New book by Biodynamics Association:
Farmacology; what family farming can teach us about health and healing
The picture Dr. Miller paints of each farm is vibrant and full of detail, with enough technical information to satisfy a seasoned farmer’s curiosity as well as sufficient explanation for the lay person without an agricultural background. Readers get to share in her experience of a biodynamic vegetable CSA, a cattle ranch, two adjacent egg ranches, a vineyard, a collection of urban community gardens, and an aromatic herb farm. She gives us a vivid description of each farm: the farmers, the lay of the land, the crops and livestock, the community context, and the unique quirks of the place. Relating conversations with the farmers and others she encounters, she outlines some of the challenges that farmers often face and the innovative practices these particular farmers have adopted to overcome them. Dr. Miller then brings in a case study of a patient from her medical practice, drawing parallels between their ailments and the problems faced by the farm and exploring how the practices that make these farms thrive might be adapted to improve patients’ health.
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