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Biodynamic Education

at Rudol Steiner CollegeAt Rudol Steiner College, biodynamics is practicedand taught, bringing health and wholeness to the landand the community. It oers participants a spiritualpath that takes them beyond physical labor into adeeper, more intimate connection with the earth, thecosmos, and ultimately themselves.

Rudol Steiner College, a center o BiodynamicEducation, proudly oers a comprehensive selectiono biodynamic workshops, events, evening studygroups, a arm apprenticeship program, arm visitsor school children, garden tours, and volunteerdays. Details and a registration orm are included inthis brochure. Registration is also available onlineat www.steinercollege.edu (click on Programs/Biodynamics).

The Farm and GardensAt the heart o Rudol Steiner College sits Raphael

Garden, our 3-acre, Demeter-certied biodynamicarm. Founded in 1987, the arm supports seasonalruit, year-round vegetables, a large seed savingoperation, arm animals and natural beekeeping,in a beautiul, serene, and very productive setting.

A model o biodynamics in action, the armprovides or most o its needs rom within thearm individuality. Soil ertility is maintainedby composted garden and kitchen waste, animalmanure, cover crops and crop rotations. Biodynamiccompost and spray preparations, made on the armor in cooperation with other local arms, are used

rhythmically throughout the seasons to enhancelie orces. Most seeds or next seasons crops aregrown right on the arm. Enough seeds are producedto sell nationwide, and they are in particulardemand by local growers due to their enhancedadaptability to the area. Te arm is supported bythe 40+ shareholders o the Raphael Garden CSA(Community Supported Agriculture).

Te 13-acre College landscape is also maintained as aunique individuality through the use o biodynamicpreparations and principles. Ornamental gardens andthe ow orm garden, which sits like a jewel at the

heart o the arm, oer sanctuary or pollinators andan atmosphere conducive to the College mission otransormative education and artistic renewal.

Biodynamics

Biodynamics is anagricultural methoddeveloped rom indicationsgiven in 1924 by RudolSteiner in a series o lectures.Tese indications laidthe oundation or a newway o thinking about therelationship o the E arthand the ormative orceso Nature. Biodynamicsbecame the rst organizedorganic approach toarming. Te ideal is or aBiodynamic arm to be asel-sucient organism,enlivened by the biodynamicpractitioner through theuse o compost and spraypreparations in cooperationwith natural rhythms.

Rudolf Steiner CollegeA Center for Biodynamic Education

Now in its 33rd year, Rudol Steiner College is one o Americas leading centers or WaldorTeacher training and the study o anthroposophy, a path o human development initiated byRudol Steiner. An important part o the Colleges mission is bringing Rudol Steiners healingimpulses to individuals, communities, and the earth. Located in Fair Oaks, Caliornia, nearSacramento, Rudol Steiner College ofers a wide range o educational options, all held on a

beautiul campus with anthroposophically designed classrooms, dorm housing, a bookstore,and a biodynamic arm and ornamental gardens.

Bookstore at Rudol Steiner CollegePhone: 916-961-8729 Y Fax: 916-961-3032Y E-mail: [email protected] now online at www.steinercollege.edu! Open Monday-Friday 10am-6pm and Saturday10am-4pm. We oer over 2,500 titles, curriculum resources, childrens books, gifs, artsupplies, health products, and a large selection o Biodynamic titles or armers and

gardeners. Orders are happily received in person, by phone, ax or e-mail.

Housing at Rudol Steiner CollegePhone: 916-864-4816 Y E-mail: [email protected] housing and housing in private homes are available.

DirectionsFom the south ad west: Go east on Highway 50 at Sacramento toward South Lakeahoe. Afer 15 miles exit at Sunrise Boulevard/Fair Oaks. urn lef (north) onto SunriseBoulevard. Afer 2.5 miles turn lef onto Fair Oaks Boulevard. Afer the 2nd light get intothe turn lane and turn lef into Rudol Steiner College.

Fom the oth ad east: ake Interstate 80 to the Madison Avenue exit. Go east onMadison Avenue. Afer 2.5 miles turn right onto San Juan Avenue. urn lef onto Fair OaksBoulevard. ake an immediate right into Rudol Steiner College.


