Spring BDANC Gathering

SATURDAY APRIL 6 - 7th  

hosted by Emma Wade and Franz Eilers of Heartwood Farms

21355 East Walnut Drive, Linden, CA 95236

                                                                                  SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

Friday evening early arrivals can stay if they contact us in advance

Saturday

8:30  Meet & Greet

9:00 Horn Manure (500) BD Prep observation with Harald Hoven and Luke Frey 

Observe dug up horns from Heartwood and dug up preparations people bring

9:45 Orchard Walk & Sense Perception Activity  with Emma Wade

11:00 Whole Orchard Nutrient Cycling 

and Scaling BD Compost sharing with Emma & Franz

12:30 Potluck Lunch -  you must bring food plus your own cutlery, cups and plates, 

Bring folding chairs if you can. 

2:00 Eurythmy with Franz

2:45 Role of 501 for Plant Development, Making horn silica preparation

4:00 Lecture/Conversation: Anthroposophy and Biodynamics, Franz Eilers

6:00 Catered Dinner  - cost with reservations - $20 ( children free under 12)

 8:00 Wood-fire Sauna, music and socializing

(BYO instruments and please bring a sauna towel and bathing suit)

Sunday

8:00 Catered Breakfast: cost and with reservations $12

9:00 - 12:00 Work Party - Activities TBA

Potential Afternoon Optional Blessing Dee’s land near Stockton

& Visit Abadanza Farm in Plymouth

COSTS:  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 online or at the meeting.   

Meals are additional. 

CATERED DINNER AND BREAKFAST: cost $12 breakfast, $20 dinner - (discounts for apprentices)

children free under 12 - RSVP for dinner & breakfast by April 2nd  -  https://forms.gle/UkLCRNexKmdpYpM39

LODGING: Space to camp is available in the orchards Friday and Saturday nights. 

Hotels are available 20 min away. Waterloo Inn -This hotel is 18min away just off 99. It’s a basic hotel. There are at least 2 others similar next to it. https://maps.app.goo.gl/c44us7s9xR1mf6vz9?g_st=ic

Holiday Inn Express is 23min away and nicer, also off 99. https://maps.app.goo.gl/P4So44krTed1cEe27?g_st=ic. Or there are places to stay in Stockton or Lodi.

No dogs please

BDANC SPRING GATHERINGS - 2023

Saturday April 15th

hosted by Three Springs Community Farm  

near Bodega, CA

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

8:30 Meet and greet

9:00 BD Preps and what they do with Harald Hoven, Luke Frey and Keith Michalak - Dig up 500, observe freshly dug up compost preps from various places.

11:00 BREAK OUT GROUPS: 1) Role of 501 for Plant Development, Making horn silica preparation 2)  Garden Teaching with Ronni Sands: Climate Change and Earth Care throughout the Grades

12:30 Potluck Lunch -  bring food plus your own cutlery, cups and plates

2:00 Tour of Three Springs Community Farm with Willow and Lew

4:00 Lecture/presentation:  Dr. Daciana Iancu, Anthroposophical Physician:   Stinging Nettle - Plant Study and Medicinal Uses

6:00 Catered Dinner - Three Springs employee Timothy Ryan will be preparing an optional dinner meal from farm and locally sourced ingredients.   Cost $18 - discounts for children and apprentices.  RSVP for dinner by April 10th (see below)  

Go to our website: www.bdanc.org to find the 

RSVP live link for directions, parking,  dinner or camping.  

Spring BDANC Meeting RSVP Form link:  https://forms.gle/RCrdNhnsXxduQAFF9

LODGING: Those who are coming from a distance and don’t wish to drive at night may camp in our campground or sleep in the barn.

Sunday, April 16th

hosted by Golden Rule Gardens 

at Ridgewood Ranch, 16200 US Hwy 101 near Willits 

 2-hour drive from Three Springs Community Farm

Biodynamic Farmscaping - 10 am to noon 

by Jarrod Fowler, 

Restoration Ecologist at Pollinator Partnership

You are invited to a walking presentation on how can prevent pests and eliminate pesticides while restoring pollinator habitats. Participants will learn how to diagnose, prescribe, and administer treatments to create healing landscapes and living pharmacies. This is a free event but donations to Pollinator Partnership will be gratefully accepted. Contact Eric Buteyn (ericbuteyn@gmail.com) with questions, including info about lodging at or near the ranch.

