Campfire Stories presents: Keeper of the Yarrow – Full Documentary Dear Friends, FHC is pleased to share another documentary from the "Campfire Stories" initiative, titled Keeper of the Yarrow. This 20-minute film offers a beautiful portrait of Angelina, a gardener and herbalist in Sweden who has maintained a lifelong, deep-rooted belonging to the natural … [Read more...] about Keeper of the Yarrow
Agriculture
Community School for Creative Education
A Look Inside the Community School for Creative Education In the heart of Oakland, California, a unique educational vision is flourishing. The Community School for Creative Education (CSCE) isn't just a place of learning; it is a "Full Service Community School" where the arts, culture, and academic rigor intersect to support the whole child. Inspired by Waldorf, Rooted in … [Read more...] about Community School for Creative Education
The Healing Plant Initiative – A Path Forward
by Steven Johnson, DO Over the past six years, a devoted group of biodynamic gardeners has been collaborating with Uriel Pharmacy in North America to integrate local plants into existing anthroposophic remedies, create new medicines, and explore previously unused medicinal plants and minerals. Recent additions include Monotropa uniflora (Indian Ghost Plant) for trauma … [Read more...] about The Healing Plant Initiative – A Path Forward
Fire and Ashes
by Steven Johnson, DO I had the great privilege to attend an Indian Ceremony just after the spring equinox. A group of us surrounded a ceremonial fire on a windy Spring afternoon. A ceremony of offering was generously gifted to our Camphill community medicinal garden by descendants of the local Mohican Indians whose ancestors had once walked these very lands. This … [Read more...] about Fire and Ashes
The Gift of Three Kings – Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh – Experiences and Perspectives from a Biodynamic Gardner and Two Anthroposophic Doctors
The three substances of Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh are known around the Christian world through the traditional bible story of the three kings gifting them to at the birth of the Jesus child in the Saint Mathew’s gospel. Actually, these gifts call upon us to recollect even more ancient inner memories belonging to the Mysteries of old. Kings – wise men, magi, initiates – … [Read more...] about The Gift of Three Kings – Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh – Experiences and Perspectives from a Biodynamic Gardner and Two Anthroposophic Doctors