Table of Contents

Foreword Initial approaches Beginnings Historical aspects The plant Special characteristics of the light root, compared with ordinary yams Methods of cultivation Nutritional significance The light root: considerations based on spiritual scientific research - thesis (2005) Tips for cooking and processing Healing Properties A Consideration of the plant being of the light root - thesis (2005) Concluding thoughts Bibliography

About the Author

RALF ROESSNER is a passionate bee keeper and a biodynamic farmer, cultivating and processing the 'light root' (Dioscorea batatas), which his company IMTON GmbH develops and markets. In addition, Ralph has been working in the field of water research for 20 years. As an ex-Waldorf school teacher he is interested in all new developments in education, and as a father of two grown up children he aims to be in touch with the pulse of the times. All the above informs his quest for healthy nutrition for the future through meditative as well as experimental research into subtle matter.

Reviews

'This plant is the only one which is in a position to store light ether; this will be indispensable for people in future.' - Rudolf Steiner