Two Day Workshop - Introduction to Biodynamics

	When:
	Saturday 9th November 2024 8:30am for 9:00am start
	Sunday 10th November 2024 8:30am for 9:00am start, finish 5:00pm
	Location:
	Kiama (Dharawal Land) 152 Saddleback Mountain Road Kiama NSW 2533
	Hosted by:
	Nambruc Natural Farms & 'The Pines' Micro Dairy Farm Kiama

Biodynamics - Enhancing Life Force Processes

This workshop is highly recommended for all land and soil enthusiasts from backyard/ micro farmers, gardeners to broad acreage land and soil managers. Biodynamics life force processes will help you produce food of the highest nutritional quality in harmony with nature.

In 1924 Rudolf Steiner (scientist, philosopher, architect and founder of the Waldorf School and anthroposophy) devised agricultural and horticultural life force production methods known as Biodynamics. Steiner presented a series of agricultural lectures, which suggested that farms are living organisms and are responsible for creating and maintaining their own individual health and vitality.

The course will introduce the theory of Biodynamics and provide participants with lots of practical sessions including:

Compost making and compost preparations
Preparations 500 and 501
Importance of stirring water and use of structured water
Fermentation processes of weeds, seaweed and fish as biostimulants
Subtle energy, energy of food and how it's maximised
Biodynamic manure concentrate
The role of microbial balancing to achieve diversity and abundance of soil microbiology
The role of negative charged or structured water in plant production and restoring energy of food
Climate risk management with moon and planetary cycles
Production management and managing your natural resources
Soil, humus, water, soil biodiversity, vegetation, weeds, animal health
Application and demonstrations of field sprays

Presenters:

	Hamish Mackay (Biodynamics2024) Hamish has been a student of Rudolf Steiner’s work for over 50 years and as a Biodynamic Educator is passionate about drawing the attention of growers – large and small – to the spiritual aspects of what they do in their agricultural work. Agriculture is more than just filling stomachs and bank accounts. The skilled grower draws on both Earth and Cosmos bringing healing to soil, plant, animal as well as stimulating the human spirit.
	Douglas Ross (Nambruc Natural Farms) Douglas is a Soil Specialist, Regenerative and Biodynamic Farmer. Douglas was a fifth generation conventional farmer until the realisation that these conventional agricultural methods were contributing to land degradation and poor quality food. Douglas has been on a 30 year journey, providing soil nutritional services to conventional farmers and helping them bridge over to Regenerative and Biodynamic farming processes resulting in long term economic solutions.
	Mahlah and Kel Gray (The Pines) Mahlah and Kel from the ‘The Pines’ are hosting this workshop on their beautiful farm in Kiama. Established in 1854 ‘The Pines’ is a family run micro-dairy on the South Coast of NSW. ‘The Pines’ uses minimal processing and nurtures their farm with organic, biodynamic, holistic and regenerative farming methods. ‘The Pines’ provides a range of regenerative dairy products including an award winning Cheese, Yoghurt and a range of artisan Gelato to the local community via their farm shop ‘The Pines Pantry’ located on Collins Street in Kiama.

Cost:

Early Bird Rate (until 12th October 2024)
Single Ticket - $500 per person (excl. GST & booking fee)

Regular Rate (From 13th October 2024)
Single Ticket - $600 per person (excl. GST & booking fee)

Workshop fees include morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea on both days.

Complimentary sample bag for every workshop participant – Biodynamic manual, folder with handouts, sample biodynamic preparations (soil activator, manure concentrate, biodynamic 500, biodynamic horn clay, atmospheric biodynamic 501) and biodynamic fermented teas to take home and apply in your garden/ veggie patch and/ or farm - (value $100).

We look forward to meeting you and sharing our passion for Biodynamics, Organic and Regenerative farming throughout this two day interactive, hands-on workshop.