Zenbunni Chocolate founders Bunni and Zen Nishimura remember the exact moment they first tried biodynamic food, about seven years ago at a friend’s farm. “We took a bite of some lettuce he was growing ...

There are plenty of agriculture buzzwords floating around the news these days (Agroforestry! Vertical farming! Sustainable intensification!), and it can be challenging to keep all these different ...

As climate pressures mount, biodynamic growers in Épernay, the Côte des Bar, and beyond argue that healthier vineyards lead to more precise, vibrant wines. Tom Hyland is a freelance writer and ...

Some of the wine world’s big names have been farming biodynamically for years: Domaine Romanée Conti, M. Chapoutier, and Boisset to name a few. Yet, one of my favorite biodynamic farmers is the humble ...

SAN JUAN BAUTISTA, Calif.SAN JUAN BAUTISTA, Calif. — When vintner Randall Grahm chose the softly sloping hillside and time to plant his new pinot noir vines, he weighed all the things farmers usually ...

Born in 1861 as the son of an Austrian railroad station chief, Rudolf Steiner transformed to a visionary architect who designed domed and futuristic structures that are still praised as groundbreaking ...

David Kinch is known to drive at almost 90 miles per hour. When asked why, Kinch says, with a shrug, "I have to get somewhere." Yet when this has-to-get-somewhere chef and owner of the four-star ...

There's no question that grape growers and winemakers — and wine lovers, for that matter — lean toward concern for the environment. Sustainable viticulture, despite the fuzzy nature of that term, is ...

“Biodynamic champagne is haute couture,” says Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon, the cellar master of Louis Roederer. “It’s very time-consuming and very expensive. You need to be really focused.” Almost 20 ...

There is a certain type of tea (not the kind you drink) made from manure that was once stuffed inside a cow horn, buried on a farm for a season or two, dug up, and diluted with water. That tea is ...

For those of us that are concerned with the health and welfare of Mother Earth, eating organic produce has become a life choice. We know that organic farming starts with nourishment of the soil, which ...