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BLOOM ASKS A BIODYNAMIC FARMER

Describe your relationship with nature.

Close. And volatile. Mainly because I have to earn my living from the great outdoors. But working with plants is a rewarding business. If I had to, I would do the same all over again.

In biodynamic growing, you draw on the energies of the sun, moon, stars and planets, as well as the four elements – do

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