In July, FHC put on our first ever Creating Health Summit! We were joined by Charles Eisenstein, Jaimen Macmillan, and Dan McKanan to look at health, as it relates to the individual and in relationship to the whole. Our founding board members also gave a panel presentation covering topics from education, to the healing garden, to altruism, and ancestry. This was such a special … [Read more...] about Reflections from the Creating Health Summit
Agriculture
Biodynamics, Social Justice and Rudolf Steiner’s Agriculture Course
An article by Cory Eichman, Biodynamic Farm Manager at the Saugeen River CSA in Ontario One of the first thoughts Rudolf Steiner brings in the Agriculture Course, his 1924 series of lectures to farmers that form the basis of biodynamics, is that “Agriculture touches every aspect of human life.” So the question isn’t “Does biodynamics have anything to do with social … [Read more...] about Biodynamics, Social Justice and Rudolf Steiner’s Agriculture Course
Youth and Nature
Dear Friends,We hope you enjoy this first episode of recorded conversation hosted by the Foundation for Health Creation (FHC). In this episode, titled “Youth and Nature” (see video below), we filmed an unscripted conversation between young people from different backgrounds and parts of the country. All of them are genuinely searching for answers through nature and new ways of … [Read more...] about Youth and Nature
Leading the Child to Love the World
by Ronni Sands Gardening teacher Ronni Sands asks: How do gardening teachers relate the practical work of the garden to the growing child? article originally published in Biodynamics, May/June 1996 … [Read more...] about Leading the Child to Love the World
Spring Detox: An Introduction to an Anthroposophical Detox Program at the Rudolf Steiner Health Center
by Dr. Molly McMullen-Laird Why Detox? Studies show that our bodies contain somewhere in the neighborhood of 700 toxic chemicals (those being the ones that we can identify). Some of these toxins are naturally occurring through the breakdown of foods and medicines we knowingly put in our bodies. Others are contaminants from packaging, water supply, food … [Read more...] about Spring Detox: An Introduction to an Anthroposophical Detox Program at the Rudolf Steiner Health Center