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Holistic Vineyards: Biodynamic Wine is Greener

Isthmus | May 19, 2008

Critics call it "vineyard voodoo"; others refer to it as "supercharged organic." In fact, biodynamic agriculture dates back to 1924, when Austrian philosopher-scientist Rudolf Steiner gave a series of lectures in which he argued that modern farming had lost its spiritual connection to nature.

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Tags: wine, biodynamic wine, organics, Rudolf Steiner

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Isthmus | Dean Robbins | 12-16-2011 | Commentary

Tags: Christopher Hitchens

The Huskers Invasion of Madisonnew

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Isthmus | Kathy Bailey | 10-05-2011 | Sports

Tags: Big 10, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Wisconsin Badgers

Scott Walker's Budget Also Slashes Wisconsin Arts Fundingnew

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Isthmus | Jay Rath | 03-03-2011 | Art

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