Explore biodynamics and related topics through these US-based educational centers and distance-learning programs. See our Community Calendar for upcoming workshops and events, browse current apprenticeship or internship listings, and connect with a regional biodynamic group near you to learn about other opportunities.
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United States
BDA Biodynamic Foundations Training (United States): Get to know biodynamics from the inside out by combining hands-on, practical work with a mentor with integrated learning elements and a cohort based weekly classroom component.
BDA Webinars & Online Courses (Online): Learn from leading educators, explore the principles and practices of biodynamics, and build communities of support among peers through webinars and online courses.
Blossom’s Farm (Aromas, CA): Offers workshops on topics related to biodynamics.
EduCareDo (Distance Learning): Offers a Biodynamic Agriculture and Nutrition Course and Foundation Course in Anthroposophy.
Fellowship of Preparation Makers (United States): Hosts an annual gathering with workshops and presentations.
Goetheanum Section for Agriculture (Online): International organization offering webinars and online interest group meetings.
Hawthorne Valley Farm (Ghent, NY): Offers a Farm Apprentice Program, internships at the Farmscape Ecology Program, and Waldorf Teacher Education at the Alkion Institute, as well as farm tours and other events.
Heart & Soil (Online): Offers a farm bootcamp, online summit, Biodynamic Conversations, and more.
Josephine Porter Institute for Applied Biodynamics (Floyd, VA): Offers hands-on workshops on the biodynamic preparations, both on site and in collaboration with other organizations and farms.
Meadowlark Hearth Living Environment Foundation (Scottsbluff, NE): Offers seed saving, gardening, nutrition, and ancestral skills classes; internships; and a Seed Festival.
Nature Institute (Ghent, NY): Offers a Foundation Course in Goethean Science, as well as other workshops and presentations.
Online Biodynamic Conference (Online): Join hundreds of farmers, gardeners, educators, students, business people, and more from across the US (and beyond!).
Regional Groups (Various): Reach out to your local regional group to find out what educational offering are available in your area.
Spikenard Honeybee Sanctuary (Floyd, VA and Online): Offers a year-long Biodynamic Beekeeping training with in-person modules and optional online learning and support, seasonal workshops, and online webinars.
Sustainable Settings (Carbondale, CO): Offers experiential learning through the Whole Systems Learning Center, apprenticeships, workshops and short courses in biodynamics, and a Sustainable Kids Camp.
Threefold Community Farm (formerly the Pfeiffer Center, Chestnut Ridge, NY): Offers a one-year part-time practical training in biodynamics, farm internships, and youth programs.
Vilicus Institute (Havre, MT): Offers programs in New Agrarian Training and Enterprise Incubation, associative economics, and arts and agriculture, as well as the Agro-Ecological Learning Laboratory.
International
For opportunities outside the United States, please visit the Biodynamic Federation-Demeter International Worldwide Contacts page. The association in your country or region can provide the most current and helpful information about what's available.
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