Posted on Ago 17, 2026
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...
Posted on Abr 1, 2026
Dear Members and Friends,
Since its founding, the Biodynamic Association has gone through many expansions, contractions, and incarnations. Our completely new board was formed by invitation following the dissolution of the Biodynamic-Demeter Alliance. When we first convened last spring, we began to work with some questions.
“Is the BDA in its current form capable of meeting the needs of biodynamic agriculture on our continent in these challenging times?”
"How can the BDA best serve biodynamics and the farmers and gardeners who practice biodynamics?”
We have come to some conclusions.
While much good and solid work has happened in this newly emancipated BDA, a further re-visioning and restructuring is necessary to meet the needs of our time. In order to best serve biodynamics and honor the generations of amazing people who...
Posted on Mar 29, 2026
By Darby Weaver: For over 50 years, the biodynamic community in the United States has been blessed with the work, writings, and teachings of Henning Sehmsdorf and Elizabeth Simpson.
Posted on Dic 17, 2025
By Stewart Lundy: While not every calendar indication is practical in every situation, the aim of the calendar is to develop a reconnection to the cosmos and a living felt perception of the interconnectedness of the Earth with the rest of the universe.
Posted on Sep 23, 2025
We invite you to join in commemorating Fred Kirschenmann and his incredible impact not only in the biodynamic community, but also in the broader food and farming communities.
Posted on Sep 17, 2025
A recent restructuring has taken place that has not only given back to the Biodynamic Association its independent legal and spiritual identity ( read more here ), but has also transformed the Demeter Biodynamic Alliance into the "Alliance of Biodynamic Organizations," or ABO.
The purpose of the ABO is to foster trust, collaboration, and strategic alignment among key organizations and groups serving the biodynamic movement. This new organization includes representatives from the Biodynamic Association, Demeter USA, and the North American Agriculture Section, as well as the Fellowship of Preparation Makers and the Josephine Porter Institute for Applied Biodynamics. In time we hope to include many groups and organizations in the membership of the ABO.
The key difference between the former Biodynamic Demeter Alliance and the new Alliance of Biodynamic Organizations is...
Posted on Jul 21, 2025
By Jeff Poppen: Hot diggity dog! What could be more fun?
