Biodynamics is a holistic, ecological, and ethical approach to farming, gardening, food, and nutrition.
Biodynamics is rooted in the work of philosopher and scientist Dr. Rudolf Steiner, whose 1924 lectures to farmers opened a new way to integrate scientific understanding with a recognition of spirit in nature. Biodynamics has continued to develop and evolve since the 1920s through the collaboration of many farmers and researchers. Around the world, biodynamics is alive in thousands of thriving gardens, farms, vineyards, ranches, and orchards. The principles and practices of biodynamics can be applied anywhere food is grown, with thoughtful adaptation to scale, landscape, climate, and culture.
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Biodynamic Principles & Practices
The Farm Individuality
Biodynamic Preparations
Biodynamic Gardening
With so much interest in growing food in our own back and front yards, balconies, patios, community gardens, and homesteads, we want to help get you started or deepen your understanding of biodynamic gardening. Visit our Biodynamic Gardening page for current and historical articles, free webinars, videos, and more to help you learn and grow in your biodynamic gardening journey.
Certification
Biodynamic certification for farms and products is managed worldwide by Demeter International (link is external), in the United States by Demeter USA (link is external), and in Canada by Demeter Canada (link is external). Read the U.S. Demeter Biodynamic® Farm Standard (link is external) to learn more about the principles of this system and requirements for Biodynamic certification.
Community
Connect with others who share your interests through in-person and online events, and browse our online forums for job, internship, apprenticeship, and land opportunities. You're also welcome to post your own opportunities.
Regional groups also offer a great way to connect with others interested in biodynamics in your locale.
Join to Learn More
Learn more about biodynamics and enjoy tremendous benefits — while also helping to make transformative change in the world — by becoming a member (link is external). Enjoy the twice-yearly Biodynamics journal, discounts on events, and knowing that your support helps to foster adoption of a truly regenerative way of working with our soil and water.
Delve Deeper
Online Learning
Our distance-learning courses and webinars give farmers and gardeners across the US—and beyond—the opportunity to learn from leading biodynamic educators, delve deep into the principles and philosophy of biodynamics, and build communities of support among peers.
The Oregon Biodynamic Group also offers free in-depth materials through their Online Course (link is external).
National Biodynamic Conference
Gather, share, question, and explore together with hundreds of farmers, gardeners, entrepreneurs, educators, researchers, activists, and enthusiasts from the region, across the US, and around the world at the Biodynamic Conference, or visit our conference page to access resources from prior conferences.
Biodynamic Foundations Training
The Biodynamic Foundation Training offers the opportunity to build a solid foundation in the principles and practices of biodynamic agriculture. The program is open to aspiring as well as established farmers, gardeners, teachers, and other land stewards—participants may work with their own site or at a mentor site. Benefit from hands-on, practical work with a mentor, supported by integrated learning elements and a cohort-based weekly classroom component with a variety of readings and exercises that bring greater understanding and build capacities to participate more deeply and fully in caring for your farm or garden.
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The Biodynamic Association (BDA) awakens and enlivens co-creative relationships between humans and the earth, transforming the practice and culture of agriculture to renew the vitality of the earth, the integrity of our food, and the health and wholeness of our communities. The BDA is a participatory, membership-based nonprofit organization that works to nurture the North American biodynamic movement as a diverse, collaborative, and thriving ecosystem. We aim to incubate strong leadership in the biodynamic community; grow the community of biodynamic farmers, ranchers, gardeners, and land stewards; communicate the powerful vision of biodynamics and the potential it holds for the Earth; and nurture the deep spiritual roots and insights of biodynamics.
The BDA is part of the Biodynamic Demeter Alliance, an organization that advances the adoption of biodynamic practices among growers and bring together producers, distributors, advocates, consumers, and policymakers to create a thriving, equitable agricultural system that nurtures and supports the well-being of communities economically, environmentally, and spiritually.