Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The scientific study of the effects of dynamic processes, such as motion or acceleration, on living organisms.
- noun The holistic study of the vital force or energy of living matter and physiological processes.
- noun A holistic method of organic gardening and crop cultivation in which certain factors, such as planetary and seasonal cycles, are considered.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The doctrine of vital force or energy, or the action of living organisms: opposed to biostatics.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Biol.), archaic The doctrine of vital forces or energy.
- noun The branch of biology which treats of the active vital phenomena of organisms; -- opposed to
biostatics .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
Biodynamic agricultural practices. - noun biology, dated The
doctrine ofvital forces orenergy .
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Examples
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Mr. Dawson became interested in biodynamics after working at a biodynamic garden at Fetzer Vineyards in Mendocino and observing the superior quality of the produce.
Biodynamics: Natural Wonder or Just a Horn of Manure? jaY MCINERNEY 2010
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Last year Stu Smith created a local stir when he published a letter in the Santa Rosa Press Democrat charging that "biodynamics is a hoax and deserves the same level of respect we give witchcraft."
Biodynamics: Natural Wonder or Just a Horn of Manure? jaY MCINERNEY 2010
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The spiritual aspect of biodynamics is the core of the system, the basis from which all other aspects grow.
WBW #29: Shinn Estate Vineyards 2004 Cabernet Franc (North Fork) 2007
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Joly himself is the high priest of the movement and travels the world in the name of biodynamics.
A Year of Wine Tyler Colman 2008
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Joly himself is the high priest of the movement and travels the world in the name of biodynamics.
A Year of Wine Tyler Colman 2008
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Chez Pim documents larger cooking projects, too, including an October pig roast (in which the pig was named for Rudolf Steiner, founder of the agricultural philosophy known as biodynamics).
Blog Watch 2008
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Momtazi practices a natural winemaking method known as biodynamics.
A Year of Wine Tyler Colman 2008
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Momtazi practices a natural winemaking method known as biodynamics.
A Year of Wine Tyler Colman 2008
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That being said, several Lobg Island wineries (like Shinn Estate Vineyards) do incorporate some aspects of biodynamics though they aren't fully biodynamic.
Video: Back In the Hunt: New Winemaker Bridges Generations 2009
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And I also agree that biodynamics, at least in its pure sense, is probably better suited to farms that also contain other crops and animals.
Video: Back In the Hunt: New Winemaker Bridges Generations 2009
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