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With over 100,000 hectares of land worldwide under biodynamic management, the UK's leading organic charity is helping more people learn about this lunar approach to growing during Biodynamic Food Fortnight from Friday 3 - Sunday 19 October 2008.

Garden Organic, which opened the world's first public biodynamic garden last year, is inviting people to come along to its demonstration grounds in Warwickshire to see the biodynamic approach in action and to learn about what separates biodynamic from organic in the growing stakes.

The theory behind biodynamics takes a step beyond the organic approach and involves sowing, planting and harvesting to coincide with lunar cycles and planetary movements, when all the forces of nature are working in harmony.

The charity opened its Elysia sponsored Biodynamic Garden in July 2007 and initially came under fire for showcasing what some have described as "lunar lunacy", however Garden Organic argues that its demonstration gardens are about pushing boundaries and inviting debate, and the Biodynamic Garden has done just that.

"We wanted to provoke discussion," said Garden Organic's, Bob Sherman "The Elysia sponsored Biodynamic Garden is an experiment as much as anything else and we wanted to give the public an opportunity to learn about the methods and make their own minds up. With more people appreciating the ecological and health values of an organic approach to growing we thought it was time to present our members and visitors with an extra dimension - biodynamic growing. "

"The belief that lunar cycles control many aspects of life has been around for centuries and there is no reason why this ancient approach can't be used to our benefit today. Visitors to Garden Organic Ryton have been bowled over by the garden, not only by its beauty, but by the bounty of vegetables and plants that just seem to thrive in it."

The dramatic Elysia funded biodynamic garden at Garden Organic Ryton is open to visitors all year round. The charity hopes that during Biodynamic Food Fortnight more people will visit the site to see the biodynamic growing methods for themselves.

www.gardenorganic.org.uk or call 02476 303517.

2:46pm Monday 25th August 2008

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