Dear Friends, We hope that you are keeping well, that the weather has been kind and you’ve been enjoying time in your gardens and allotments. Over the past few weeks some of the Floris team have been busy planting and growing. Above, we’ve shared pictures from our own efforts at home! We’ve gathered below...
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On Saturday 11th May our friends at Emerson College, Forest Row, UK will be opening Europe’s first Biodynamic Botanic Garden! Here, their Communications Manager, Ellie Kidson, tells us about the programme for the day and the purpose of the garden. DYNAMIC CONNECTIONS: The Biodynamic Botanic Garden at Emerson College is called into bloom On...
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Happy New Year! Now we’re ushering in the start of 2018, it’s time to feel refreshed, replenished and rejuvenated. Begin 2018 as you mean to carry on, taking advice and guidance from our five top books to improve your physical and emotional well-being. 1) Lowering High Blood Pressure Monitoring and maintaining a healthy blood...
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What is organic wine and how is it different from convential wine? Wine journalists Britt and Per Karlsson explain more in this extract from the award-winning Biodynamic, Organic and Natural Winemaking. Find more posts on organic wine and other celebrations of Organic Month on the Floris blog. Going organic means a big change for...
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Dig deeper into Organic Month with this extract from The Development of the Organic Network. Taking a broad view of the organic movement, Philip Conford tries to answer the question: ‘What is organic farming?’. September is Organic Month. Keep an eye on the Floris blog for more organic recipes and discussions. ‘But wasn’t all...
Read more →At Floris Books we are lucky enough to publish books by amazing female authors and illustrators. Today to celebrate International Women’s Day we are shining a spotlight on just a few of these inspiring women. Elsa Beskow About: Elsa Beskow was a Swedish children’s book author and illustrator. She is often called the ‘Beatrix...
Read more →As we enter 2017, many of us have pledged to make a fresh start or improve aspects of our lives for the coming year. For advice and inspiration, we’ve turned to some of our favourite titles to help us embrace our New Year’s Resolutions and have a positive start to the year. If...
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As the long winter nights draw in, one of life’s greatest little pleasures must surely be settling down to a comforting, hearty meal accompanied by the perfect glass of biodynamic wine. But perhaps like some of the team at Floris, you’ve been wondering just what the fuss is about biodynamic wine? So we asked...
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Can the phases of the moon really affect the taste of a bottle of wine? When does wine taste at its best? To answer these questions, we recently launched a new app for the iPad and iPhone, When Wine Tastes Best. This app is based on Maria Thun’s biodynamic calendar for wine drinkers, When...
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Can a bottle of wine really taste better on one day rather than the next just due to the movement of the moon? When does wine really taste best? The theory of tasting wine according to Maria Thun’s Original Biodynamic Sowing and Planting Calendar is not new to wine buyers and critics. For some...
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