Rudolf Steiner’s Koberwitz (now Kobierzyce, Poland) - Birthplace of Biodynamic Agriculture

A Photographic Exhibition by Dr John Paull john.paull@mail.com

Koberwitz manor house, venue for Rudolf Steiner’s Agriculture Course, 1924

Front entrance of the Koberwitz manor house

Entrance foyer of the Koberwitz manor house, entrance to left for the meeting room of Rudolf Steiner’s Agriculture Course

Looking out through a foyer window to the gardens of the Koberwitz estate

Wall decoration in the foyer of the Koberwitz manor house

The meeting room for Rudolf Steiner’s Agriculture Course, 1924

Detail of meeting room chair at Koberwitz

The meeting room for Rudolf Steiner’s Agriculture Course, view from the rear

Front table in the meeting room for Rudolf Steiner’s Agriculture Course, 1924 (door to the entrance foyer on right)

View through a window of the meeting room to the alcove garden

The meeting room for Rudolf Steiner’s Agriculture Course, view from the rear

Vestibule off the meeting room for Rudolf Steiner’s Agriculture Course, 1924

View to the gardens from the vestibule (off the meeting room)

View looking up from the entrance foyer of the Koberwitz manor house (with level one ballustrade and troimpe l’oeil ceiling )

Troimpe l’oeil ceiling of the staircase at the Koberwitz manor house

Decorative windows of the Koberwitz manor house, level one

View through a level one window of the Koberwitz manor house, looking over the gardens

Front garden of the Koberwitz manor house, with clipped hedges

Fishing on the lake of the Koberwitz estate

Taking a cycling break by the lake of the Koberwitz estatee

Fishing on the lake of the Koberwitz estate

Relaxing by the lake of the Koberwitz estate

Plaque commemorating Rudolf Steiner’s Agriculture Course held at the Koberwitz manor house in 1924

Plaque commemorating Rudolf Steiner’s Agriculture Course held at the Koberwitz manor house in 1924 (detail)

Koberwitz manor house, venue for Rudolf Steiner’s Agriculture Course, 1924

Koberwitz manor house, venue for Rudolf Steiner’s Agriculture Course, 1924, now municipal offices

Koberwitz manor house, venue for Rudolf Steiner’s Agriculture Course, 1924

Rudolf Steiner, in the eight lectures of his Agriculture 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://www.slideshare.net/johnpaull/rudolf-steiners-koberwitz-kobierzyce-poland-birthplace-of-biodynamic-agriculture

Koberwitz manor house, venue for Rudolf Steiner’s Agriculture Course, 1924