Rudolf Steiner’s Koberwitz (now Kobierzyce, Poland) - Birthplace of Biodynamic Agriculture

A Photographic Exhibition by Dr John Paull john.paull[a]mail.com

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Koberwitz manor house, venue for Rudolf Steiner’s Agriculture Course, 19242

Front entrance of the Koberwitz manor house3

Entrance foyer of the Koberwitz manor house, entrance to left for the meeting room of Rudolf Steiner’s Agriculture Course4

Looking out through a foyer window to the gardens of the Koberwitz estate5

Wall decoration in the foyer of the Koberwitz manor house6

The meeting room for Rudolf Steiner’s Agriculture Course, 19247

Detail of meeting room chair at Koberwitz8

The meeting room for Rudolf Steiner’s Agriculture Course, view from the rear9

Front table in the meeting room for Rudolf Steiner’s Agriculture Course, 1924 (door to the entrance foyer on right)10

View through a window of the meeting room to the alcove garden11

The meeting room for Rudolf Steiner’s Agriculture Course, view from the rear12

Vestibule off the meeting room for Rudolf Steiner’s Agriculture Course, 192413

View to the gardens from the vestibule (off the meeting room)14

View looking up from the entrance foyer of the Koberwitz manor house (with level one ballustrade and troimpe l’oeil ceiling )15

Troimpe l’oeil ceiling of the staircase at the Koberwitz manor house16

Decorative windows of the Koberwitz manor house, level one17

View through a level one window of the Koberwitz manor house, looking over the gardens18

Front garden of the Koberwitz manor house, with clipped hedges19

Fishing on the lake of the Koberwitz estate20

Taking a cycling break by the lake of the Koberwitz estatee21

Fishing on the lake of the Koberwitz estate22

Relaxing by the lake of the Koberwitz estate23

Plaque commemorating Rudolf Steiner’s Agriculture Course held at the Koberwitz manor house in 192424

Plaque commemorating Rudolf Steiner’s Agriculture Course held at the Koberwitz manor house in 1924 (detail)25

Koberwitz manor house, venue for Rudolf Steiner’s Agriculture Course, 192426

Koberwitz manor house, venue for Rudolf Steiner’s Agriculture Course, 1924, now municipal offices27

Koberwitz manor house, venue for Rudolf Steiner’s Agriculture Course, 192428

Rudolf Steiner, in the eight lectures of his Agr iculture Course presented at Koberwitz (Kobierzyce) in the summer of 1924, laid down the foundations for the development of biodynamic agriculture and organic farming.

Further reading:Paull, John (2013) Koberwitz (Kobierzyce): In the footsteps of Rudolf Steiner. Journal of Bio-Dynamics Tasmania, 109 (Autumn), pp. 7-11.http://orgprints.org/22491/17/22491.pdf

Paull, John (2011) Attending the First Organic Agriculture Course: Rudolf Steiner’s Agriculture Course at Koberwitz, 1924. European Journal of Social Sciences, 21 (1), pp. 64-70.http://orgprints.org/18809/1/Paull2011KoberwitzEJSS.pdf

Paull, John (2011) The secrets of Koberwitz: The diffusion of Rudolf Steiner’s Agriculture Course and the founding of Biodynamic Agriculture. Journal of Social Research & Policy, 2 (1), pp. 19-29.http://orgprints.org/19518/1/Paull2011SecretsJSRP.pdf

Paull, John (2011) Biodynamic Agriculture: The Journey from Koberwitz to the World, 1924-1938. Journal of Organic Systems, 6 (1), pp. 27-41.http://orgprints.org/18836/1/Paull2011KoberwitzJOS.pdf

Paull, John (2011) The Betteshanger Summer School: Missing link between biodynamic agriculture and organic farming. Journal of Organic Systems, 6 (2), pp. 13-26.http://orgprints.org/19511/1/Paull2011BetteshangerJOS.pdf

Paull, John (2014) Rudolf Steiner’s Koberwitz (Kobierzyce, Poland): Birthplace of Biodynamic Agriculture - A Photographic Exhibition. http://.slideshare.net/johnpaull/rudolf-steiners-koberit-kobierce-poland-birthplace-of-biodnamic-agriculture

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Koberwitz manor house, venue for Rudolf Steiner’s Agriculture Course, 192430