! D.!!Water!Quality!!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!39!& ! A.!!Determining!what!is!to!be!certified! !IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!40!! B.!!Prerequisites!!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!41!! C.!!Steps!to!certification!!IIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!41!! D.!!InIconversion!timeline!!

6 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII! 42!! E.!!Exemptions!to!wholeIfarm!certificati on!!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!42!! F.!!Newly!acquired!property!!IIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!42!! G.!!Public!Disclosure!!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!43!! H.!!Annual!Renewal!of!Certification!!III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII! 43!! I.!!Revisions!to!Guidelines!and!Standard s!!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!43!! J.!!Record!Keeping!!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!43!! K.!!Annual!Contract!and!Use!of!Certifica tion!Marks!!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!44!&& !A:!!Composition!of!Various!Manures!IIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIII!

7 45!! Appendix!B:!!Permitted!and!Restricted!Fe rtilizers!and!Soil!Conditioners!IIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIII!46!! Appendix!C:!!Allowable!Materials!and!Met hods!for!Plant!Care!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIII!48!! Appendix!D:!!Allowable!BroughtIIn!Feeds! IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!50!!!!!!!! Appendix!!E:!!Allowable!Feed!Extenders!a nd!Additives!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIII!I!51!! Appendix!F:!!Calculation!of!Stocking!Rat e!!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!52!! Appendix!G:!Fertility!Calculation!Worksh eet!for!Total!and!Imported!Materials!III IIIIIIII!53!! Appendix!H:!GMO!Crops!of!Concern!IIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII! 55!! Appendix!I:!Exemption!for!Use!!IIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!56!!!!!!!Append ix!J:!Biodynamic!PreparationsIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIII!

8 I!57&&INTRODUCTION&!&&&"Now!a!farm!comes !closest!to!its!own!essence!when!it!can! be!conceived!of!as!a!kind!of!independent !individuality,!a!self:contained!entity. !In!reality,!every!farm!ought!to!aspire! to!this!state!of!being!a!self:contained! individuality. !!!!!!!!!Rudolf!Steiner&&&Biodynamic&Pri nciples&A!foundation!of!the!Biodynamic!m ethod!of!farming!is!a!Goethean!observati on!of!nature!and!its!application!to!a!fa rming!system.!This!encourages!a!view!of! nature!as!an!interconnected!whole,!a!tot ality,!an!organism!endowed!with!archetyp al!rhythm.!&Biodynamic!farming!involves! managing!a!farm!utilizing!the!principles !of!a!living!organism.!A!concise!model!o f!a!living!organism!ideal!would!be!a!wil derness!forest,!where!there!is!a!high!de gree!of!selfIsufficiency!in!all!realms!o f!biological!survival.!!Fertility!and!fe ed!arise!out!of!the!recycling!of!the!org anic!material!the!system!generates.!!Avo idance!of!pest!species!

9 Is!based!on!biological!vigor!and!its!int rinsic!biological!and!genetic!diversity. !Water!is!efficiently!cycled!through!the !system.!!!While!agriculture!takes!natur e!to!a!state!that!is!one!step!removed!fr om!wilderness,!the!wisdom!of!the!farmer! that!guides!its!course!can!reflect!these !ancient!principles!of!sustainability.!! The!view!of!the!farm!organism!extends!be yond!the!fence!line!and!includes!the!tan gible!and!intangible!forces!that!work!th rough!it.!!Examples!include!the!climate, !inherent!wildlife!of!the!earth!(above!a nd!below!the!ground),!the!light!and!warm th!from!the!sun!and!the!more!distant!ast ronomical!influences.!!Biodynamic!agricu lture!attempts!to!harmonize!these!factor s!within!a!holistic,!living!farm!system. !!The!food!that!results!is!very!pure!and !true!to!its!essence!and!provides!deeply !penetrating!nutrition!that!is!essential !to!an!increasingly!unhealthy!human!popu lation.!!!&&!5!History&This !special!

10 Body!of!knowledge!is!derived!from!Dr.!Ru dolf!Steiner's!"Agricultural!Course",!he ld!in!1924,!when!a!group!of!European!far mers!approached!Steiner!(noted!scientist ,!philosopher,!and!founder!of!the!Waldor f!School)!after!noticing!a!rapid!decline !in!seed!fertility,!crop!vitality!and!an imal!health.!In!response,!Steiner!held!a !series!of!lectures!that!presented!the!f arm!as!a!living!organism:!selfIcontained !and!selfIsustaining,!responsible!for!cr eating!and!maintaining!its!individual!he alth!and!vitality.!This!was!in!sharp!con trast!to!the!view!of!the!farm!as!factory ,!boosting!production!by!importing!chemi cal!pesticides!and!synthetic!fertilizers ,!that!was!largely!responsible!for!the!o bservations!of!depleted!vitality!noted!b y!the!farmers!who!sought!Steiner s!guidance.!Steiner!was!one!of!the!first !public!figures!to!question!the!longIter m!benefits!of!this!manufacturing!view!of !agriculture!and!to!warn!of!its!environm entally!