The Biodynamic Treatment of Fruit Trees, Berries and Shrubs

The Biodynamic Treatment of Fruit Trees, Berries and Shrubs

This booklet will guide you through the cultivation of fruit trees, berries and shrubs, using biodynamic methods. Ehrenfried Pfeiffer discusses the principles of plant biology, before going on to describe the measures that can be taken to develop a pest-free orchard without the use of chemicals. He also examines some of the problems which growers are likely to encounter, along with the practical measures which can be taken to address them.

About the Author

Ehrenfried Pfeiffer (1899-1961) was born in Munich. He visited the USA several times in the 1930s, was awarded a doctorate for his groundbreaking Sensitive Crystallisation theory as a blood test for detecting cancer, and emigrated there in 1940. He pioneered biodynamic agriculture in the USA and helped found the Biodynamic Farming & Gardening Association. He died in Spring Valley, New York.