For humanity and earth
Aside from the ongoing work on contents, the Section has developed a vision statement and an agreement on partnership and cooperation.
The annual conference of the biodynamic movement - Finding the Spirit in Agriculture - could go ahead last February, just before the lockdown, with around 900 people attending. And as part of the video series Living Farms more short films were made in Kenya, Finland, Lithuania and Austria.
In addition to these and other current projects, the Section team has developed a common vision: “Every person can freely and actively join in shaping the biodynamic farming and food culture for the future of the earth and humanity.” In its vision statement, the Section describes its tasks and its image of working as a partnership of equals with individuals, groups and organizations within the worldwide biodynamic network. ‘Climate’, ‘resilience’ and ‘health’ will be key themes from 2021 to 2024.
The work on the vision statement was preceded by an agreement on forms of working inside the Section that was prompted by the growth of the team over the last three years from four to nine co-workers and the increased demands on the Section due to its growing commitments worldwide. In order to be able to sustain a balance between agility and structure, a partner-based cooperation was agreed, in which everyone has allocated areas of responsibility. Lin Bautze, André Hach, Sandra Jakob, Johannes Onneken, Jasmin Peschke and Sarah Sommer will each be responsible for their respective tasks and projects; Jean-Michel Florin and Ueli Hurter are heads of Section with focus on strategies and visions, and Verena Wahl is executive director.