Toronto, Canada. Agriculture as a school of consciousness.
I feel compassion for young people who, after finishing school, ask themselves: What should I do now? Where can I realize myself? Where am I needed? These questions truly matter. Especially in times when entire professions that were still considered attractive, highly competitive, and well paid just 20 years ago are being taken over by artificial intelligence at record speed, rendering human beings superfluous. Yet within this general development, there also lies an opportunity for human beings to turn toward what is most elementary, most necessary, most diverse – and beyond that, what holds the greatest potential for the future. Agriculture. Forgotten, frowned upon, avoided – and yet one of the few primordial professions we cannot do without. A truly sustainable approach to agriculture brings up these core questions: How do we relate to the soil in a contemporary way? How do we relate to plants? To animals? And what role must the human being assume in this context in the future? Biodynamic agriculture is one form of agriculture that addresses precisely these questions. It does not take nature as its foundation, but the human being. It is human beings who carry within themselves all the realms of nature: the physical, the living, and the soul-like. So, if one wishes to understand nature, one must first study the human being.
Since 2026, the Rudolf Steiner College Canada has offered the Biodynamic Farming Diploma Course. In this program, participants are taught by more than 15 expert faculty teachers who together bring over 500 years of practical experience in agriculture. Over a period of two years, weekly online sessions convey deep insights into knowledge covering all areas of agriculture. The curriculum addresses every aspect of a diversified farm. The program also includes four internships, which are completed on various biodynamic farms. In this way, participants are enabled to understand the broader interrelationships of a biodynamic farm, including new approaches to farm-based business management. The Biodynamic Farming Diploma is accepting applications now from ambitious individuals who wish to prove themselves in agriculture.
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Translation Paula Boslau
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