![]() ![]() anthroposophists, and established a biodynamic farm under the tutelage of the leading biodynamics exponent of the time, Dr. During Rudolf Steiner’s lifetime, Spock and Richards both studied at Steiner’s Goetheanum, the headquarters of Anthroposophy, located in Dornach, Switzerland. Government and that contested the aerial spraying of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT). Their evidence was compiled for a suite of legal actions (1957-1960) against the U.S. Using Carson’s personal correspondence, this paper reveals that the primary source for Carson’s book was the extensive evidence and contacts compiled by two biodynamic farmers, Marjorie Spock and Mary T. The impact of the book, including on government, industry, and civil society, was immediate and substantial, and has been extensively described however, the provenance of the book has been less thoroughly examined. ![]() Environment, conservation, green, and kindred movements look back to Rachel Carson’s 1962 book Silent Spring as a milestone. ![]()
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