Featuring keynote speakers Nicanor Perlas, Michael Schmidt, Fred Kirschenmann and Sister Miriam MacGillis, as well as special conference events such as a Biodynamic Youth Gathering, Biodynamic Food and Wine Tasting, and a special screening of Queen of the Sun, a new documentary by the director of The Real Dirt on Farmer John — and much, much more!

Check out our conference pages for many more details.

November 3 - 5, East Troy, Wisconsin
All across the country, biodynamic farms and gardens are becoming educational environments for children and adults who are eager to gain an intimate connection to the sources of their food and to learn how to do grow it themselves. Read more...

We're excited to be starting up our own Biodynamics Blog, where we'll be posting short features, current news overviews and announcements, and discussions. We hope you'll join the conversation by commenting and letting us know your thoughts! Interested in contributing? Please email rebecca@biodynamics.com.

The Biodynamic Association has received a grant from RSF Social Finance to help develop a new type of consumers’ association designed to purchase and hold agricultural assets in order to support family farmers and protect consumer rights. The BDA will pilot the effort in Wisconsin and then look to share lessons from its use in other states. Read more....

• GMO video collection from GM Watch: a collection of the best videos on GM and related issues
• Congratulations to Mike Benziger of Biodynamic ® Benziger Winery for receiving the "Water Steward" Growing Green award from the NRDC!
• Rachel Carson Centre for Biodynamic and Sustainable Food Production will be providing biodynamic training, offering both short and full-time courses. The Biodynamic Agriculture Association (BDAA) of the U.K. has taken over biodynamic training courses formerly offered by Emerson College. For more information, visit the Centre's website and check out videos on Vimeo.
• Raw Milk Production Handbook from the Farm to Consumer Legal Defense Fund is now available for free online. Visit www.farmtoconsumerfoundation.org/fsr to download the PDF.
• Resource Guide to Direct Marketing Meat and Poultry available online (PDF format) from the Cornell Small Farms Program.