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Session 6: Cosmic Rhythms and

Planting CalendarsMarch 13, 2010Lie is rhythm. Te plant is embedded in cosmicrhythms o days and seasons, guided by sun, moon,and planets. Learn about cosmic inuences that aectplants and how planting calendars help you see plantsin relationship to cosmic events, increasing awareness

o the lands cosmic surroundings. with Harald Hoven

Session 7: Spring! Plant

Propagation, Weed ManagementApril 17, 2010echniques or preparing soil to plant or transplantsummer crops will be demonstrated. Methodso propagating annuals and perennials will alsobe demonstrated, including direct sowing, useo greenhouses or cold rames, pricking out, andpropagation through cuttings, layering and divisions.Well explore strategies and biodynamic methods

or dealing with another Spring eature: quickly-appearing weeds. Additional ly, last years preparationswill be dug up. with Harald Hoven and David Basile

Session 8: Pests, Insects,Benefcials, and BeekeepingMay 8, 2010Te garden and arm cant exist without insects,but when the natural balance is d isturbed, pestso all sorts creep in. From managing pests toattracting benecials, this workshop looks at insectidentication, biodynamic methods o pest control,

pollinator habitat, and care o the honeybee.with Harald Hoven and David Basile

Weeklong Advanced IntensiveJune 9-13, 2010Culminating the years sessions, this weekrecapitulates and deepens the entire seriesexperiences. It includes presentations on thesel-enclosed arm organism, plant observations,theoretical discussions, hands on activities, andlectures and eurythmy based on the our kingdomso nature. (Te advanced intensive can be taken

separately, with permission, by those who have someexperience with biodynamics.)with Harald Hoven and Cynthia Hoven

Workshop Fees

Satuday Sessios9:00am-5:00pm

Regular: $95Students/Seniors: $75

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Biodynamic Farming and GardeningWorkshop Series

Held one Saturday a month or 8 months (SeptMay except Dec), ollowed by a 5-day intensivein June. Sessions may be taken individually or as a series. Beginners and experts welcome.

Session 1: Soil: The Foundation o Lie September 12, 2009We begin the series with an introduction to Biodynamics and the philosophy out o whichit arose. Well explore soil as the oundation o all garden and arm work, including in-depthobservations o dierent soil types and conditions, and end with preparation o a bed orplanting. (Bring samples o your own soil!) with Harald Hoven, Cynthia Hoven, Laura Liska

Session 2: Biodynamic Preparations October 17, 2009Te BD preps are Rudol Steiners special contribution to agriculture. Fermented herbscreate rich compost to enliven the soil. Fermented cow manure and crystals are sprayed onsoil and plants to stimulate root growth and aid plant maturation. We will make and applyhorn manure preparation (BD #500) in the garden and learn about the balancing actiono the spray preps. with Harald Hoven

Session 3: Compost November 14, 2009Compost is the ideal recycler o all organic wastes, acquainting us with the mysteries odeath, transormation and new lie. Biodynamic preparations, used homeopathically in thecompost pile, are important healing medicines or the depleted earth. Compost becomes

the bearer o new lie, improves any soil, and provides the highest quality ertility. You willlearn the theory behind composting and practical skills or building compost piles or bothlarge- and small-scale operations. with Harald Hoven

Session 4: Seed Saving January 16, 2010Te miracle o the seed is the orm o the uture it carries within. Instead o importingseeds, learn to save your own seed, a crucial part o creating a sel-contained arm organismby encouraging varieties best suited or your environment. with Harald Hoven

Session 5: Tree Care and Animal Husbandry February 13, 2010Fruit trees and animals complete a arm or large garden. Te tree is a special bearer o lie,and provides bird and insect habitat, and shade. Learn to select appropriate ruit trees or

your locale and how pruning helps trees respond with an abundance o ruit. Animalsensoul a arm or garden, bringing additional joy. Gain an understanding o their role in thearm individuality through their capacity to process plant matter, produce manure, andgive us meat and other products. with Dan Crebbin


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With David Basile. Sessions may be taken individuallyor as a series. Beginners and experts welcome.

