Calendar of Events

Steiner Reading Group

In Portland,
Location: 5720 SE Harney Dr, Portland, OR 97206
Contact: (503) 777-9086
Dates: First and Third Sundays. Potluck at 5:30, discussion 6:00-7:30.
Group is free but you need to purchase the book. Currently reading Steiner's Agricultural Lectures.
Copies can be purchased from The Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Association or download free from Garudabd.org

In Southern Oregon, contactTel 541-535-5104

Bee Class

Saturday, May 17 at 11 am, BEES: The Other Way, Friendly Haven Rise Farm. The farm is 35 min. NE of Portland, OR or ten minutes east of Battle Ground, WA. Plan on spending the afternoon. Bring any bee equipment you have or dress for being around bees (loose jeans, sweatshirt). Bring a bag lunch (pollen provided, yum!). $50 per person. if you've taken the class before you can audit it again for $10. For directions, contact Jacqueline Freeman, 360-687-8384 Friendly Haven Rise Farm.

I'll show you
* The bee family
* My Swarm-Catching kit -- I'm ready to go on a minute's notice
* Different ways to move bees so they're less stressed
* How to care for them once they're home
* What top bar hives look like inside
* Mistakes I have made (and hopefully learned from)
* Approaching bees from a biodynamic perspective
* The fallacy of purchased queen bees (who are not natural true queens)
* The weakened gene pool
* True nutrition for bees
* Communicating with bees and developing relationships with hives
* Top bar hives, cow dung hives and straw hives
* Rehoming swarms
* Low stress ways to remove bees from buildings
* Educating the public about alternative bee paradigms

Biodynamic Lecture

May 17 PUBLIC CONFERENCE on Rudolf Steiner - Agriculture Course Lectures 3-4 at EARTH ONE Farm. Established 5 years ago, the farm is located in Roseburg, Oregon in the beautiful Umpqua valley. Our 107 acres property is dedicated to Biodynamic farming and preservation of the natural ecosystem. We have about 300 fruit and nut trees, a large garden, Jersey and highland cattle, goats and Tamworth pigs. We also have a Belgian draft horse that we use to move stuff around the farm. We are committed to seed saving and are growing mostly heirlooms varieties.
*** Please bring your own lunch ***
TO PERSONNALIZE THIS LEARNING EXPERIENCE THERE WILL BE ONLY 10 PLACES AVAILABLE FOR THIS WORKSHOP SO BOOK EARLY PHONE : 1-541-784-9024 FEE : 25$ MEMBERS OF THE BIODYNAMIC ASSOCIATION : 20$

Quarterly Meetings

Summer: Sat. June 21, Heike Marie's house, quality assessment meeting
Fall: Sat. Oct. 4, Winter Green, working meeting to prepare fall preparations
Winter: Sat. Jan. 31 - Sunday, Feb.1, 2009, BD House, winter study meeting

All are welcome! Note that during working meetings, we are busy and don't have a lot of time for explanations. We schedule a introductory talk at noon for newcomers. For further information and directions to quarterly meetings, contact503-635-3941 or Beth 503-774-8764.

Biodynamic Workshop

Friday, June 27-Sunday, June 29th, S&S Homestead Farm on Lopez Island, WA. The program will include on-farm slaughter using the USDA mobile unit, harvesting of animal sheaths, demonstration of biodynamic prep making and usage, presentations on various topics including how to form a healthy farm organism, practical and artistic applications of Goethean color theory, sensitive imagining and food quality, making and understanding compost teas, on-farm food processing and fermentation, and most of all, celebrating farm-produced food and drink. Presenters include farmers, WSU researchers, and biodynamic practitioners. For details and workshop information, contact sshomestead@rockisland.com, or 360-468-3335.

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