SATURDAY/SUNDAY 

APRIL 23-24th, 2022

HOSTED BY 

THE NEVADA COUNTY PREP GROUP

at locations in Grass Valley, Penn Valley and Bear Valley, CA

Saturday, APRIL 23rd - BDANC spring gathering

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

8:30 - 9:00 am  Welcome and Announcements 

at the Banner Community Guild,  12629 McCourtney Rd, Grass Valley, CA

9:00:  Eurythmy* with Cynthia Hoven 

10:00: Carpool to Cale and Elizabeth’s - 17984 Lasso Loop, Penn Valley, CA **

10:30: Digging up preps and doing plant studies at Cale and Elizabeth’s, 

12:30: Return to the Banner Community Guild, 12629 McCourtney Rd, Grass Valley

1:00:  Potluck Lunch at the Guild (bring your own plates, food and utensils)

2:30: Making Horn Silica 

4:00: Keynote:  The Effect of the Rhythms of the Sun and the Moon on Plant Growth: 

Experiencing the Dynamic Journey with Harald Hoven*

5:30: Catered dinner at the Guild by Local Prep Makers

Dinner is $15/person 12+ years old, free to anyone 11 and younger

Please RSVP for dinner to LisaBjorn@icloud.com by Wed. April 20th

7:00:  Music and Socializing

9:00: Clean up - If you are still present at 9 pm, please help us clean up the Banner Community Guild so that we can get our deposit back.

Sunday, april 24th  -  Field Trip to Bear Valley

Meet us at 10:30 a.m. for Digging Up Chamomile Preparation with Harald Hoven   

Directions: We will meet at 10:30 am at the parking lot at the entrance to the dirt road that leads further into the Bear Valley. Coming from Nevada City, take HWY 20 towards Reno/ I 80. After close to 1 half hour you descend into the Bear Valley. Once you reach the bottom, turn to the right onto the dirt road, the only turnoff in the valley. Coming from I-80, take the HWY 20/ Nevada City exit, drive down to Bear Valley, make a left at the end of the valley onto the dirt road.

Cost:   Members and apprentices are invited to attend the Spring Meeting at no cost. 

Non-members are encouraged to make a $15 - $25 contribution at the door. 

You can join BDANC or renew at the meeting for $40/year.

Lodging:  Please find lodging in Grass Valley, or camp nearby.  There is no camping at the Banner Community Guild.  If you try to squat at the Guild you will jeopardize our relationship with them.  To find out about local folks who might have space, contact lisa at LisaBjorn@icloud.com 

* Childcare will be available with Wren Christenson during Eurythmy and Harald’s talks.

**Parking: If you go straight to Cale and Elizabeth’s, please make sure to park on the same side of the street as all the other cars.  This maintains safety on a blind curve.

BDANC Spring Meeting 2020 - Saturday, April 25th 
BDANC will be ZOOMing!
 Two Sessions: 9am-10:30pm and 2pm - 3:30pm
Please download the free Zoom app on your computer or phone. 
A code will be given when you complete your registration. Presentations we are striving to bring forth in abbreviated form include:

Session 1: 9am - 10:30am: 
Eurythmy with Cynthia Hoven, Interactive Circle and Small Groups; Introduction to Preparation Work and Digging Up Horn Manure with Harald Hoven, Making Horn Silica, Live interaction and Q and A 

Session 2: 2pm - 3:30 pm:  
Preparing Stinging Nettles, with Harald Hoven,
Designing the Footprint of a Small Biodynamic Farm - with Grover Stock, Harald Hoven and Luke Frey, Live Interaction with Q and A 

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 Spring Meeting

Please email Steve Reynolds with questions about Memberships slrey1943@gmail.com

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Spring Meeting 2019

April 6-7

Sorry, too much rain and mud! 
We have had to relocate:

The BDANC Spring Meeting
Sat/Sun, April 6-7th
has been moved to
Yuba River Waldorf Charter School
www.yubariverschool.org
10085 Adams Avenue, Grass Valley, CA

Call Marni Blair for questions: (530) 274-3457 

Our Hosts are: Marney Blair and Lisa Bjorn

Marney Blair and Lisa Bjorn run Fulcrum Farm, a 20-acre farm in the Sierra Foothills. A fulcrum is a point of balance, and over the last 20 years this duo has worked toward creating a place that is life-supporting for farm animals, wild animals, human animals, and domestic and wild plants. In the past the land supported a CSA that included dried beans, edible seeds, and fermented products. Nature is never static though, and so the farm and what she produces has continued to evolve. Currently they provide milk, fruit, and compost to their community.

DRAFT Schedule of Events

Saturday April 6
7:30 Breakfast
8:30 Eurythmy - Cynthia Hoven
9:30 Circle up and announcements
9:45 “Intro to Preparation Work” with Harald Hoven and the Nevada County Biodynamic Prep Group. We will not be able to dig up preps as it is too wet but a discussion will be held instead.
11:30 Making Horn Silica (501) with Harald Hoven
12:30 Potluck lunch - bring a dish to share as well as your own plates/cups/utensils
1:30 Yuba River Waldorf Charter School garden tour and spraying BD 500
3:00 Talk: “Elevating Nature to Culture, a task in Biodynamic Farming” - Harald Hoven
4:30 Biography Workshop - Nurturing our Social Relationships - Karen Gierlach (Please bring a notebook and pen/pencil)
6:00 Catered dinner
7:30 Live music and dancing

Sunday April 7

6:30 Spraying 501 at the Yuba River Waldorf Charter School Garden

7:30 Breakfast
8:30 Eurythmy - Cynthia Hoven
9:30 Circle up and announcements
9:45 Anthroposophic Salon with Cynthia Hoven
11:15 Farm clean-up
12:00 Goodbyes

DIRECTIONS TO YUBA RIVER CHARTER SCHOOL:

Basic directions from South Auburn St. and West main in Grass Valley. Go on West Main about 1.5 miles to Adam Street. Adam St is located at about the point that West Main turns into Rough'n Ready Hwy. If you get to Bitney Springs (a stop) then you have gone to far. Turn Left on Adam street and a quick left into the School parking lot.