In 1923, Rudol Steiner warned that i beekeepersmanipulated the natural rhythms o the honeybee,

she would ace extinction within 80 to 100 years.As predicted, we are becoming aware o the problemsacing the honeybee and the consequences o losing her.But while conventional beekeepers have aced loss anddespair, biodynamic beekeepers have ound their hivesthriving and their practices succeeding. In this series,we study the honeybee rom a biodynamic perspective,learning to keep bees naturally and respectully.

Session 1: The HoneybeeMarch 20, 2010By understanding the instinctual wisdom o the

honeybee, we discover how to work with her. Youllbe introduced to the respectul ways o biodynamicbeekeeping and get hands-on experience byassembling a hive, housing or catching a swarm, andinspecting a hive (weather depending). By days endyoull be able to begin natural beekeeping in yourschool or garden.

Session 2: Care o the HiveMay 22, 2010Te second workshop deepens our understandingo the honeybee and our skills in hive managementaccording to Biodynamic standards. Well explore

what the bees are doing and what we need to do inresponse. We might even harvest some goods o thehive (honey, pollen, wax).

Session 3: The HarvestSeptember 25, 2010Tis nal workshop prepares us to care or thehoneybee year round. Well discuss what is requiredbeore and during winter, including hive size,

ventilation, overwinter eeding, and preventing mites.Well nish by enjoying gifs o the hive as we tastethe years honey and dip beeswax candles.

Dont miss ourAlternative Hive BuildingworkshopNovember 20-22. See details under Special Events.

Workshop Fees



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With David Basile. Sessions may be taken individuallyor as a series. Beginners and experts welcome.

In this series we explore our relationship to nature,to ourselves, and to the spiritual world, as we learn

the practical aspects o growing intensive, small-scalebiodynamic gardens in the backyard or schoolyard.

Session 1: The Ground We ShareOctober 10, 2009Out o the earth, living soils develop which nourishus with ood and owers. Tis class deepens ourunderstanding o the soil and how to enliven it.Well learn bed preparation, techniques o double-and single-digging, aspects o permaculture design,and biodynamic compost making.

Session 2: Plants: Our Daily BreadNovember 7, 2009Plants sustain lie. Grainswheat, rice, corn inparticularare the oundations o civilizations.Well study the signicance o the plant kingdomwithin the whole o nature, as we learn the arts osowing seeds, and g rowing, harvesting, preparing,and baking staple grains, our daily bread.

Session 3: Soul o the Garden:

Flowers and Animals January 30, 2010Within the lure o a ower and the sting o the bee,

the soul o the garden is expressed. Tis workshopintroduces methods o meeting and working with thissoul. Our studies grant us insight into raising healthychickens, bees, and owers in the landscape.

Session 4: The Role o Man

in Nature February 27, 2010As conscious stewards and designers, we overcomethe destructive orces o materialism and rejuvenateour planet and ourselves. As we nd our place inthe world, nature adores us. In this nal workshop,well discuss garden design and planning andlearn to apply the artistic, living technologies obiodynamicsthe spray preparations.

Natural Beekeeping:A Biodynamic Workshop Series

Backyard Biodynamic GardeningWorkshop Series


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Biodynamic ApprenticeshipsRaphael Garden at Rudol Steiner College haspositions or our apprentices annually. raining isboth practical and theoretical, intended or peoplelooking or a vocation in small-scale arming or asgarden teachers. Te one- or two-year apprenticeship

is held in conjunction with NABDAP (the NorthAmerican Biodynamic Apprenticeship Program,www.bdtraining.org). Practical skills are gained byworking alongside our armer to manage the arm.Social skills are developed by working and livingin community, managing a CSA, and working with

visiting school children. Teoretical knowledge isenhanced by attending relevant educational oeringsat the College and quarterly meetings o BDANC.

Fo moe ifomatio visit ww w.steiecollege.edu(click o Pogams/Biodyamics).

