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Farming, the natural way

We asked Weleda gardeners from all around the world to tell us how they manage the garden without synthetic chemicals or additives.

How do you farm with nature alone?

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Weleda head gardeners each speak from their international gardens Jan Graafland, Netherlands A very important point of biodynamic agriculture is that you do not use artificial fertilisers Michael Straub, Germany In a diversified garden, in which the plants can grow harmoniously because the soil is healthy, there is no need for additional use of synthetic chemical agents or pesticides. Moacyr Copani Filho, Brazil With pesticides the soil gets worse and worse after time, the soil starts getting weaker Stuart Greenaway, UK We don't need to use pesticides because the pests aren't pests any more when you've got such a wide variety of animals and insects visiting the garden. Jorge Giusto, Argentina Ultimately, it always comes down to promoting soil fertility, biodiversity, being in and achieving balance with nature David Millin, New Zealand Using biodynamic compost, rotating our crops so that they aren’t growing in the same place all the time, and also by the use of green manures which are grown and then turned back into the soil. Pierre Kappler, France It is absolutely necessary to leave the place to the whole of the living world to arrive at a natural balance.

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How it all began: A lecture for doctors, a laboratory in a wooden outhouse and the idea of biodynamic agriculture - our beginnings were modest.
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Rooting for clover

Clover is one plant Weleda uses for green manure. Above ground, clover looks small, yet its roots can be 6 metres deep.

Rooting for clover

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