Organic Seed Growers Conference
Type:
Conference
Date:
Wed, 02/12/2020 (All day) to Sat, 02/15/2020 (All day)
Region:
West Coast
February 12-15, 2020 | Corvallis, Oregon
February 12-15, 2020 | Corvallis, Oregon
Come out to Singing Creek Farm, home of Marjory House, for the Summer meeting and Summer Preparation Making with the Oregon Biodynamic Group.
We will be making the BD 501 and 502 and 507 preparations. We are increasing the amount of preparation 502 that we make, so bring Yarrow Blossoms if you are able to! This will be a great meeting to learn more about the intricacies of the Preparations while getting hands-on experience with other area farmers and growers.
Bring a Potluck Dish for lunch and we'll see you there!
The Paicines Ranch Learning Center is offering this one-day workshop focused on how to make and apply beneficial life-supporting seed and soil inoculants in place of high analysis fertilizers and seed dressings.
Topics include quorum sensing, replacing nitrogen fertilizers, transitioning to a microbial approach, and the application of auto-inducers to seeds to enable a reduction of inputs and costs in order to regenerate soils.
This is a one-day workshop being offered on two separate dates:
Thursday, June 6
9:00am - 5:00pm
or
The Association for Temperate Agroforestry will convene for the 16th AFTA Biennial Conference on June 24-27, 2019 at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon.
Program:
All Things Avian Field Day
Learn about the birds flying through your farm and how they might be a benefit to your
operation. Hear from and connect with innovative farmers, avian researchers, and other experts
about practices that attract beneficial birds for pest control and manage pest birds. In addition,
participate in a demonstration conservation planting and learn how this habitat can benefit your
farm. You will gain valuable experience in planning for practices aimed at attracting beneficial
Tablas Creek Vineyard in Paso Robles, California will be hosting the volume 2 workshop on our biodynamic series. This time we will dig up and evaluate the preparations that we buried last December (cow horns, barrel compost etc.). Also we will be making horn silica, nettle and equisetum teas, how to grow the different plants and herbs needed for the preps and more.
Again we have invited Harald Hoven to host this event. Harald has many years of experience teaching biodynamics at the Rudolf Steiner College in Sacramento.
We are excited to bring Enzo Nastati and his wife/translator Silvia from Italy in a collaboration with Camphill Communities California to the community. Enzo has a world-wide following and works in the realms of Biodynamic farming, architecture, and environmental remediation. We first experienced Enzo at Viva La Vida Farms in Paonia, Colorado, where Enzo has taught regularly the past five years. All people we know, us included, who have been to a seminar with Enzo, became “hooked” and felt he needed to be heard and experienced in California as well.
Join us, for our annual Spring workshop and hands-on presentation day!
This is a great opportunity for those wanting an introduction to Biodynamics, and to become familiar with the methods to enhance your practices on your home garden, farm or vineyard.
Sunday, April 7th, 2019
12-4pm at the Portland Waldorf School
2300 SE HARRISON ST.,
MILWAUKIE, OR 97222-7527
Who: A gathering of regional winery and vineyard associations, engaged grower and vintner leaders, and others committed to the sustainability of their local vineyards, wineries, and regions.
What: Learn some of the driving forces behind consumers’ and wine buyers’ increasing interest in sustainable winegrowing. Hear from programs around the country who have embraced sustainability and the many benefits for their region’s growers and vintners. Be inspired with new ideas on how to bring sustainability education and outreach to your region’s vineyards and wineries.
Come join us for a weekend at Live Power Community Farm (http://www.livepower.org/) in Covelo, CA! We will be deepening into the arts of biodynamic agriculture, eurythmy, and anthroposophy. Featuring keynote by John Bloom, the general secretary of the Anthroposophical Society in America.
Please find more information regarding schedule, housing, and meals at our website: http://bdanc.org/fall-meeting