One hundred years ago, a plucky crew of individuals bought the initial property to start Threefold Farm in Spring Valley, New York. The goal was to have both a working farm and an educational center for spiritual science and biodynamic agriculture. Two young women – Gladys Barnett and Elise Stolting – set off to Europe to receive training in biodynamics and, a year later, returned to seed a legacy that has lasted a century. What is now known as Threefold Community Farm is on the oldest continuously biodynamically cared-for land in North America.
Ehrenfried Pfeiffer, a central pioneer of biodynamics in this country, made Threefold Farm his residence for the last fifteen years of his life. He and his coworkers brought a major impulse to this location, the heritage of which lives on today. In 1996, the Pfeiffer Center was founded and is now starting its 31st year of “Practical Training in Biodynamics.”
The next cohort of the Pfeiffer Center at Threefold Community Farm's Practical Training in Biodynamics begins this September, and enrollment is now open!
A Spiritual And Scientific Approach To Farming And Gardening
Learn and practice biodynamic agriculture on the oldest biodynamically stewarded and cultivated land in North America. Richly embedded in the Threefold Community in Spring Valley, NY, the Pfeiffer Center’s one-year, part-time Practical Training in Biodynamics enables farmers and gardeners of any variety and experience level to put Rudolf Steiner’s agriculture lectures into practice. Meeting monthly from September through June, participants take part in discussions, demonstrations, and plenty of hands-on agricultural tasks for each season. Nurture the agricultural individuality of your land through insights, skills, and experience gained through our course as we work together to care for the living earth and humanity.
BDA Membership Discount: $50 OFF! Please email hello@threefoldcommunityfarm.org to secure your coupon code.
Our year-long course is built as a whole; however, each single-day session is available for individual registration for a fee of $125 per class. Our Midwinter Intensive in January can also be taken a la carte.
Full Description + Registration
Interested, but have questions? Join Mac Mead (Program Director) and other team members for a LIVE Q+A: August 26th from 4-5pm. Register here.
