In honor of Women's History Month, we're sharing an article on herb growing by Evelyn Speiden from one of the earliest issues of the Biodynamics journal (Winter 1942-43). A student of Ehrenfried Pfeiffer, Evelyn was one of the original convenors of the Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Association (BDA) in 1938 and served on the Board. She contributed 27 articles to the journal on topics such as mulching, vegetable gardening, and seed saving. Evelyn's garden served as the location for companion planting experiments, the results of which were published in a pamphlet by the BDA and then included in the book Companion Plants and How to Use Them by Helen Philbrick and Richard Gregg. More ...
