Hugh J. Courtney (1932–2020), a veteran and librarian, discovered Steiner’s agriculture course in 1975 at a health food store in College Park, Maryland. This led him to Josephine Porter, who was making biodynamic preparations according to Steiner’s indications. He apprenticed under Josephine and, when she died in 1984, took up her work. He created the Josephine Porter Institute in Woolwine, VA, where he has been making and selling preparations (six compost preparations and 3 others), editing the newsletter Applied Biodynamics, and consulting on all aspects of the biodynamic approach. Hugh Jordan Courtney passed the threshold quietly in his sleep on June 15, 2020, at the age of 87 in Woolwine, Virginia.
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Introduction by Stewart Lundy
Honoring the Cow (Hugh J. Courtney)
The Scientific Basis of Biodynamics (John Bradshaw)
Sensitive Crystallization: Revealing the Life Forces behind Biodynamics (Philippe Coderey)
500: The Foundational Horn Manure Preparation (Hugh J. Courtney)
Further Thoughts on Making BD500 (Hugh J. Courtney)
501: Horn Silica Preparation (Hugh J. Courtney)
502: How to Make the Yarrow Preparation (Patricia Smith)
Achillea millefolium Esoterica (Hugh J. Courtney)
503: Chamomile: The Healer for People and Plants (Hugh J. Courtney)
504: The Stinging Nettle Preparation (Hugh J. Courtney)
505: How to Make the Oak Bark Preparation (Hugh J. Courtney)
506: Dandelion: Messenger of Heaven (Abigail Porter)
506: Dandelion Compost Preparation (Hugh J. Courtney)
507: How to Make the Valerian Preparation (Patricia Smith & Hugh J. Courtney)
The Valerian Preparation: Additional Perspectives (Hugh J. Courtney)
Revealing the Hidden Forces of Equisetum arvense (Hugh J. Courtney)
Pest “Peppers” and Homeopathic Dilution (Hugh J. Courtney)
The Three Kings Preparation (Hugh J. Courtney)
Preparations as Beings: The Three Kings Preparation of Hugo Erbe (German-Michael Hahn)
Expanding the Biodynamic Preparations (Hugh J. Courtney)
Amethyst 501 (Dennis Klocek)
Cited Works
Further Reading