Nurturing the biodynamic movement in North America through education, research, and development

Biodynamic Agriculture was inaugurated in 1924 by Austrian scientist Rudolf Steiner. A worldwide movement, biodynamic agriculture is the oldest, non-chemical agricultural movement and pre-dates organic agriculture by some twenty years. Biodynamic farming and gardening does more than avoid chemicals; it seeks to work actively with the health-giving forces of nature. Farms and wineries, among others, may be certified Biodynamic by the Demeter USA Association, a national, independent, non-profit corporation.

The Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Association was formed in the U.S. in 1938. It is a non-profit, membership organization and is open to the public. The purpose of the Association is to foster knowledge of the practices and principles of the biodynamic method of agriculture, horticulture, and forestry in the North American continent and to advance the applications of this method through educational activities such as research, lectures, conferences; publishing and distributing literature on the biodynamic methods; and supporting consultation and extension services to farmers, gardeners, and foresters. It may undertake other charitable activities related to such principal purpose.

The Association organizes conferences, workshops, and seminars and publishes books and a quarterly membership journal, Biodynamics. The Association supports regional, grass-roots membership associations and funds more formal research and training institutions. Please join the Biodynamic Association's renewal of agriculture, health, and nutrition.

Specific programs include:

• production and distribution of the Association's quarterly membership journal, Biodynamics
• publishing and selling books
• supporting the training of farmers, gardeners, apprentices, and interns
• conducting and supporting conferences and workshops
• producing educational information and online resources
• assisting regional biodynamic groups
• supporting the development of the North American Biodynamic Apprenticeship Program
• supporting research efforts
• working closely with the the Demeter Association, the Demeter Biodynamic Trade Association, the Agriculture Section, and the Josephine Porter Institute

Contact us to find out more about the Association, biodynamic agriculture, available resources, educational opportunites, and more.

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Community Supported Agriculture
The Association sees Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) and biodynamic farms and gardens as an essential resource for healthy, nutritious food, environmentally wise farming or gardening, and community development. We are supporting growers throughout North America by:

• maintaining a National CSA Database with over 500 listings
• establishing a toll-free CSA/Biodynamic Consumer Hot Line — (800) 516-7797 — where consumers can request a free list of the CSA/Biodynamic farms and/or gardens in their state

The Association is proud to be a comprehensive source of information about CSAs. Please take a look at the National CSA Database. We want to make this database as useful as possible, so if you have any additions, updates, corrections, or suggestions, please email info@biodynamics.com or phone (888) 516-7797.

For more information about CSAs and related initiatives in associative economics, check out the Spring 2008 edition of Biodynamics. We will continue to provide new resources on associative economics and CSA in the Biodynamics journal and online.