The Association acts as a clearinghouse for individuals seeking to make contact with farms offering apprenticeship or groups offering more formalized training. Members of the Association receive a one-year subscription to the Association's quarterly journal, Biodynamics, as well as discounts on books and services. For more information on membership and how you can support biodynamic initiatives, please visit our membership page.

Training programs are frequently conducted in conjunction with adult education or research centers. Apprentice programs offer practical "hands-on" training. The following is a list of on-going programs. We recommend you contact regional biodynamic groups for updated activities or write programs of interest for details. Please email info@biodynamics.com to add your program to this page.

For specific opportunities, visit the forums.

TRAINING PROGRAMS:
(Also contact regional groups.)

• Biodynamic Education Centre, an international college offering a range of educational programs for biodynamic farming and gardening. The courses offered by the Centre have been written and developed over many years of practical experience in the biodynamic method for both large-scale agricultural and smaller-scale gardening systems. For more information, visit www.biodynamiceducation.com.
• Cure Organic Farm offers courses, internship programs, and apprenticeships in sustainable agriculture. See their website at www.cureorganicfarm.com for more details or contact Anne P. Cure, Cure Organic Farm, P.O. Box 19913, Boulder, Colorado 80308. Call (303) 666-6397, or email cureorganicfarm@yahoo.com.
• Emerson College offers a three-year vocational training program in biodynamics and is the only program that offers English language biodynamic training to a Level 4, state-certified diploma. Contact Emerson College, Forest Row, East Sussex, RH18 5JX, England. Call +44 1342 822238, fax +44 1342 826055, e-mail info@emerson.org.uk, or visit our website at http://www.emerson.org.uk/biodynamic.htm.
• Hawthorne Valley Farm, 327 Route 21C, Ghent, NY 12075. Visit www.hawthornevalleyfarm.org, or email apprenticeships@hawthornevalleyfarm.org.
• Michael Fields Agricultural Institute, W2493 County Road ES, East Troy, WI 53120. For information, visit www.michaelfieldsaginst.org.
• New Farms, HC69 Box 62, Rociada, NM 87742.
• The Pfeiffer Center offers a one-year part-time introduction to biodynamics, consisting of eight weekend sessions and a final week-long intensive workshop taught by experienced biodynamic practitioners. For complete information, contact the Pfeiffer Center, 260 Hungry Hollow Road, Chestnut Ridge, NY 10977. Call (845) 352-5020, ext 20, email info@pfeiffercenter.org, or visit www.pfeiffercenter.org.
• Raphael Garden, Rudolf Steiner College, 3937 Bannister Road, Fair Oaks, CA 95628. Call (916) 965-0389, fax (916) 961-2662. For information, visit www.steinercollege.edu/biodynamics.html.
• Taruna College is the only government-approved anthroposophical adult training center in New Zealand. For the last twelve years we have offered a one-year training in biodynamics. For information, go to www.taruna.ac.nz.

APPRENTICESHIP OPPORTUNITIES:
These are on-going opportunities, including a few seasonal openings and newly created opportunities.

East Coast:

