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