From Sacramento, points south, west and the Bay Area.Take highway 80 to Auburn. Go through Auburn to Bell Road. This cuts off slow traffic in Auburn. Take a left on Bell Road at the off ramp. Go to Bell Road and highway 49 junction and go right on 49 towards Grass Valley / Nevada City. In Grass Valley take the Colfax 174 exit. Go left on South Auburn street and stay right go to West Main and follow the basic directions.

From Reno and points east: Take 80 west to Bell road, Go right at the off ramp and go to highway 49. Turn right to Grass Valley / Nevada City and take the Cedar Ridge 174 exit. Turn left onto South Auburn Street. Stay right to West Main Street and follow the common directions. You can also take Highway 20 from highway 80 ao grass Valley and take the Colfax 1`74 exit. go right at the bottom of the exit  then left onto East Main. Go straight to West Main and follow the common directions.

From Chico, the North Sacramento Valley, Lake county and the Mendocino County and north coast areas. Take highway 20 from Highway 101 east the Grass Valley. Where 20 merges with 49 go left and take the first exit Colfax 174. Go left onto South Auburn Street. Stay right and go to West Main. follow the common directions.

COST

Members and apprentices are invited to attend the Spring meeting at no cost. Non-members pay on a sliding scale $10-40 at the door. Meals are additional. You can join or renew online HERE or at the meeting for $35.

MEALS

Breakfast $8, Dinner $15 or $23 for Saturday. Children prices free to age 12. Apprentice discount available at $3 per meal. Meals are paid for at the door. Reserve meals with marneyjblair@icloud.com . You must reserve meals by April 1st.

ACCOMMODATIONS

CAMPING WILL BE LIMITED due to squishy ground. There is a 6 person Yurt as well as camping on the property.  Bathrooms will be available but no showers. Contact: marneyjblair@icloud.com if you want to camp.

DIRECTIONS to Fulcrum Farm for CAMPING ONLY

Do not rely on your GPS to find the farm. Use these directions below:

From I80 East

Take Hwy 49 exit in Auburn. Follow signs to Grass Valley. Travel thru Auburn past Nevada County line. Take left turn at Lime Kiln light. Follow this road for a long way. You will begin to see signs for Beyers on your left, Mower on right. Finally you will see an abandoned store on the street called Chukar on the left. Prepare to turn left after Chukar. Turn left onto Clear Creek Place. Drive 1 mile. The road opens into a valley. You will see compost piles and a silo. Park in compost yard.
 

From Hwy 20

Exit Pleasant Valley Road. Turn right and take an immediate right. At Indian Springs Road take a left. Continue until McCourtney. Take right on McCourtney. Pass Clear Creek School. After the school turn right at the first right onto Clear Creek Place. Farm is located 1 mile in. Park in compost yard.

From Grass Valley

Follow signs to Hwy 20 Marysville. Turn left onto Pleasant Valley Road. Take an immediate right. Then turn left onto Indian Springs Road. Follow directions from Hwy 20 at this point.

Spring Meeting 2018

April 7-8

Rudolf Steiner College's Raphael Garden

9200 Fair Oaks Blvd

Fair Oaks, CA 95628

Our Hosts are: Cyndi Pointer, Farm Manager and Apprentices

FINAL Schedule TBA

Saturday, April 7th
8:30 Welcome and Annoucements
9:00 - 10:00 Eurythmy with Cynthia Hoven
10:00 - 12:00 Digging up preps, Plant study, Making 501
12:30 - 2:00 Potluck Lunch (bring your own plates and utensils)
2:00 - 3:30  Farm Tour by Cyndi Pointer and apprentices

3:30-4:00 Break
4:00 - 5:30 Guest Speaker: Harald Hoven - "Living with Raphael Garden for 30 years"

6:00 - 7:00 Catered Dinner
7:00 - 8:00 India Trip presentation: Harald Hoven, Carin Fortin, and Delmar McComb

Sunday, April 8th

8:00 - 9:00 Eurythmy with Cynthia Hoven
9:00 - 10:00 Catered breakfast
10:00 -11:00 Anthroposophic Salon

For meal reservations contact Cyndi Pointer: cyndi.pointer@steinercollege.edu

Camping is available on the RSC campus. Bathrooms will be available but no showers. Contact Cyndi if you want to camp.