The Biodynamic farming method views the farm as a unified and individual organism that nurtures a self-sufficient and self-sustaining relationship between the plant, animal, and environmental parts that make it up. Biodynamic farmers adhere strictly to the organic practices of crop rotation and composting as well as many practices of permaculture, like dense planting of mixed crops, but the Biodynamic farming method also aims to make the farm a regenerative entity that makes the land richer with each year it is cultivated. The Biodynamic farm also aims to be minimally dependent on imported inputs and produce no waste, and so results in one of the lightest environmental footprints of any agricultural method.

Biodynamic farming goes far beyond organic. While most organic farms follow the practice of input substitution, in which organic substitutes for chemically derived pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers are applied to crops, the Biodynamic farmer approaches his practice from a radically different perspective. Viewing the farm as a unified and self-contained organism, the Biodynamic farmer creates sustainable fertility by recycling the organic material generated by the earth, and not from external inputs. On the Biodynamic farm, plant health and the avoidance of pests and weeds is based solely on the biological vigour and genetic diversity on the farm, and not from any substances designed to destroy life.

Biodynamic farming not only nurtures a healthy planet, it tastes good too. The soil is considered to be the foundation of a self-sustaining farm, so care for its health and vibrancy is paramount to the Biodynamic farmer. Through the application of fermented preparations of organic material to the compost and a rotation of mixed and diversified crops, the Biodynamic farmer to fosters rich humus formation, maximises the variety and quantity of vitamins and minerals in the soil, and nurtures robust microbiotic life. Vegetables grown in this soil, tended to for its own sake, have a broader palatte of vitamins and minerals with which to paint their flavours than vegetables grown under other farming methods, and you can taste the difference.