Change is at hand in the BDA

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...

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