Diversity strengthens the earth and human beings >>> On the occasion of World Food Day 2025 nutritionist Jasmin Peschke emphasizes the importance of healthy food systems
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Diversity strengthens the earth and human beings >>> On the occasion of World Food Day 2025 nutritionist Jasmin Peschke emphasizes the importance of healthy food systems
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Architectural awards >>> Preparation Pavilion and Bee Sculpture in the Goetheanum Park
There are two new buildings worthy of awards in the Goetheanum Park: the expressive Preparation Pavilion (designed by Yaike Dunselman) received the 2025 Iconic Award and the 2026 German Design Award; the Bee Sculpture (designed by Barbara Schnetzler) an ‘Honourable Mentions’ award from the architecture and design platform March and an appreciation award from the Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland.
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Creative effect of the thinking ‘I’ >>> A book presents Rudolf Steiner‘s original contributions to philosophy
Rudolf Steiner is known as the originator of Waldorf Education, biodynamic agriculture and Anthroposophic Medicine. In his dissertation and other written works he also developed a philosophy based on the reality and spiritual activity of the human ‘I’.
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“On the Earth we want to live” >>> Anthroposophy: pioneer of sustainability
Anthroposophical visions are being put into practice and developed around the world in business, education, agriculture and medicine. Brands such as ‘Alnatura’ or ‘Sonett’, ‘Waldorf Schools’ and ‘Demeter’ are examples of this and they all contribute to sustainable development, as is illustrated in the compendium ‘On the Earth We Want to Live’, published by Springer Nature.
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From deserts to living landscapes >>> Sustainable farming projects in desert regions present best practice examples at the Goetheanum
The spreading of deserts worldwide constitutes a challenge for the earth’s climate and therefore also for plants, animals and humans. Biodynamic initiatives in the Sahara region prove that even deserts can be transformed into living spaces.
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Over 1000 titles >>> Merger of publishers Rudolf Steiner Verlag and Verlag am Goetheanum
On 8 May, the publishing company Philosophisch-Anthroposophische Verlage was entered in the Swiss commercial register. The publishers Rudolf Steiner Verlag and Verlag am Goetheanum have merged under this name.
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Science of effective spirit >>> Book on Rudolf Steiner‘s approaches and concerns
Rudolf Steiner was the originator of pioneering achievements such as Waldorf Education, biodynamic farming and Anthroposophic Medicine. His scientific approach is not as well known. In his book ‘Rudolf Steiner und die Anthroposophie’, Peter Selg describes a man with a social impulse that includes the effectiveness of spiritual forces.
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Experiencing farming with active senses >>> The Goetheanum‘s Section for Agriculture passes on biodynamic farming modules to Heliopolis University
After six years of development and testing, the Section for Agriculture at the Goetheanum in Dornach, Switzerland, has handed over study modules on biodynamic farming to Heliopolis University in Cairo, Egypt, as part of a degree programme in organic agricultural science.
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