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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! 23!
2 ! 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!! B.!!Stocking!Rates!!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!
3 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.!!Management!of!Poultry!IIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!32!! K.!!Veterinary!Treatment!of!Animals!
4 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII! 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.!!Recycling!of!Spent!Mushroom!Compost! !IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!38!& !&! A.!!Storage!and!Processing!!IIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!
5 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!!IIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!42!! E.!!Exemptions!to!wholeIfarm!certificati on!!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!42!! F.!!Newly!acquired!property!!IIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!
6 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!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!
7 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!I!57&&INTRODUCTION&!&&&"No w!a!farm!comes!closest!to!its!own!essenc e!when!it!can!be!conceived!of!as!a!kind! of!independent!individuality,!a!self:con tained!entity.!In!reality,!every!farm!ou ght!to!aspire!to!this!state!of!being!a!s elf:contained!individuality. !!!!!!!!!Rudolf!Steiner&&&Biodynamic&Pri nciples&A!foundation!
8 Of!the!Biodynamic!method!of!farming!is!a !Goethean!observation!of!nature!and!its! application!to!a!farming!system.!This!en courages!a!view!of!nature!as!an!intercon nected!whole,!a!totality,!an!organism!en dowed!with!archetypal!rhythm.!&Biodynami c!farming!involves!managing!a!farm!utili zing!the!principles!of!a!living!organism .!A!concise!model!of!a!living!organism!i deal!would!be!a!wilderness!forest,!where !there!is!a!high!degree!of!selfIsufficie ncy!in!all!realms!of!biological!survival .!!Fertility!and!feed!arise!out!of!the!r ecycling!of!the!organic!material!the!sys tem!generates.!!Avoidance!of!pest!specie s!is!based!on!biological!vigor!and!its!i ntrinsic!biological!and!genetic!diversit y.!Water!is!efficiently!cycled!through!t he!system.!!!While!agriculture!takes!nat ure!to!a!state!that!is!one!step!removed! from!wilderness,!the!wisdom!of!the!farme r!that!guides!its!course!can!reflect!the se!ancient!principles!of!sustainability. !!The!view!of!the!farm!organism!
9 Extends!beyond!the!fence!line!and!includ es!the!tangible!and!intangible!forces!th at!work!through!it.!!Examples!include!th e!climate,!inherent!wildlife!of!the!eart h!(above!and!below!the!ground),!the!ligh t!and!warmth!from!the!sun!and!the!more!d istant!astronomical!influences.!!Biodyna mic!agriculture!attempts!to!harmonize!th ese!factors!within!a!holistic,!living!fa rm!system.!!The!food!that!results!is!ver y!pure!and!true!to!its!essence!and!provi des!deeply!penetrating!nutrition!that!is !essential!to!an!increasingly!unhealthy! human!population.!!!&&!5!History&This !special!body!of!knowledge!is!derived!fr om!Dr.!Rudolf!Steiner's!"Agricultural!Co urse",!held!in!1924,!when!a!group!of!Eur opean!farmers!approached!Steiner!(noted! scientist,!philosopher,!and!founder!of!t he!Waldorf!School)!after!noticing!a!rapi d!decline!in!seed!fertility,!crop!vitali ty!and!animal!health.!In!response,!Stein er!held!a!series!of!lectures!that!presen ted!the!farm!as!a!living!organism:!
10 SelfIcontained!and!selfIsustaining,!resp onsible!for!creating!and!maintaining!its !individual!health!and!vitality.!This!wa s!in!sharp!contrast!to!the!view!of!the!f arm!as!factory,!boosting!production!by!i mporting!chemical!pesticides!and!synthet ic!fertilizers,!that!was!largely!respons ible!for!the!observations!of!depleted!vi tality!noted!by!the!farmers!who!sought!S teiner 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!destructive!practices.!!In!1928, !following!Steiner s!lectures,!Demeter!was!formed!in!Europe !to!codify!his!farming!principles!in!the !Demeter!Biodynamic!Farm!Standard,!and!c ommenced!ensuring!that!it!was!uniformly! applied!and!monitored!through!a!strict!c ertification!process.!The!Farm!Standard! is!historically!significant!because!it!d ates!to!the!beginning!of!the!modern!sust ainable!agriculture!movement!and!capture s!