• Brookfield Farm, 4 Hulst Road, Amherst, MA 01002.
• Caretaker Farm, Hancock Road, Rt. 43, Williamstown, MA 01267.
• Hawthorne Valley Farm, a diversified, Demeter certified Biodynamic farm, is looking for farm apprentices for the 2009 season. Please see our website, www.hawthornevalleyfarm.org, for more detailed information. Our apprentices work with and learn about the interrelationships between our milking herd of 60 grass-fed cows, our rotational grazing system, the twelve-acres of mixed vegetable fields, and get an overview of the administration of our 265-member Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program. Our apprentices are expected to work well with others, to have some patience and a drive to get things done. A sense of humor is always useful!
• Horse and Buggy Produce, Inc., PO Box 416, Charlottesville, VA, 22902. www.horseandbuggyproduce.com. Email april@horseandbuggyproduce.com. We are a food cooperative/CSA delivering local, spray-free produce, eggs, dairy, and meats to over 1000 families in Charlottesville and Lynchburg. Over 100 small, local family farms, most of which are members of an Old Order Mennonite community, supply us with their harvest each week. 6 1/2 month internships/apprenticeships available.
• Kimberton CSA, P.O. Box 192, Kimberton, PA 19442.
• The Pfeiffer Center, 260 Hungry Hollow Road, Chestnut Ridge, NY 10977.
• Quail Hill Farm, P.O. Box 2088, Southampton, NY 11968.
• Richview Farm, RD 1, Aurora, NY 13026.
• Roxbury Farm, PO Box 338, Kinderhook, NY 12106. Call (518) 758-8558, email info@roxburyfarm.com, or visit www.roxburyfarm.com for more information.
• Sankanac CSA at Camphill Village Kimberton Hills, PA, offers a 2-year apprenticeship (as well as 1-3 month and 1-year internships) in biodynamic agriculture. For more information, call (610) 495-7295, email sankanaccsa@hotmail.com, or visit www.camphillkimberton.org.
• Temple-Wilton Community Farm, 19 Potter Road, Wilton, NH 03086.
• Turtle Tree Seed, Camphill Village, Copake, NY 12516. We offer an opportunity to work with a biodynamic seedsman as a volunteer co-worker in Camphill Village, a social therapeutic community. Contact Nathan or Beth Corymb.
• Woodbridge Farm, 30 Woodbridge Road, Salem, CT 06420. We offer a one-year apprenticeship program on our diversified biodynamic farm. Apprentices will have the opportunity to learn about all aspects of farm life by participating in the daily chores. For more information, call (860) 889-5797 or email woodbridgefarm@sbcglobal.net.

Central:

• Krusenbaum Farm, W3194 County Rd. D, Elkhorn, WI 53121.
• Lake-Geauga CSA, 8345 Brakeman Rd., Leroy Township, OH 44077.
• Midheaven Farm. Contact Dewane Morgan, 11059 County, Park Rapids, MN 56470. Call (218) 732-4866 (day) or (218) 732-1093 (evening), or email sgmorg@wcta.net.
• Philadelphia Community Farm, Box 668, Osceola, WI 54020. Email pcomfarm@centurytel.net.
• Spikenard Farm offers positions for apprentices and, in the future, for more coworkers. R.R. 3, Box 167, Carrollton, IL, 62016. Email: info@spikenardfarm.org. Tel.: (217) 942-3732. www.spikenardfarm.org. Apprenticeships on the 610-acre Spikenard Farm in transition to diversified biodynamic methods; also training in sustainable beekeeping methods.
• Mark Trela, 638 East North, New Harmony, IN 47631.
• Zinniker Farm, N7479 Bowers Rd., Elkhorn, WI 53121.

South:

• Hill and Hollow Farm, Edmonton, KY. Call (270) 432-0567, email hhcsa@scrtc.com, or visit www.hillandhollowfarm.com.
• Union Agricultural Institute, Rt. 4 Box 4635, Blairsville, GA 30512.

West:

• Beneficial Farms CSA, 286 Arroyo Salado, Santa Fe, NM 87505. Call (505) 422-2238, or email stevew@plateautel.net.
• Earth One, Roseburg, OR 97470. Diversified: cheese-making, fruit trees, draft horse, 6 hours theoretical/week. Year round. Call (541) 784-9024, or email earth1@wildblue.net.
• Flowers by the Sea LLC, a Demeter-certified organic/Biodynamic farm and nursery. P.O. Box 89 Elk, California 95432 USA. Call (707) 877-1722, fax (707) 877-1721, or email kcarter@fbts.com. Visit www.fbts.com for more information.
• Live Power Community Farm, 25451 East Lane, Covelo, CA 95428. Phone/fax (707) 983-8196, or email livepower@igc.org.
• Muslin Creek Farm, 79296 Repsleger Rd., Cottage Grove, OR 97424.
• Raphael Garden, Rudolf Steiner College, 3937 Bannister Road, Fair Oaks, CA 95628. Call (916) 965-0389, fax (916) 961-2662, or visit www.steinercollege.edu/biodynamics.html.
• Tierra Miguel Farm, PO Box 1065, Pauma Valley, CA 92061. Phone/fax (760) 742-1151, or email csa@tierramiguel.org.

Canada:

• Alderlea Farm on Vancouver Island in Duncan, BC is a Demeter certified mixed farm with a 100+ member CSA. On-going apprenticeship opportunities. Contact johnkaty@shaw.ca.