Homoeopathic agriculture pioneers

Classical biodynamic preparations
Lilly and Eugen Kolisko
May E Bruce
Hugo Erbe
BdMax
Eureka
Biplantol
GW Agriculture
GSR Murthy
Vaikunthanath Das Kaviraj
Others ...

Just as world war two unleashed its fury, Lilly Kolisko published 'Agriculture of Tomorrow'. In her foreword dated September 1939 from London, Frau Kolisko writes: "It is a rather strange moment in which to write a book. England has declared war on Germany and nobody knows how long it will last. It is still stranger perhaps, that the book I am about to write originates from the German spirit, the true German spirit which has always been appreciated in the cultivated world." Her task was (at least) doubled as her colleague and husband Eugen died 2 months later and his half of the book was put together from his notes by Lily.

But what a book! Or rather what work is represented by this book. Who else would dig a shaft 17 m down with trap doors every few metres so that experiments could be undertaken at levels on the way down to isolate them from the influence of the sun? Who would water plants with the varying potencies of various substances to see what effect the potencies themselves would have? Who would plot all these things along with moon phases and use of the biodynamic preparations in painstaking experiments of 20 years and keep the records so well? Certainly someone with the German spirit coursing through their veins.

The Koliskos worked directly with Dr Steiner on issues of agriculture for many years before Dr Steiner's death and I assume their enthusiasm was akin to a calling, out of devotion to his great example and energy.

Unfortunately the book is out of print although there is now a service on the web which allows students to view it. It is worth a look and some serious study by homoeopaths and agriculturalists.

If nothing else is gleaned, for our present purposes it is clear that homoeopathic formulations effect plants!!