7 Key Principles of Organic and Bio-Dynamic Production

The seven key principles of Organic and Bio-Dynamic production (from the Australian standard) as follows:

• Producing food of high nutritional value;
• Enhancing biological cycles in farming systems;
• Maintaining and increasing fertility of soils;
• Working as far as practicable within a closed system;
• Avoiding pollution resulting from agriculture;
• Minimising the use of non-renewable resources;
• Co-existing with and protecting the environment;

Articles within this section focus on the core principles and standards that you need to understand if you are an Organic or Bio-Dynamic producer.