Wed, 03 Dec 2003

“Rudolf Steiner School, Class 12” at Thun Art Gallery

Thun, 3 December (NNA) – Two photographic works by a student at Zurich Art College were selected by the five-member panel of judges for the exhibition “Hofstettenstrasse 2003” at the Thun Art Gallery in Switzerland. Regine von Felten, a former Steiner school pupil, chose as her subjects Bowling and the Class 12 of her Waldorf school.

Regine von Felten, now aged 23 and who attended the Berner Oberland and Ittigen Steiner schools, is exhibiting for the first time. After preliminary studies at Olten Art School, she is now studying at Zurich Art College. She is one of 24 artists to be included in the Thun Art Gallery exhibition from 6 December 2003 to 11 January 2004.

Weleda Calendar 2004: Dialogue of Light and Warmth

Schwäbisch Gmünd, 3 December (NNA) – The interaction between light and warmth is the theme of the new Weleda Calendar which appears in six languages (German, French, English, Italian, Dutch, Spanish). The cycle of paintings by Christiane Haid, who works with a mixture of acrylic and chalk on primed canvas, impressively reflects the dynamic dialogue between cosmic forces and the inner activity of the human being. The beautiful poems of Susanne Renate Heimerich accompany the paintings. The reverse side of the sheet for each month shows the morning and evening sky according to the charts by Wolfgang Held.

Direct orders: Weleda AG, Möhlerstr. 3-5, D-73525 Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany, or telephone +49 (0)7171 919-414 (daily from 9am to 4pm)

Award for L’Aubier hotel and restaurant at IGEHO

Basle, 3 December (NNA) – The hotel and restaurant L’Aubier has been awarded “5 Ibexes” for its sustainable business approach by the Oe-plus association from the Swiss holiday canton of Grisons. The award was made at the 20th IGEHO, the international hospitality trade fair from 21 - 25 November 2003 in Basle, the Swiss Anthroposophical Media Office reports. The establishment with its bio-dynamic cuisine had passed the Oe-plus certification process in all five “disciplines” – sustainability with regard to ecology, in the use of regional products, in the social and economic sphere as well as in management – with the maximum points. In the commendation, L’Aubier was praised for having far exceeded the quality of performance and management required by the ISO 14 001 standard. This is not the first award for L’Aubier. In 1994 it was chosen as eco-hotel of the year.

Bingenheim seeds catalogue 2004 available with new bio-dynamic vegetable varieties

Bingenheim, 3 December (NNA) – Ecological agriculture has always presented new aspects in the debate about agriculture and nutrition. Bio-dynamic growers want to know about the essential quality of cultivated plants, leading to new approaches. According to Demeter, the most recent new vegetables are the first bio-dynamically developed varieties of cauliflower and carrots. A new salad variety has proved to be particularly resistant and tasty. All these and a lot more which is truly bio-dynamic from the very beginning can be found in the new seed catalogue from the German Bingenheimer Saatgut AG.

Bingenheimer Saatgut AG, Kronstraße 24; 61209 Echzell Bingenheim; Petra Boie; Tel. 06035/ 1899 -12; Email Petra.Boie@oekoseeds.de

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Item: N031203-01EN Date: 3 December 2003

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