 
Organic Certification UK6 Demeter Certification No. 350
Biodynamic - more than organic!...
Demeter product quality is based on the spiritual science of Rudolf Steiner (1861-1925). Demeter standards are in addition to requirements for organic products.
Bio (organic) dynamic (cosmic forces): farming with homoeopathic preparations to a planetary calendar, predating organic agriculture. Demeter is the trademark for food from biodynamic production. 'Food is especially nourishing when its inner quality is appropriately and harmoniously developed. Demeter food provides the basis not only for bodily nutrition but also for the soul and spiritual life'
Ref: Demeter Processing Standards for Biodynamic Food Production Issue 02, 2005. www.biodynamic.org.uk
Produced to Demeter standards.
What is the difference between biodynamic and organic?
Biodynamic standards are designed to enhance the vitality of the produce and are therefore stricter about the origin of Demeter licensed ingredients. Isue 60 of the Soil Association [organic] Certification News (Autumn 2007): "We have updated the natural flavour and GM declaration forms, and can now accept flavouring ingredients that may have been made with enzymes derived from GM organisms." Biodynamic - more than organic!
If you want to see the special vitality in biodynamic grains - try the following test: Soak and sprout biodynamic grains on a fruit day and try sprouting organic grains at the same time. Whenever we try this we find that the organic grains sprout to about 60-80% - the biodynamic grains sprout 100%.
Spring 2009 Biodynamic - more than organic! NO MORE GM YEAST! Ingrid Greenfield, director of Artisan Bread has been campaigning on this issue for years and we are thrilled that it is finally enshrined in the International Standards for the production of biodynamic bread. Demeter food is so much more than organic. It is a science - It is repeatable and it sets the highest standards. Sometimes we need prescribed standards, even if we work above these standards, they prove to the consumer that Demeter food is food you can trust. From the cleaning agents to the packaging via spirituality - everything is covered! Enjoy the difference.
From 1st July 2009 - no more GM yeast allowed in Demeter certified bread! From that date bakers have to prove that the yeast they use is either certified organic or has been grown on organic substrates. Only if neither is available may conventional yeast be used with a written confirmation that the yeast used is not genetically modified
Note: Organic yeast is available in the EU ! For more information visit www.bioreal.de
For Demeter Processing standards visit http://www.biodynamic.org.uk/certification/certification.html
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