A collaboration of BDANC, the Santa Cruz Monterey Bay Anthroposophical Society, Millefolium and Blossom’s Farm.
MICHAELMAS FESTIVAL
A three day celebration of discovering the spirit in life and the life in spirit. Experiencing the deeper meaning of Michaelmas and celebrating 100 years of Biodynamic Agriculture.
TRANSFORMATION OF SUBSTANCE
Friday, September 27th
Biodynamics in Action - A deep dive into biodynamic work with animal husbandry, prep making, compost building and making compost preparations - while giving breath for the spiritual/soul contemplations involved with this work.
TRANSFORMATION OF SELF
Saturday, September 28th
Renewing Ourselves, Renewing Culture - Opening to contemplative, moving explorations of the deeper meaning of Michaelmas, eurythmy, discussions, and a ritual offering to the land. Including a performance by the Bay Area Eurythmy Ensemble.
TOWARDS A NEW FUTURE
Sunday, September 29th
Co-creating a new future together - Eurythmy and Goethean Conversation
Program
Friday, September 27th
TRANSFORMATION OF SUBSTANCE
Morning: Cow Offering and Harvest
8:00 am Coffee & Tea
8:30 Opening Circle uphill at the Cow Barn
9:00 Preparing the Animals with Carin Fortin & Preparing Self with Sebastian Dupuis
10:00 Butchering on-site by local professional at the Cow Barn
11:00 Organ Observations with Luke Frey
11:45 Building Compost and Cleaning Organs for BD preparation use
12:45 Potluck Lunch - bring food to share + your own plates and cups
Afternoon : BD Preparation Making
2:00 pm-2:30 pm Intro to Biodynamic Preparations & Synopses
2:30-5:30 Making of the Oak, Chamomile, Dandelion & Horn Manure Biodynamic Compost Preparations - bring your own sharp knife
5:30 Break
6:00 Review of the Day (Camp Lizard /Blossom’s)
6:30 Catered Dinner (Camp Lizard /Blossom’s)
7:45 Evening Celebration (Camp Lizard /Blossom’s)
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Saturday, September 28th
TRANSFORMATION OF SELF
Location @ Aromas Grange, 400 Rose Ave, Aromas, CA 95004
7:30-8:15 am Catered Breakfast
8:30- 9:00 Opening Circle. Welcome & leading thoughts on Centenary, Renewal of Agriculture and Michaelmas
9:00 - 10:00 “Michael a Guide Toward True Self Transformation” with Michael Latham
10 - 10:30 Eurythmy with Lilith Dupuis
10:35 - 10:55 Refreshments
11:00 - 12:30 Workshops
12:30 - 1:40 pm Catered Lunch @ Aromas Grange
Afternoon: COMMUNITY RITUAL:
Offering Barrel Compost to the Land Location @ Blossoms Farm
2:00 The Blossoms Farm Individuality with Carin Fortin & Delmar McComb
2:30 to 3:00 Archetypes of Ritual with Michael Latham
3:00 Exploring the Spiral, Chaos & Order in Eurythmy with Sebastian & Lilith Dupuis
3:30 Dynamizing Barrel Compost in Collective Stirring Activity
4:00 Offering to the Land
5:00 Sharing Circle
Saturday Evening: Dinner and Eurythmy Performance at the Aromas Grange
5:30 Catered Dinner at the Grange
7:30 - 8:45 Michaelmas Program by the Bay Area Eurythmy Ensemble featuring the “Michael Imagination” by Rudolph Steiner.
8:45 Evening Closing
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Sunday, September 28th
TOWARDS A NEW FUTURE @ Blossoms Farm
8:15 - 8:45 Catered Breakfast at Camp Lizard
9:00 - 9:30 Eurythmy with Franz Eilers at Camp Lizard
9:30 - 11:30 Leading Thoughts & Goethean Conversation at Camp Lizard
12:00 Open Marketplace at Blossom’s Farm and Farm Shop
Cost of event:
BDANC Members: $25 Non-members: $45 Reduction possible for shorter attendance. Additional donations requested to compensate the eurythmists Saturday night. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.