Biodynamic SeedsA variety o biodynamic seeds, locally grown atRaphael Garden, are available rom the Bookstoreat Rudol Steiner College and rom urtle ree Seed(order RG seeds at www.turtletreeseed.org).

Farm Visits or School ChildrenTese visits oer a unique opportunity or studentsand teachers to spend one or several days on ourarm, engaged in age-appropriate arm work projects,chores and talks with our armer and apprentices.

Full- ad half-week fam visits ca be scheduled iApil, May, Septembe, ad Octobe. Day visits ae

also available.

Garden Toursours o the arm and gardens at the College can bearranged or small groups or organizations.

Volunteer DaysCome work alongside our armers and gardeners!Enjoy getting your hands in the soil, learn aboutbiodynamics, and treat yoursel to a lovely meal.

Tuesdays, 9:30am-12:30pm. Luch: Special pice $5.

FOr MOrE InFOrMATIOn o Fam Visits,Gade Tous, o Volutee Days, visit ou website.Questios? Call 916-961-8727 ext.158

The Agriculture LecturesBegins September 22, 2009

An evening study group led by Harald HovenTis series o lectures by Rudol Steiner is availablerom the Bookstore at Rudol Steiner College. Pleaseread Lecture One prior to the rst session.

Tuesday Eveigs, 7:00pm-9:00pm. 8 sessios.Regular: $10/session. Students/Seniors: $7/session

Alternative Hive Building

Workshop November 20-22, 2009A weekend workshop with Uwe BodenschatzLearn the craf o constructing healthy and nurturingalternative beehives. Well transorm rye straw andpine into hanging skeps and golden mean hives whilelearning about the history o beekeeping and Mr.Bodenschatzs methods or harvesting materials orhis hives rom his biodynamic woodlot and rye elds.

Hives built during class will be available or purchase($450) with prior reservations. Uwe Bodenschatz,master carpenter, beekeeper, and innovator, joins us

rom his biodynamic arm in Germany. Learn more atwww.bodenschatz.de. To reserve one o the hives madeduring class, e-mail [email protected]

Fiday, 7:00pm-8:30pm; Satuday 9:00am-5:00pm,7:00pm-9:00pm; ad Suday 9:00am-12:00pmRegular: $175. Students/Seniors: $140.Pre-registration is required.

The Cosmic Nature o Water

April 24, 2010A day-long workshop with Patrick GarretsonAn exploration o the mysteries o water and itsrelation to the greater universe. We begin with simpleobservations o waters structure, uid motion, andexpressions o vital quality. Ten, rom the scienticperspective, well consider waters role in mythologyand culture, and cross-reerence it with urtherscientic ndings. From this perspective, a deeperunderstanding o oworms and their uses willemerge. Dierent oworm styles will be on hand orexploration. Patrick Garretson is Creative Directoro Caliornia Floworm Artisans.

Satuday, 9:00am-5:00pmIndividuals: $75. Students/Seniors: $60.Pre-registration is required.

BDANC

BDANC, the BiodynamicAssociation o NorthernCaliornia, is a member-runorganization that promotesthe biodynamic approach

and osters ellowship amongarmers and gardenersthroughout NorthernCaliornia. Te group meetsquarterly on a regionalarm. Meetings include armtours, talks and workshops,making preparations,time or socializing, andgreat meals. Membershipincludes quarterly issueso the BDANC newsletter,attendance at quarterly

meetings and discounts onthe purchase o preparationsand on special events.

Fo moe ifomatioe-mail Laua Liska [email protected]

To ode BiodyamicPepaatios cotactHaald Hove by callig916-965-0389.

Special Events Other Biodynamic Activities

Biodynamic

Winter Intensive

On the Spiritual

Foundations of

Biodynamic Agriculture

Decembe 8-13, 2009Designed or apprentices,armers, and gardeners as acomplement to the yearswork on the arm, thisintensive will cover variousaspects o biodynamics andanthroposophy, throughdiscussions, hands-onsessions, lectures, andartistic activities.

