workshop

Bente, Jae and Aspen have all run farm programs. They have a lot to share about how they have done it and what they see in kids that attend these programs.

These gals are all experienced Waldorf teachers or in a training program to get that certification. Bente, in particular has had a long career both as a class teacher and 25 years now as a FarmWise LLC program leader in Wisconsin. She wrote a book about what kids learn while doing.  "Childhood is a Verb! Why a Virtual Childhood isn’t enough”

Goethean Science is a foundational practice of biodynamics. It supports the human being to form a living relationship with the wholeness of what it encounters, including the life forces, soul, and spiritual archetype behind it. We will explore an outline of Goethean Science, hear about putting it into practice on farms and gardens, and work with some exercises together.

This three-day workshop will explore the cosmic and earthly aspects of healing with plants.

On day one we will explore the relationship of the plant to the other kingdoms — the soil, the animals, humans, and the cosmos itself. We will look at the plant as a being between Earth and cosmos and how plants reveal themselves in the form of a healing plant.

How can we understand and honor the spirit of the animal? How can we support and tend to their well-being here on Earth?  What does true collaboration look like — and feel like?  Join Alex Tuchman, Anthony Mecca, and Michael Thiele in an exploration of the animal kingdom as a whole and animals as part of the farm organism, with deep dives into the life of the cow and the bee.

Biodynamic nutrition considers physical substance as well as life forces, soul, and spiritual qualities. All that we take in from around us we must make our own. What we take in, and what we do with it, is a central question of nutrition. We will explore this perspective relating to the 'earthly' nutrition that comes primarily through our metabolism via substances, as well as the rareified 'cosmic' nutrition that comes through our nervous and sensory systems as well as through breathing.

At its heart biodynamics is a spiritual endeavor. For each practitioner this spiritual dimension is unique. In this workshop you will hear from three biodynamic farmers and preparation makers about ways their spiritual lives integrate with their work.

¿Es la observación una herramienta valiosa para la agricultura? La observación Goetheana puede considerarse como un ejercicio empírico para profundizar en el conocimiento del mundo natural. Con estos métodos también podemos fortalecer nuestro entendimiento del mundo vegetal, así como de la individualidad agrícola. Acompáñanos en estos ejercicios de observación para construir pequeños pasos en nuestra experiencia para estudiar nuestros ranchos.