Catered Meals:
REGISTER FOR MEALS ONLINE BY 9/24/24 at 5 pm:
See button at top of page
Dinner ( Fr or Sa): $20 - Apprentice/Student $16 - Children under 12 free
Saturday Lunch: $20 - Apprentice/Student -$16 - Children under 12 free
Breakfast (Sa or Su) $15 - Apprentice/Student - $12 - Children under 12 free
Camping available:
Camping area had outhouse and shower and outdoor kitchen. Rustic. Responsible dogs welcome:) Absolutely no fires.
Blossom’s Farm directions:
2033 San Juan Road, Aromas CA 95004
When arriving from Highway 1 take the Riverside exit, follow 129 to Main Street, turn right into the Pajaro bridge and then take a left onto San Juan Road. Follow San Juan Road , Blossom’s Farm is on San Juan Road, on the left side of the road, right after the Aromas road exit. There is a giant strawberry by our gate.
Arriving on 101 take the San Juan Road exit. Follow San Juan Road. We are on the right side of the road. There is a giant strawberry by our gate. Drive through the main gate and then through a second gate at the bottom of the hill. There is parking to your right.
Aromas Grange directions:
The Aromas Grange is located about 4 minutes away from Blossom’s Farm in the village of Aromas. The address is 400 Rose Ave, Aromas, CA 95004. There are ample parking spots at the Grange but we suggest to car pool from our farm to the Grange.
When arriving from Highway 1 take the Riverside exit, follow 129 to Main Street, turn right into the Pajaro bridge and then take a
left onto San Juan Road. Follow San Juan Road up to the Aromas road exit. Then turn right onto Bloom Avenue and follow to Bardue Street where you turn right again. Arriving on 101, take either the 129 exit or the San Juan Road exit further south. Follow San Juan Road up to the Aromas road exit to your right. Then turn right onto Bloom Avenue and follow to Bardue Street where you turn right
FALL MICHAELMAS GATHERING 2023
Hosted by Gloria Decater
at Live Power Community Farm
Covelo, CA www.livepower.org
Friday, September 22nd
4 pm: Arrival and camping set up.
Saturday, September 23rd
7:00 Honoring the Cow
8:15 Catered Breakfast
9:00 Welcome - Michaelmas with Harald Hoven
9:30 Introduction to preparation making: making preparations - horn manure, chamomile, dandelion, oak bark led by Harald Hoven and others
12:30 Circle and Introductions - Potluck Lunch, please bring plates, bowls and mugs.
2:00 - 5:30 - Break-out Groups: Building and Prepping a Compost PIle Making and Making and Spraying Barrel Compost 0r Gardening Teaching with Willow and Ronni
6:00 Catered Dinner
7:00 Fire Ceremony and Invocation: with Orland Bishop - bring musical instruments
Sunday, September 24th
7:15 - Catered Breakfast
8:00 - John Bloom
8:30 - Orland Bishop with John Bloom - Community Building Toward a Shared Future
Lunch: 12:30
1:30 - 3:30 - Orland Bishop - Community Building Toward a Shared Future
Clean up and socialization
COST: Saturday: Members and apprentices are invited to attend the Saturday gathering at no cost. Non-members pay $15 - $25 contribution for the Saturday gathering at the door. You can join or renew at the meeting. Sunday: This is a special event with extra costs to bring Orland, so we are suggesting a $20 - $50 contribution. Meals are additional.
MEALS
Lunch on Saturday is potluck so bring something to share and your own plate/utensils. Saturday breakfast and dinner, Sunday breakfast and lunch will be catered. Breakfasts $12, Dinner $20, Sunday Lunch $15, (apprentices get a $4 discount per meal.) Meals are paid for at the door, but you must RESERVE MEALS BY SEPT. 19th at 5 pm. Contact: livepower@livepower.org
CAMPING: available at Live Power Farm Fri.- Sunday.
