Wedig was one of the pioneers and stalwarts of biodynamic agriculture. As early as 1968 he converted his farm, Hof Eichwerder on the Baltic coast, making him one of the first Demeter farmers in northern Germany.

His enthusiasm for the biodynamic preparations and for constellation research earned him international recognition as an expert.

Wedig von Bonin was a long-standing friend and companion of Maria Thun, with whom he worked closely. He was involved in the development of barrel compost (his favourite preparation) from the very beginning.

For many years he had also been sending barrel compost on a small scale to other farmers, gardeners and allotment gardeners. To keep up with the ever-growing demand and the changing needs of biodynamic farms, he founded Biodynamische Präparate GbR together with his foster son Simon in 2008, with a small online shop – the first in the world. Once again he showed foresight and a pioneering spirit.

After his death in 2016, the company was handed over to the younger generation and is now carried on by Wedig's foster children.

Wedig once said he wanted to "be able to answer every question concerning the biodynamic preparations."

Wedig, we are doing this for you. We miss you.

Maria Thun is regarded as one of the stalwarts of the biodynamic movement. Through her work she shaped biodynamic thinking in many countries around the world. For more than 50 years she published her "Thun calendar" (Aussaattage), which has been translated into more than 20 languages. It was through this calendar that the biodynamic method first reached a wider public and inspired many people.

Alongside her calendar and numerous other publications, books and lectures on her research all over the world, she began developing barrel compost, the preparation named after her, more than 40 years ago. As she writes in her book "Hinweise aus der Konstellationsforschung", she was prompted to do so by the atmospheric nuclear tests carried out by various countries in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

With barrel compost she wanted to offer a way of protecting our Earth and the crops that grow on it from contamination, stimulating the organic processes in the soil and increasing soil fertility.

In 2009 she was awarded an honorary doctorate for her services to agriculture.

Further information on Maria Thun can be found at the following links

 

On the death of Maria Thun - demeter.de

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