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    The Planetary Gestures in Eurythmy

    by  • 25 April 2025 • Anthroposophy, Extract, Non Fiction • 0 Comments

    In this extract Barfod presents the seven planetary gestures as described by Rudolf Steiner, outlining their characteristics and sound relationships. The Characteristics of the Planetary Gestures The earliest description of the seven gestures is to be found in notebook entries addressed to Erna Wolfram van Deventer in 1914, which have since been published in...

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    What can you find inside 630 Maple Street?

    by  • 22 April 2025 • Children's Books • 0 Comments

    Come inside and look around this friendly apartment building in 630 Maple Street by Marta Kulesza. You’ll meet book-lovers Ola and Elena, vets Charlie and Ava, chef Malik, big brother-to-be Jayden, board-game player Luna, and all their visitors and animal friends. Explore the building through the year to see how the neighbours spend their...

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    The Wonderful Adventures of Nils: A Classic Swedish Children’s Tale

    by  • 6 March 2025 • Extract • 0 Comments

    The Wonderful Adventures of Nils: A Classic Swedish Children’s Tale is the preeminent illustrated edition of Nobel Prize-winner Selma Lagerlöf‘s classic Swedish tale, which has been sensitively abridged for young readers. With its engrossing, exciting story and stunning full colour artwork from Lars Klinting, readers of all ages will be transported to the Sweden...

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    From the Agriculture Course to Sustainable Farming: 100 Years of the Biodynamic Movement

    by  • 23 January 2025 • Biodynamics, Extract • 0 Comments

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    Today, biodynamic agriculture is practised in more than 50 countries worldwide and offers a way of growing high-quality produce through the sustainable cultivation of soil, plants and animals. In From the Agriculture Course to Sustainable Farming: 100 Years of the Biodynamic Movement Ueli Hurter and Rudi Bind trace the history and development of the...

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    Easy pancakes recipe

    by  • 21 January 2025 • Food and Drink, Picture Books, Recipes • 0 Comments

    No one said pancakes were just for Pancake Day! Who says you have to wait until then to enjoy some delicious pancakes? Try the recipe below for the perfect pancakes from our new book, The Runaway Pancake by Tiny Fisscher and Sophie Pluim. Crispy round the edges and soft in the middle, they’re so fluffy and sweet,...

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    Pathways from Pain to Meaning

    by  • 21 January 2025 • Extract, Non Fiction • 0 Comments

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    People today strive to live as pain-free a life as possible, treating both physical pain and emotional suffering with a range of medical and alternative therapies. But in our efforts to avoid pain, are we excluding an important part of our human experience? In Pathways from Pain to Meaning: Short Thoughts on Pain in...

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    Camphill Village Trust Turns 70!

    by  • 11 December 2024 • Camphill, Karl Konig • 0 Comments

    2024 marks the 70th birthday of the Camphill Village Trust: an organisation which provides support and services for adults with learning disabilities, autism, and mental health problems. Emma Salem, a member of the CVT fundraising and communications team shares with us, for the Floris blog, what they’ve been up to this year to mark...

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