Golden Oaks Motel, 707-983-8000 - www.golden-oaksmotel.com - reserve early
DIRECTIONS
Live Power Community Farm is located at 25451 East Lane in Covelo. 707-983-8196. Head North on 101 (the farm is about 3.5 hours north of San Francisco.) Visit www.livepower.org for directions. Please note we cannot accommodate pets at this event. Please DO NOT BRING DOGS onto the property. We also request that you do not smoke while on the farm. Thank you.
A Day with Orland Bishop
Community Building
Toward a Shared Future
How can we work together to develop a healthy future? The process we will use is a consensus model of collective visioning towards a shared future. It allows a group to co-create the essential framework for agreement and a shared understanding of an imagined future.
We will use Live Power Community Farm as a model to work forward with into the future.
We will come to steps, now, soon and later in the creative process of time and how things come into form. We will begin and see how far we get in the process
Orland Bishop is the founder and director of ShadeTree Multicultural Foundation in Los Angeles, where he has pioneered approaches to urban truces and mentoring at-risk youth that combine new ideas with traditional ways of knowledge. ShadeTree serves as an intentional community of mentors, elders, teachers, artists, healers and advocates for the healthy development of children and youth. Orland’s work in healing and human development is framed by an extensive study of medicine, naturopathy, psychology and indigenous cosmologies, primarily those of South and West Africa. He is a well-known speaker in Anthroposophical circles.
The BDANC Fall Gathering
SATURDAY/SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 24-25TH, 2022
A Celebration of Michaelmas
HOSTED BY LIVE POWER COMMUNITY FARM
Gloria Decater in Covelo, CA 95428
Schedule of Events
SATURDAY September 24th
7:00 Honoring the Cow
8:15 Catered Breakfast
9:00 Welcome - Michaelmas with Harald and Cynthia Hoven
followed by a Michaelmas Ritual with Hazel Archer Ginsberg - Calling in the Elementals
9:30 Introduction to preparation making: making preparations- horn manure, chamomile, dandelion, oak bark led by Harald Hoven
12:30 Circle and Introductions - Potluck Lunch, please bring plates, bowls and mugs.
2:00 Finish preps
2:30 - 3 The Evolution of Biodynamic Legacy Farms - Old farms that need new farmers- A round table discussion with Gloria Decater and Chuck Ginsberg
3:30 - 5 Bridging Heaven and Earth through singing, storytelling and biography work, with Hazel Archer Ginsberg
5:15 - Discussion about Sequential Spraying for Drought Remediaton with Michael Aldinger
6:00 Catered Dinner
7:00 Music and socializing - Bring your musical instruments.
SUNDAY September 25th
8:00 Eurythmy - with Cynthia Hoven
9:00 Catered Brunch
10:00 Anthroposophical Salon - with Hazel Archer Ginsberg and Nancy Poer
COST
Members and apprentices are invited to attend at no cost. Non-members pay $15 - $25 contribution at the door. Meals are additional. You can join or renew at the meeting.
MEALS
Lunch on Saturday is potluck so bring something to share and your own plate/utensils. Saturday breakfast and dinner, Sunday brunch will be catered. Breakfast $10, Dinner $20, Sunday Brunch $12, (apprentices get a $4 discount per meal.) Meals are paid for at the door, but you must RESERVE MEALS BY SEPT. 19th at 5 pm. Contact: livepower@livepower.org
CAMPING: available at Live Power Farm Fri. and Sat.
Friday: Golden Oaks Motel, 707-983-8000
www.golden-oaksmotel.com (small group discount)
DIRECTIONS
Live Power Community Farm is located at 35451 East Lane in Covelo. 707-983-8196. Head North on 101 (the farm is about 3.5 hours north of San Francisco.) Visit www.livepower.org for directions. Please note we cannot accommodate pets at this event.
Please DO NOT BRING DOGS onto the property. We also request that you do not smoke while on the farm. Thank you.
BDANC Fall Online Meeting - Saturday, October 3rd, 2020
BDANC will be ZOOMing!
Hosted by Live Power Community Farm in Covelo
The meeting will feature live online interaction and learning activities
with Biodynamic leaders, teachers and community members;
as well as short movies made on seasonal topics of interest:
9:30 - 11:00 am - Live online interaction with Harald Hoven, the Decaturs
and other BD community members. Eurythmy with Cynthia Hoven.
