生物動力農法(英語:Biodynamic agriculture),又稱為自然動力農法或是生機互動農業,是一種另類的農業形式,非常近似於有機農業,但包含多種來自人智學的概念[1][2],最先由魯道夫·斯坦納於1924年提出,是各種有機農業運動中最早提出的一個[3]。
生物動力農法與其他有機方法有很多共同之處 - 它強調使用有機肥料。生物動力農法獨特的地方包括將動物,作物和土壤作為單一系統進行處理,從當地生產和分配系統的開始,其對傳統和新的當地品種和品種開發的使用的重點。[4]生物動力農業使用各種草藥和礦物質添加劑用於堆肥添加劑和田間噴霧劑;有時候這些方法是有爭議的。[5]
生物動力農法的一部份主張現在被認為是偽科學,缺少可否證性,無法用科學檢驗。例如認為西洋占星術中的星座運行會影響各類型作物的最適播種時間。生物動力農法也主張用民俗醫療中的藥草製作有機肥,例如用蓍草花塞進鹿的膀胱、洋甘菊塞進牛腸、橡樹皮放在家畜的髗骨內再用泥炭包裹埋入地底、或是把牛糞塞在牛角中來產生腐植質。農學家認為用標準的有機農業手段就可以得到同樣的效果,而生物動力農法反倒更像是煉金術或探地術,而這種教條式的法則反倒阻礙永續農業的發展。[5][6][7]
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