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CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGIES IN AGRICULTURE
卷 9, 期 1, 页码 -出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1186/s40538-022-00317-z
关键词
Biodynamic; Indigenous; Regenerative; Farming; Europe; Agroecology; Organic; Steiner; Worldview
This paper critically analyzes whether the critique of regenerative agriculture applies to biodynamic agriculture. It examines the hypothesis that there is no evidence of a synergistic relationship between the biodynamic worldview and the indigenous worldview described in the document Whitewashed Hope. Drawing from the works of Rudolf Steiner and other biodynamic texts, the paper uncovers synergies between biodynamic and indigenous worldviews and explores the implications for regenerative farming systems. Its aim is to stimulate further debate and research on how our worldviews impact farming systems and how to develop a more revitalized agricultural worldview.
In 2020 and amidst the upsurge in discourse around de-industrialisation, a consortium of sixteen indigenous leaders and organisations released a briefing statement that urged change amongst modern regenerative farming movements. Called 'Whitewashed Hope', the critique encouraged these movements to go deeper than simply taking indigenous practices out of context, but rather to encompass the worldviews they represent and in doing so to enable the cultural and relational changes needed for humanity's collective healing. This paper takes a critical analysis approach to address the question of whether the critique of regenerative agriculture holds true for biodynamic agriculture in particular. This is explored using the hypothesis that there is no evidence of a synergistic relationship between the biodynamic worldview and the indigenous worldview as characterised in the document Whitewashed Hope. Drawing from the works of Rudolf Steiner as well as from other biodynamic texts, the paper uncovers synergies that exist between biodynamic and indigenous worldviews and explores the implications for regenerative farming systems. The aim of this paper is to instigate further debate and enquiry around the underexplored topic of how our worldviews impact our farming systems and of ways to develop an expanded worldview for more revitalised farming in the European context.
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