Watch and learn details about making preps:
horn manure burial, dandelion, oak bark and chamomile.
Watch a farm tour and learn about operations on Live Power Community Farm.
Hosted by Dan Ditzler.
1:30 - 3:00 pm - Learn about Community Supported Agriculture and how it works to
stabilize the risks of disruption of supply chains between farmers and consumers.
See a short film about Steven Decatur’s techniques of cultivating his farm with
horse power - no huge machinery loans necessary!
Live online interaction with BD farmers involved with animals.
Hosted by Carin Fortin and Delmar McComb.
Please download the free Zoom app on your computer or phone ahead of time
A code will be given when you complete your registration.
COST: Members attend free -
Non-members pay $20/meeting or sign up for the yearly membership
($40 covers four quarterly meetings, plus hardcopy newsletters)
Apprentice scholarships available.
To Register: Go to the Membership page on the BDANC website
and use the Paypal link for the 2020 Fall Meeting
Email danditzler310@gmail.com if you don’t have the email containing the Registration links!
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FALL MEETING 2019
September 28-29
Live Power Community Farm
A CELEBRATION OF MICHAELMAS
Our Hosts: Stephen and Gloria Decater
25451 East Lane, Covelo, CA 95428
Special Speaker: John Bloom, Vice President of Social Culture at RSF in San Francisco & General Secretary of the Anthroposophical Society of America
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
SATURDAY September 28th
7:00 Honoring the Cow
8:30 Catered Breakfast
9:00 Welcome and Introductions
9:30 Meaning of Michaelmas with Harald Hoven
10:00 Making the preparations: horn manure, chamomile, dandelion, oak bark led by Harald Hoven & BDANC members
1:00 BDANC Retreat Report and Potluck Lunch - bring a dish of something to share, please bring your own plates, bowls and mugs.
2:30 Farm Tour with Stephen Decater
4:00 John Bloom - Featured Talk: “The Middle Path in a Threefold World” Please READ THIS
6:00 Catered Dinner
7:30 Music - Bring your own instruments - and socializing
SUNDAY September 29th
7:30 Catered Breakfast
8:15 Anthroposophical Salon and continuation of Saturdays Talk - John Bloom
10:00 Natural Peat Fiber Demonstration - Patrick Steensma of Gaiaheartworkz from The Netherlands and Germany will be showing us the latest in peat, merino wool and organic cotton comforters, bed pads and clothing cloth. Peat fiber is reputed to be able to protect human beings from the damage of EMFs. www.gaiaheartworkz.com
11:00 Draft Horse Demonstration - Stephen Decater
COST:
Members and apprentices are invited to attend at no cost. Non-members are encouraged to make a $10-$40 sliding scale donation at the door. Meals are additional. You can (re)join BDANC for $35 per year on this website before the meeting or at the meeting (CASH or CHECK or E-form on our website Only Please). Members and farming apprentices can attend all four yearly meetings for free.
MEALS:
Lunch on Saturday is potluck so bring something to share and your own plate/utensils. Saturday breakfast and dinner, and Sunday breakfast will be catered. Breakfast $10, Dinner $15 (apprentices get a $3 discount per meal.) Meals are paid for at the door, but you must RESERVE MEALS BY SEPTEMBER 26th. Contact: bdancinfo@gmail.com
CAMPING: Available at Live Power Farm in the orchard, Friday and Saturday.
There is also Golden Oaks Motel, 707-983-8000, www.golden-oaksmotel.com (small group discount)
DIRECTIONS:
Live Power Community Farm is located at 25451 East Lane in Covelo. 707-983-8196. Head North on 101 and turn at Willits for Covelo to the east (the farm is about 3.5 hours north of San Francisco.) Visit www.livepower.org for directions.
Please DO NOT BRING DOGS onto the property. We also request that you DO NOT SMOKE during your visit. Thank you.
Our courageous 2019 BD prep makers on Michaelmas weekend at Live Power Community Farm.
