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.

1. Rudolf Steiner’s Koberwitz
(now Kobierzyce, Poland) - Birthplace of Biodynamic Agriculture
A Photographic Exhibition by Dr John Paull john.paull@mail.com

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

3. Front entrance of the Koberwitz manor house

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

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

6. Wall decoration in the foyer of the Koberwitz manor house

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

8. Detail of meeting room chair at Koberwitz

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

17. Decorative windows of the Koberwitz manor house, level one

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

19. Front garden of the Koberwitz manor house, with clipped hedges

20. Fishing on the lake of the Koberwitz estate

21. Taking a cycling break by the lake of the Koberwitz estatee

22. Fishing on the lake of the Koberwitz estate

23. Relaxing by the lake of the Koberwitz estate

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

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

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

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

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

29. 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

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