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National Biodynamic Groups
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NATIONAL BIODYNAMIC GROUPS

• Demeter Association, Inc.: Certifies Biodynamic ® farms, vineyards, processors, and products in the United States.
• Demeter Biodynamic Trade Association: Membership organization for Demeter certified Biodynamic ® farms, vineyards, wineries, dairies, food processors, traders, and distributors.
• Josephine Porter Institute for Applied Biodynamics, Inc.: Non-profit institute dedicated to making biodynamic preparations and conducting biodynamic agricultural research and education.
• Yggdrasil Land Foundation: Collaborative non-profit land preservation organization with a mission to catalyze the viability of biodynamic, organic, and sustainable farming.

INTERNATIONAL BIODYNAMIC GROUPS

• Biodynamic Agricultural Association in U.K.: mission to support, promote and develop the biodynamic approach to farming, gardening and forestry.
• Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Association in Australia: educating for sustainable methods of organic agriculture.
• Bio Dynamic Farming and Gardening Association in New Zealand: mission to foster, guide and safeguard in New Zealand the biodynamic approach to agriculture, horticulture, forestry and animal husbandry as initiated by Rudolf Steiner.
• Demeter International: nonprofit organization of Demeter certification organizations.
• ELIANT: European alliance campaigning to protect biodynamic and anthroposophical products from EU regulations.
• Sektion fur Landwirtschaft: Agricultural Section at the Goetheanum (in German).

BIODYNAMIC AND ORGANIC PROMOTERS

• Alan Chadwick Archive: housed at Philosophy Farm in the mountains of North Carolina. The site will be gradually putting up transcriptions of Alan's talks, in no particular order.
• Anthroposophical Society in America: nurtures the life of the soul based on spiritual science arising out of the work of Rudolf Steiner.
• Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA): "Alternative Farming Systems Guide: Biodynamic Farming & Compost Preparation."
• The Barefoot Farmer: collection of articles by Jeff Poppen of Long Hungry Creek Farm, Tennessee, on biodynamics, community supported agriculture, and farm-related topics.
• BDNow! Electronic Mailing List: Send email to bdnow@envirolink.org with a Subject of "Subscribe BDNow"
• Biodynamic Education Centre: 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.
• Biodynamic Growing: magazine seeking to spread knowledge of the "Australian Demeter-standard" Biodynamic method so that the Earth may be revitalized, and continue to sustain humanity and the ecosystems we are responsible for.
• California Flowform Artisans: America's leading flowform producer, dedicated to providing authentic John Wilkes and associates' original flowforms. Awakening the Spirit of Water, Opening to the Heart of Nature.
• C-Dar World Forest Team: Dedicated to providing ecologically responsible solutions to forest growth and ecologically responsible stewardship through research, education, and practical biodynamic application.
• Coros Institute: dedicated to creating dialogues between individuals or organizations committed to social change and inspired by the teachings of Austrian philosopher, scientist and educator Rudolf Steiner.
• Evergreen Elm: Biodynamic Master Gardener L.A. Rotheraine and Blue Ribbon Winning Vegetables. Link to articles.
• Good Farmers Services: Offers consultation and workshops in the principles, practices and applications of biodynamic agriculture.
• Highlands Nature Sanctuary: A nature preservation mission with biodynamic gardening components, we offer organic/biodynamic gardening internships, as well as bakery/cafe and naturalist internship opportunities.
• International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements: the worldwide umbrella organization for the organic movement, uniting more than 750 member organizations in 108 countries.
• Michael Field Agricultural Institute: Devoted to developing an agriculture that can sustain the land and its resources. A public, non-profit learning center, it seeks to revitalize farming with research, education, technical assistance and public policy.
• Organic Consumers Association: online and grassroots non-profit 501(c)3 public interest organization campaigning for health, justice, and sustainability.
• Organic Wine Journal: articles on organic and biodynamic wines and viticulture.
• The Nature Institute: A non-proft organization dedicated to developing a sense-based approach to science and the natural world. We produce publications, and offer lectures, courses and seminars on various aspects of qualitative science, including whole-organism biology, and raise questions about modern relationships to technology. Additionally, we offer an online journal (12 times per year) edited by Steve Talbott, called NetFuture, which focuses more on the Technology and Human Responsibility aspects of our work.
• North American Biodynamic Apprenticeship Program: a new certification program, consisting of an on-farm component & where trainees learn while working — and an accompanying educational component, which takes place in more classroom-like settings. Trainees are assisted in finding suitable farms and in arranging the study component by Regional Coordinators, with whom they review their progress on a regular basis. For more information, visit the website at www.bdtraining.org.
• The Pfeiffer Institute: The Pfeiffer Center is dedicated to education, research and outreach in farming, gardening, and beekeeping. An important goal is to raise awareness of biodynamics as the most holistic approach to caring for the land.
• Rudolf Steiner Archive: An electronic library - e.Lib - and archive site for the over 6,000 collected works of the Austrian born philosopher and founder of anthroposophy, Rudolf Steiner.
• Rudolf Steiner Audio: collection of audio versions of Steiner's works, including the Agriculture Course.
• Rudolf Steiner College, A Center for Biodynamic Education: dedicated to promoting, practicing and teaching biodynamics, the college offers a Biodynamic Farming and Gardening workshop series once a month, Backyard Gardening and Beekeeping workshops, evening biodynamic study groups, an apprenticeship program and a farm visit program for schoolchildren.
• Turtle Tree Seed: providing all open-pollinated seeds from farmers and gardeners inspired by Rudolf Steiner's Agriculture Lectures, including over 185 varieties that are Demeter certified Biodynamic ®.
• Weather Now & the Biodynamic Calendar: blog dedicated to large-scale recognition of the "BioDynamic Calendar" as a key to unlocking the astral effects we live through each day.
• Yggdrasil Land Foundation: chartered to receive land and hold conservation easements. Its purpose is to steward healthy use of land, to encourage biodynamic and kindred agricultural practices, and to promote the renewal of the living earth as a responsibility of community.

COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE

• Angelic Organics: From the Chicago-area, very helpful in distributing information about starting and operating a CSA and about developing productive relationships with interns.
• Alternative Farming Systems Information Center: Search for CSA farms by state, look up definitions of CSA and sustainable agriculture, CSA resources for farmers and consumers, and seasonal and regional eating guides. From the Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service (CSREES) and the National Agricultural Library (NAL) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
• Roxbury Farm: community supported farm in Kinderhook, NY. Website resources include an assortment of harvest manuals, seeding schedules, crop rotation forms, steps for purchasing equipment, and an outline on fertility management.
• Steven McFadden: co-author of Farms of Tomorrow Revisited, maintains a webpage with CSA information. A two-part article he wrote in 2004 on CSA for The New Farm on-line magazine can be found at http://www.thenewfarm.org/features/0104/csa-history/part1.shtml and http://www.thenewfarm.org/features/0204/csa2/part2.shtml.

RELATED RESOURCES

• American Farmland Trust: mission to stop the loss of productive farmland and to promote farming practices that lead to a healthy environment.
• An Apprenticeship: UK-based site offers general (non-agriculture specific) advice and articles on being or employing an apprentice.
• Bioneers: nonprofit organization promoting practical environmental solutions and innovative social strategies for restoring the Earth and communities.
• Buy Local Think Global: organization promoting buying foods, goods & services produced, grown, or raised as close to home as possible with listings of over 20,000 farmers markets, growers and growers associations.
• Center for Rural Affairs: non-profit organization formed by rural Nebraskans concerned about family farms and rural communities, the Center work to strengthen small businesses, family farms and ranches, and rural communities. It has evolved into one of the nation's leading rural organizations known for its pioneering work to rebuild rural America and its national work to reform federal policy.
• Community Alliance with Family Farmers: building a movement of rural and urban people to foster family-scale agriculture that cares for the land, sustains local economies and promotes social justice.
• Community, Food, and Agriculture Database: compiled by Michigan State University professor Philip H. Howard, a searchable bibliography of over 200 books and films.
• Community Food Security Coalition: dedicated to building strong, sustainable, local and regional food systems that ensure access to affordable, nutritious, and culturally appropriate food for all people at all times.
• Community Supported Anthroposophical Medicine Information.
• Dr. Shigo's Tree Page: John A. Keslick Jr., Tree Anatomist & Tree Biologist.
• Equity Trust: a small, national non-profit organization committed to changing the spirit and character of our material relationships. It helps communities to gain ownership interests in their food, land, and housing, and it works with people to make economic changes that balance the needs of individuals with the needs of the community, the earth, and future generations.
• The Greenhorns Project: a small grass-roots nonprofit based in the Hudson Valley of New York, with a mission to support, promote and recruit young farmers in America. Includes information about a documentary film exploring the life of America's young farming community, a blog for young farmers, and an interactive mapping and online database site with economic, ecologic, demographic and cultural information about farmers under forty in America.
• Ifgene: Information regarding genetic engineering.
• Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture: non-profit educational foundation established in 1965 with a mission to encourage the development of sustainable food and farming systems.
• The Land Institute: purpose to develop an agricultural system with the ecological stability of the prairie and a grain yield comparable to that from annual crops.
• Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture: provides summaries of findings from scientific literature about organic agriculture.
• Lilipoh Magazine: a quarterly wellness magazine specializing in the anthroposophic approach to life, spanning topics such as Waldorf education, naturopathic medicine, biodynamic farming, the arts, community and more.
• Local Harvest: resource for local farms, farmers' markets, and local and sustainable food sources.
• Nature Institute: provides information about both the intended and unintended consequences of transgenic experiments (GMO).
• Organic Seed Alliance: organization supporting the ethical development and stewardship of seed.
• Prepared Society: Emergency preparedness, survival and homesteading forum.
• rec.gardens.ecosystems: a Usenet newsgroup to discuss gardening topics from an ecological perspective. This site does not deal strictly with biodynamic agriculture but covers a lot of ground for general and organic gardeners.
• Slow Food USA: envisions a future food system that is based on the principles of high quality and taste, environmental sustainability, and social justice — in essence, a food system that is good, clean and fair.
• Slow Money Alliance: with goals to preserve and restore local food systems and local economies; in order to reconnect food producers and consumers and reconnect investors to that in which they are investing and to the places in which they live; in order to promote the transition from an economy based on extraction and consumption to an economy based on preservation and restoration.
• Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE): helps to advance farming systems that are profitable, environmentally sound and good for communities through a nationwide research and education grants program.
• Weston A. Price Foundation: nonprofit, tax-exempt charity founded in 1999 to disseminate the research of nutrition pioneer Dr. Weston Price, whose studies of isolated nonindustrialized peoples established the parameters of human health and determined the optimum characteristics of human diets.
• WikiGardens: free gardening encyclopedia with plant database