FALL MEETING 2018
September 29-30
Live Power Community Farm | Covelo
A CELEBRATION OF MICHAELMAS
Our Hosts: Stephen and Gloria Decater
35451 East Lane, Covelo, CA 95428
WWW.LIVEPOWER.ORG
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
SATURDAY September 29th
7:00 Honoring the Cow
8:30 Catered Breakfast
9:00 Welcome and Introductions
9:30 Meaning of Michaelmas with Harald Hoven
10:00 Making the preparations: horn manure, chamomile, dandelion, oak bark led by BDANC members
1:00 Potluck Lunch - bring a dish of something to share, please bring your own plates, bowls and mugs.
2:30 Farm Tour with Stephen Decater
4:00 BD Preparation Talk by Jim Barausky and Cheryl Muholland
6:00 Catered Dinner
7:30 Music and socializing
SUNDAY September 30th
8:00 Eurythmy - with Cynthia Hoven
9:00 Catered Breakfast
10:00 Anthroposophical Salon - with Cynthia Hoven
11:15 Draft Horse Demonstration
12:00 BDANC Business meeting
COST:
Members and apprentices are invited to attend at no cost. Non-members pay $15 at the door. Meals are additional. You can join BDANC online on this website before the meeting or join BDANC or renew your membership at the meeting (CASH or CHECK Only Please).
MEALS:
Lunch on Saturday is potluck so bring something to share and your own plate/utensils. Saturday breakfast and dinner, Sunday breakfast will be catered. Breakfast $10, Dinner $15 (apprentices get a $3 discount per meal.) Meals are paid for at the door, but you must RESERVE MEALS BY SEPTEMBER 26th. Contact: bdancinfo@gmail.com
CAMPING: Available at Live Power Farm in the orchard, Friday and Saturday.
There is also Golden Oaks Motel, 707-983-8000, www.golden-oaksmotel.com (small group discount)
DIRECTIONS:
Live Power Community Farm is located at 35451 East Lane in Covelo. 707-983-8196. Head North on 101 and turn at Willits for Covelo to the east (the farm is about 3.5 hours north of San Francisco.) Visit www.livepower.org for directions.
Please DO NOT BRING DOGS onto the property. We also request that you do not smoke during your visit. Thank you.
FALL MEETING 2017
September 23-24
Open Field farm | Petaluma
http://www.openfieldfarm.com/
2245 Spring Hill Road Petaluma, CA 94952
707-775-4644
Our Hosts ARe Seth and Sarah James
Saturday September 23rd
7:00 Honoring the Cow
8:00 Informal Breakfast (donation basis)
9:00 Welcome and Announcements
9:30 Honoring the Cow: discussion of parts and function
10:00 Making the preps: horn manure, chamomile, dandelion, and oak bark
1:00 Potluck lunch, please bring plates and bowls
2:30 Farm tour with Seth and Sarah of Openfield Farm
4:00 Panel - North Bay Anthroposophic Nurses-- Nutrition and Healing (?)
6:30 Catered dinner
8:00 Talent Show. Bring your musical instruments and your beautiful voices
Sunday September 24th
8:00 Eurythmy with Cynthia Hoven
9:00 Catered breakfast
10:30 Anthroposophy Salon with Cynthia Hoven
Cost
Members and apprentices are invited to attend at no cost. Non-members pay $15 at the door. Meals are additional see below for details. You can join or renew at the meeting for $35 or do so HERE.
Meals
Saturday will be an informal breakfast of farm based products at $4 donation. Lunch on Saturday is a potluck so bring something to share and your own plates and utensils. Saturday dinner $15 (children under 14 is $8) and Sunday breakfast $8. Apprentice discount available at $3 per meal. Meals are paid for at the door.
Meals are all made on the farm from the farm and local ingredients. Reserve meals with Seth and Sarah James openfieldfarm@gmail.com. Deadline to reserve meals is September 19th!
Accommodations
Contact Seth and Sarah James for camping accommodations. There is also the local airbnb. Camping in camping area only. Please NO DOGS.
Purchasing Preparations
To purchase preparations at the meeting contact Harald Hoven several days in advance. Phone: 916-837-8776. Email: hhoven@att.net