Arizona Muse Talks Living 'A Whole New World' Life in Country & Town House Magazine

Top model Arizona Muse is styled by Nicole Smallwood in ‘A Whole New World’, a collection of romantic dresses lensed by Carla Guler for Country & Town House May/June 2020./ Hair by Brady Lea; makeup by Nathalie Eleni

Arizona Muse’s commitment to living a sustainable lifestyle is generally well known in the fashion industry. Muse speaks with Lucy Cleland about her vision of living a good life., starting off with what has become her most engaging focus: Biodynamic Farming.

Muse discussed this important topic last year in her Town & Country UK interview on the topic of Biodynamic Farming.

Arizona Muse tells Country & Town House Readers about Biodynamic Farming:

I believe farming is pretty much the most important thing humans can do right now. It connects us with nature, from which we’ve become so distant. This is detrimental to our mental health, our creativity and even our parenting. Parents are glued to their screens and missing out on nurturing relationships with their own children. Farming brings us in touch with the things that are important – land, soil and creativity – but I’m a firm advocate that it has to be done regeneratively and biodynamically.

What does that mean? It means starting with the question: ‘How can I get the richest and most nutritious food while supporting the health of the soil and the organisms within it?’ Animals have a role in this and, despite their bad reputation for over-production of methane, cows are the most effective creatures for keeping our soil healthy. Their manure is richly beneficial for soil, especially once it’s been composted properly – this creates a wide variety of enzymes and bacteria that are amazing for soil health.

Fashion’s Eco-Warrior Arizona Muse continues

Biodynamic farming also uses preparations, which are homeopathic treatments made with the potent properties of local plants, animals and minerals. They are made on farms by farmers to support composting, to spray on trees and fields. They can also be used in rewilding projects and to strengthen nature so that more carbon can be sequestered by the healthier plants and fungi that result.

POLICY: All land – not necessarily just that which is agricultural but that which can be rewilded so people and animals can enjoy it in its wildness – should be converted into biodynamically, cared-for land, with preparations used to help regenerate it. These preparations help hugely to revitalise soils and plants, and therefore support carbon capture, pollution filtration, and the overall wellbeing of the land.

The top model continues on many topics: Food, Fashion, Beauty, Travel, Family and more. AOC isn’t clear if all the featured gowns are sustainable — they should be — but there is a link into a recent Earth Day Feature: The Best Sustainable Fashion Brands.