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Rudolf Steiner birthed a lucrative organic certification

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Those overpriced carrots at your local whole foods owe their premium price tag to him. His agricultural lectures spawned the 'biodynamic' farming method, which is now a heavily trademarked, multi-million-dollar global food certification industry.

Rudolf Steiner birthed a lucrative organic certification
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