Details ad fees availableat www.steiecollege.edu

(click o Pogams/Biodyamics)


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Haald Hove is director oRaphael Garden at Rudol SteinerCollege, aculty member, andounder o BDANC. rainedin Germany as a certiedhorticulturalist, he is well knownas a regional and international

speaker on biodynamics.

David Basile is the beekeeperand manager o the horticulturalgardens at Rudol SteinerCollege, a ormer Zen monasticand a graduate o John JeavonsBiointensive agricultural three yearapprenticeship.

Laua Liska is administrativecoordinator or BiodynamicEducation at Rudol Steiner College.

She teaches phenomenology and isinvolved regionally and nationallyin organizing biodynamiceducation eorts.

Gabielle Dietich trained inEngland as a certied biodynamicarm manager. She works inthe gardens at Rudol SteinerCollege, where she coordinates theBiodynamic Farm Visit programor school children.

Cythia Hove is a ull timeaculty member o Rudol SteinerCollege, where she is a lecturer andprogram director o the eurythmytraining program.

Da Cebbi has grown nursery crops, vegetableand ruit crops and livestock or many years, and isa regular guest instructor on biodynamics at RudolSteiner College.

Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Workshop SeriesNatural Beekeeping: A Biodynamic Workshop SeriesBackyard Biodynamic Gardening Workshop SeriesSpecial Event

Calendar

Septembe 12, 2009Soil: Te Foundation o Lie

Septembe 19, 2009Beekeeping: Te Harvest2009 series. Online registration only.

Octobe 10, 2009Te Ground We Share

Octobe 17, 2009Biodynamic Preparations

novembe 7, 20 09Plants: Our Daily Bread

novembe 14, 2009Compost

novembe 20-22, 2009Alternative Hive Building

Decembe 8-13, 2009BD Winter Intensive

Jauay 16, 2010Seed Saving

Jauay 30, 2010Flowers and Animals

Febuay 13, 2010ree Care andAnimal Husbandry

Febuay 27, 2010Te Role o Man in Nature

Mach 13, 2010Cosmic Rhythms andPlanting Calendars

Mach 20, 2010Te Honeybee

Apil 17, 2010Spring! Plant Propagation,Weed Management

Apil 24, 2010Te Cosmic Nature o Water

May 8, 2010Pests, Insects, Benecials,Beekeeping

May 22, 2010Care o the Hive

Jue 9-13, 2010BD Advanced Intensive

Septembe 25, 2010Beekeeping: Te Harvest

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Workshop and Event Registration

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Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Workshop SeriesAll 8 Sessions + Intensive o $895 o Students/Seniors $710 $Individual Sessions* o $95/session o Students/Seniors $75/session $*Please speciy sessions: o 1 o 2 o 3 o 4 o 5 o 6 o 7 o 8Advanced Intensive* o $390 o Students/Seniors $305 $*With permission can be taken separately.

Natural Beekeeping: A Biodynamic Workshop SeriesAll 3 Sessions o $225 o Students/Seniors $165 $

Individual Sessions* o $95/session o Students/Seniors $75/session $*Please speciy sessions: o 1 o 2 o 3

Backyard Biodynamic Gardening Workshop SeriesAll 4 Sessions o $300 o Students/Seniors $220 $Individual Sessions* o $95/session o Students/Seniors $75/session $*Please speciy sessions: o 1 o 2 o 3 o 4

Special EventsTe Agriculture Lectures o $10/session o Students/Seniors $7/session $Alternative Hive Building o $175 o Students/Seniors $140 $Te Cosmic Nature o Water o $75 o Students/Seniors $60 $

TOTAL $

All registrations must be accompanied by payment. Please make checks payable to rudolfSteie College. All cancellations or changes must be made in writing. No reunds are givenafer the session has begun. Returned check ee is $25.

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Mail o fax this completed fom to: Registration, Rudol Steiner College, 9200 FairOaks Boulevard, Fair Oaks, Caliornia 95628 Fax: 916-864-4860. Questios? Call ourRegistration Ofce at 916-864-4864 or e-mail [email protected]: Call our Housing Oce at 916-864-4816 or e-mail [email protected]

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