BDA National Conference Our Animals & Their Plight. Kingdom of Nature or Industrial Production: How do we keep and treat our domestic animals.
November 8-10, 2002. The national biodynamics conference will be at the Eugene, OR Waldorf School. Featured speakers include:
- Siegward Elas, anthroposophic physician.
- Hugh Cortney, dedicated prep maker of Josephine Porter Institute.
- Gloria & Stephen Decater, operate Live Power CSA farm in Mendocino, Ca.
- Trauger Groh, biodynamic farmer and author of Farms of Tomorrow Revisited, proponent of CSA approach.
- Hugh Cortney, dedicated prep maker of Josephine Porter Institute.
Conference fee $125 or $20 per lecture. Biodynamic meals for another $55. Lodging on your own; limited sleeping bag space. Reduced fees available for apprentices and interns. For information and to register, contact The Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Association (BDA).
Plenary sessions:
Groh, Gift & sacrifice, what do we owe the animal
Decaters, Living with animals
Elas, Cow Manure and Insect Poisons, importance of animal substances for plants and humans
Oregon BD group, panel with practitioners
Workshop sessions:
Hauk, large tasks of small animals
York, Animal's role in diversification
Groh, motivation out of spirit -- money and the farm
Courtney, BD ashing
Wieting, Timing -- Steiner's indications for calender
Elas, Earthly and cosmic nutrition -- polar processes in gut and brain
Lorand, Elemental beings in agriculture
Kolbuszowski, Human nutrition in our time
Countney, making 500
Wieting, Intro to anthroposophy
Hoven, Seed savings and plant breeding
Decaters, working with draft animals
Lorand, BD viticulture
Hauk, Spiritual goals of BD and Waldorf
Fullmer, Farm as living organism
Wieting, BD gardening
Via, Composting for farmers
Kolbuszowski, Euythmry
Lorand, Meditative path of the farmer
David Robison
