Bees and Biodynamics with Bill Day (Pfeiffer Center)

Type: 
Workshop
Community Event
Meeting / Gathering
Presentation
Date: 
Fri, 09/18/2020
Region: 
East Coast

Friday, September 18, 2020 from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm EST 

Summer brings many challenges to the bees, and winter is fast approaching. Labor Day to Thanksgiving is the beekeeper’s opportunity to ensure that your bees have all they need to overwinter successfully and build up strong next spring.

Reflections about "Easter 2020 & Planting By The Moon" with Dewane Morgan

Type: 
Community Event
Meeting / Gathering
Presentation
Date: 
Fri, 08/28/2020
Region: 
Online

Friday, August 28, 2020 from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm EST

Join us for a discussion with our featured author, Dewane Morgan, of the article "Reflections about Easter 2020 and Planting by the Moon", printed in the Spring/Summer 2020 issue of Biodynamics. Mr. Morgan and his family live on 440 acres that comprise Midheaven Farm, near Park Rapids, Minnesota.  He has a small cow/calf operation and has used the biodynamic preparations every year since 1976. 

Living With the Earth: Biodynamic Agriculture & Overcoming Materialism

Type: 
Meeting / Gathering
Presentation
Webinar
Date: 
Sat, 08/15/2020
Region: 
Online

Saturday, August 15, 2020 starting at 9:00 am PST

“The link that is rapidly disappearing and has largely disappeared already, is the opportunity for the human being to work with the Earth . . . not just farming, but to work with the Earth in any way that is not mere extraction.”

Laura Riccardi Lyvers

Join us (awakin.org) with this extra-ordinary, ordinary gardener and grazier, seeking to heal earth and cosmos.

Tall Fescue Virtual Field Day with Future Harvest

Type: 
Workshop
Presentation
Webinar
Date: 
Thu, 09/03/2020
Region: 
Online

Thursday, September 3, 2020 at 12:00 pm EST

Join us for a virtual field day on tall fescue hosted by University of Maryland Extension, Future Harvest, and the Mountains to Bay Grazing Alliance. Topics will include tall fescue toxicosis; potential problems and the resulting issues; living with tall fescue: how to work with what you've got; and tall fescue renovation: making the switch to novel endophyte or other alternatives. Free. 

Flowers and Whole Farm Management with Future Harvest

Type: 
Workshop
Presentation
Webinar
Date: 
Mon, 08/24/2020
Region: 
Online

Monday, August 24, 2020 from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm EST

For farmer Becky Seward, Red Tree Farmstead is the culmination of more than 18 years of knowledge gained through organic vegetable farming, native plant work, and natural health. The farm's focus shifted from vegetables to cut flowers in 2019. Join us to learn more about Becky's decision-making process, why the farm made the switch, and how she balances the farm with family and more.

Free, suggested $10 donation.

Farmer Panel: How Farmers are Increasing Wholesale Buying in West Virginia

Type: 
Community Event
Meeting / Gathering
Presentation
Webinar
Date: 
Thu, 08/20/2020
Region: 
Online

Thursday, August 20, 2020 at 3:OO pm to 5:00 pm EST

West Virginia farmers are selling more and more local produce to local institutions. How? Join us for a farmer-led, moderated panel to hear from a few of these farmers themselves and participate in a discussion about how farmers throughout the region can learn from West Virginia producers.

Free, suggested $10 donation.

Tell Me a Story with School of Sophia

Type: 
Workshop
Class
Meeting / Gathering
Presentation
Webinar
Date: 
Thu, 11/05/2020 to Sun, 11/08/2020
Region: 
Online
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Thursday, November 5, 2020 through Sunday, November 8, 2020

Creating a New Narrative for Education

A 3.5-day transformational learning experienceo nlin for parents and educators, exploring how storytelling, creativity & the art of the imagination can help us to re-imagine educaiton today and empower the next generation with the creativity & well-being they need to thrive, even in uncertain times.