Camphill Loch Arthur wins prestigious BBC food award
 BEESWING, Dumfries (NNA) – The Loch Arthur Camphill community near Dumfries in Scotland has won the “Best Food Producer 2011” award for its cheese in the
prestigious BBC Food and Farming awards at the end of last year. In winning what Loch Arthur called “the Oscars of the food world”, the community was awarded its prize for a product which was
described by the radio programme as “a great cheese, absolutely perfect”. Full story >
A cycle trip to buy a fire engine
 The Mulberry Tree Early
Years Group in Cromhall, South Gloucestershire, runs a thriving class 1 and 2, kindergarten and parent & toddler group which aims to provide children and their families with an unhurried
approach to early childhood. When it needed to expand its premises, the initiative found an unusual new classroom with the help of dedicated fundraisers, as Clare Benson from the project explains. Full story >
Narrow escape for Waldorf class at killing spree in Liege
WITTEN (NNA). A tenth class from the Rudolf Steiner School in Witten, Germany, narrowly escaped the attack by a lone gun fanatic in the Belgian city of Liege
shortly before Christmas which ended with the death of five people and the injury of over one hundred more. On the morning of the attack, the 26 students were on their way to Liege Christmas
market accompanied by two teachers. The purpose of the trip was for the children to practice their French in a natural setting. Full story >
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LONDON (NNA) - A new documentary about the holistic pioneer Rudolf Steiner by the award-winning documentary film-maker Jonathan Stedall had its premiere at Rudolf Steiner House
in London at the end of February. The documentary, “The Challenge of Rudolf Steiner”, involved filming in five countries and three continents. The two-part documentary (each part
runs for 90 minutes) gives an historical overview of Steiner's life, as well as looking at examples of his legacy around the world. 
BBASEL (NNA) – The CEO of the Swiss-based Weleda Group, Patrick Sirdey (63), has stepped down from this function and as chairman of the Group management, the company has
reported. According to Weleda, Sirdey retired at his own request on 13 January: “With this step he permits the operational management of the Group at the highest level to be entrusted to
younger hands,” the company said. Sirdey will officially take his leave at the forthcoming Weleda AG annual general meeting on 1 June 2012. 
Tom Morrow's is a Devon-based family-run producer of Demeter-certified biodynamic and organic cordials, the only makers of biodynamic cordial in the UK. The business
celebrated its first anniversary in January. Here Tom Morrow tells what the first year was like.