DISCOVER how a living approach to agriculture can help us consciously collaborate with our planet to create healthy, living, vibrant landscapes and nourishing food
Conference Schedule
Pre-Conference Events
Wednesday, Nov. 16
7:00 - 8:30 am: Breakfast
9:00 am - 4:00 pm: Pre-Conference Workshops
Farm Field Day at Tesuque Pueblo and The Succulent Garden (SOLD OUT)
Farm Field Day: The Biodynamic Farm Organism as Illustrated by the Demeter Farm Standard (SOLD OUT)
Connecting the Sacred in Agriculture to a Moral Economy
NABDAP Workshop: From Outer Sensing to Inner Activity — Developing the Capacities of the Human Soul
12:30 - 1:30 pm: Lunch
5:30 - 7:00 pm: Dinner
6:30 - 8:30 pm: Exploring the Mysteries of Biodynamic Wine (SOLD OUT)
7:00 - 8:30 pm: The Development of Spiritual Scientific Research Methods from Art Work, with Frank Chester
Thursday, Nov. 17
7:00 - 8:30 am: Breakfast
9:00 am - 4:00 pm: Full-Day Pre-Conference Workshops
Agricultura Biodinamica, Enlazando El Continente Americano / Biodynamics Bridging the Americas
Hands-On with the Biodynamic Preparations (SOLD OUT)
Restoration Agriculture and Biodynamics
From Seed to Grocery: Growing the Biodynamic® Marketplace
12:00 - 1:00 pm: Lunch
1:00 - 4:00 pm: Half-Day Pre-Conference Workshops
Biography Work: New Possibilities for a More Human Future
5:00 - 10:00 pm: Bookstore Open
Main Conference Events
Thursday, Nov. 17
5:00 - 7:00 pm: Conference Opening Celebration: Tastes of Tierra Viva at the Santa Fe Farmers' Market Pavilion, sponsored by Frey Vineyards, Kimberton Whole Foods, and Chateau Maris
7:00 - 9:00 pm: Young Farmer Mixer, at Santa Fe Farmers' Market Pavilion
7:30 - 9:30 pm: Film Screening: SEED: The Untold Story, at the Santa Fe Convention Center
9:30 - 10:30 pm: Social Space, at the Convention Center
Friday, Nov. 18
7:00 - 8:30 am: Breakfast
7:30 - 8:15 am: Morning Movement: Eurythmy and Taiji/Qigong
8:00 am - 10:00 pm: Bookstore Open
8:30 am - 12:30 pm:
Conference Welcome
Opening Ceremony
Keynote: Regenerating Earth and Community, with Osiris Abrego Plata, Larry Littlebird, Mark Shepard, Karen Washington, and Courtney White, sponsored by Independent Natural Food Retailers Association
12:00 - 6:00 pm: Exhibit Hall Open
12:30 - 2:00 pm: Lunch, with Geographical Tables and Discussion
2:00 - 3:30 pm: Breakout Workshops
4:00 - 5:30 pm: Breakout Workshops
5:30 - 7:00 pm: Dinner and Meetups
7:00 - 8:00 pm: Honoring Devon Strong
8:00 - 9:00 pm: Bridges Between Biodynamics and Indigeneous Agriculture
9:00 - 10:30 pm: Tea and Social Space
Saturday, Nov. 19
7:00 - 8:30 am: Breakfast and Meetups
7:30 - 8:15 am: Morning Movement: Eurythmy and Taiji/Qigong
8:00 am - 10:00 pm: Bookstore Open
8:00 am - 6:00 pm: Exhibit Hall Open
8:00 am - 9:30 pm: SeedBroadcast
8:30 - 10:30 am: Keynote - Farming the Living Earth, with Sally Fox, Chris Tebbutt, and Hugh Williams
11:00 am - 12:30 pm: Breakout Workshops & Walking Tour to Santa Fe Farmers' Market
12:30 - 2:00 pm: Lunch and Meetups
2:00 - 3:30 pm: Breakout Workshops
4:00 - 5:30 pm: Breakout Workshops
5:30 - 7:00 pm: Dinner and Meetups
6:00 - 7:00 pm: A Native American View on the Rooted People, with Steven Stonearrow
7:00 - 8:00 pm: NABDAP Apprentice Graduation
8:00 - 8:45 pm: Danza Azteca de Anahuac
8:00 - 9:00 pm: Film Screening: The Alchemists
8:00 - 9:30 pm: Seed Exchange
9:15 - 10:45 pm: Music and Dancing with Baracutanga and Social Space
Sunday, Nov. 20
7:00 - 8:30 am: Breakfast and Meetups
7:30 - 8:15 am: Morning Movement: Eurythmy and Taiji/Qigong
8:00 am - 1:00 pm: Bookstore Open
8:30 - 9:45 am - Keynote: Living Earth, Living Climate, with Dennis Klocek
9:45 - 12:15 pm: The Future of the Biodynamic Association and the Biodynamic Movement, with BDA Co-Directors and Board Members
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm: Conference Closing
12:30 - 2:00 pm: Lunch and Meetups
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