Essays about: "biodynamic"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the word biodynamic.

  1. 1. The new old ways of winemaking : a study of natural winemaking, the challenges and the solutions

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

    Author : Agnes-Fredrika Wedelsbäck; [2022]
    Keywords : Natural wine; winemaking; biodynamic; organic; wine regulations; natural wine producers;

    Abstract : The consciousness of what we eat is an ongoing trend (Eckerdal, 2020) among consumers who value environmentally and health-friendly products (Aprile, et al., 2015). This change in consumer´s preference is also playing a role in the choice of beverage selections with a rise of interest in natural wine (Buranyi, 2018). READ MORE

  3. 2. Values of quality in ‘natural’ wine production : the study of ‘natural’ wine in Germany

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Maximilian Hågård Brown; [2021]
    Keywords : ‘natural’ Wine; alternative; conventions; quality; food; agriculture; sustainability; organic; biodynamic;

    Abstract : The current food production system based on a globalized network of economic efficiency and productivity relies on resource intensive production methods that are often environmentally destructive and unsustainable. Therefore, a growing body of research seeks to understand how different alternative food networks (AFNs) are potentially shaping new approaches to agriculture and our relationship to food in order to combat the current environmental crisis. READ MORE

  4. 3. Customer Perceptions of Organic Certification Standards

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Damir Kokic; Marcus Brando Pedersen-Slaatten; [2019]
    Keywords : Organic certifications; eco-labels; organic agriculture; resource circulation; resource nourishing; GMO; Biodynamic Farming;

    Abstract : Along with the organic food market development, two directions within the industry has appeared, the traditional organic farming and the biodynamic organic farming. The thesis aimed to derive at which organic certification of organic food in the Swedish food market is most appropriate to the organic movement, based on customer perceptions of Swedish University students. READ MORE

  5. 4. The political ecology of alternative agriculture: Ontological difference and conflict in the struggle over sustainability in Scania and on Zealand

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Sofie Andersson; [2019]
    Keywords : Biodynamic farming; alternative agriculture; political ontology; political ecology; human ecology; organic farming; sustainability; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The aim in this thesis is to explore how power dynamics are involved as one way of knowing the environment is held to be more rational than the other. This is being put in the case of the development of alternative agriculture in Sweden and Denmark, where organic agriculture has managed to gain greater attention in recent years whilst biodynamic farming has been less successful. READ MORE

  6. 5. Farming for food? : local ways to enhance global food supply - and beyond : an ethnographic case study from a biodynamic community-supported farm in El Bolsón, Argentina

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Theres Konrad; [2015]
    Keywords : Argentina; community-supported agriculture CSA ; global food supply; power dynamics; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : A growing world population confronts humanity and the planet with several challenges due to its increased demand for food, space and energy, implying changes in land use. While agriculture currently provides enough food, it is destroying biodiversity and hence aggravates the planet ́s vulnerability to climate change. READ MORE