A biodynamic ADVENTURE IN EUROPE FEBRUARY, 2009

A BIODYNAMIC ADVENTURE IN EUROPE FEBRUARY, 2009 (with c ond ensed ensed itinerary) itinerary)

The Ange lic lic Orga nic nic s farm te a m is p lanning lanning to a ttend the a nnua l Agric Agric ultur ultura al Co nferenc nferenc e in Dornac Dornac h, Switzerl witzerla a nd a nd then d o a tour of biod biod yna mic fa rms, ms, BD res resea ea rc h c en te rs, a nd BD ed uc a tio tio na l c en te rs in Lux Luxem em b ourg , Ge rm a ny, a nd Sw e de n. (Se e the p rofiles ofiles of the se de stina tina tio tio ns in t he itine tine ra ry further below.)

Who’s Going on This Adventure? Ange lic lic O rg a nic nic s Ge neral Ma na g er Bob Bob Bow er Ang elic elic Orga nics Le a rning ning Ce nte r Ex Exe c utive utive Dir Dire c to r Tom Sp a ulding Fa rm e r Jo hn Pet Pet e rson , Fou Fou nd er of Ang elic elic Orga nic nic s Fa rm e r Jo Jo hn's a ssista nt a nd c re a tive p a rtne r Le Le sley Li Little field field Free m a n Fa rm e r John 's sid e kic kic k Ha nna h Sp Sp e nc e r (Va rio rio us lumina rie rie s w ill jo in us a long the wa y; se e b io s furthe r b elo w )

Our Mission? To g a the r info rm a tio tio n a nd insp nsp ira tio tio n from from fa rm s tha t a re highly express expressed a s b iod ynam ic orga nis nisms, ms, esp esp ec ia lly lly those those tha t ha ve a strong trong c ultur ultural, al, ed uc a tiona tiona l a nd c om munity elem elem ent, be sid es b eing p rod uc tive tive a nd a g ric ultur ultura a lly divers diverse farms.

Why a Tour? Farmer John Peterson has been inspired by his numerous encounters with b iod yna mic farms a nd othe r a nthrop nthrop osop osop hic hic a l ini initi tia a tives tives throug throug hout the wo rld d uring uring his fo ur ye a rs o f to uring uring w ith The Rea l Dirt Dirt on Fa rme r Jo Jo hn . He ha s invite d his his Ang elic elic Orga nics c olle olle a g ues a nd oth ers to w itne ss fir first ha nd som e of the se c ultur ultura a l a nd farming farming tri triump hs. hs. Ad d ing furthe furthe r to the imp uls ulse be hind hind the tour is is the long rang e str stra a teg ic p lanning lanning th a t the Ange lic Org Org a nic nic s Lea rning ning Ce nter (www.learngrowconnect.org) is c urre urre ntly und e rtaking a s it view s the future o f iits ts initiatives. Als Also , Ang elic elic Orga nics [ http://www.angelicorganics.com ] ma y soo soo n have the p o ssib ility lity o f se se c uri uring up to 186. 186.5 5 ac res o f la la nd c o ntig ntig uous to the c urr urre nt Ang e lic lic Orga nic nic s fa rm via via long -term lea ses a nd p urc urc ha ses. es. Wha Wha t is p o ssib le fo r the future out of this this 250 250 ac re swe ep of fe rtil tile farmland ? (See (See ma p b elow.) 1

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What Wha t is Poss Possible ible ? Wha t is p o ssib le o ut o f ou r fa rm ’ s future fo r p rod uc tion ? Fo Fo r b io d ive rsity? Fo Fo r c om m unity? unity? For For the a rts? ts? For For ed uc a tion tion ? The se a re q uesti uestion on s tha t b io d yna m ic s (http://www.biodynamics.com) and anthrop anthrop osop osop hy (http://www.goetheanum.org/87.html?&L=1) help us to a nswe nswe r, a nd tha t the upc om ing tour will will help us to c onsi onsid er. The farm te a m a t Ange lic Orga nic nic s ha s b eg un a 3 yea yea r planning p roc ess ess to d eve lop into a mo re full fully rea rea liz lized b iod yna mic fa rm orga nis nism ove r the ne xt 22 yea rs. This m e a ns, ns, iin n p a rt, tha t w e wo uld like like to b ec om e a mo re self-s elf-susta usta ining a nd b io-d ive rse fa rm . Ange lic lic Orga nics is c urr urre ntly almo st e xc lusi lusive ly fo fo c use use d o n ra ising ve g et a b les (sup (sup p lying lying ov er 140 1400 0 househ househ old s p er we ek d uri uring the g row ing sea son ). The p ic ture o f a fa rm orga nis nism , as offe red b y Rud Rud o lf Ste ine r’ s Ag ric ultur ulture e Lec tures tures tha t b ec a me the b a sis for biod yna mic a g ric ultur ulture, e, offe rs a c om p elli elling vis vision for the id id ea l fa fa rm. Ang elic elic Orga nic nic s wo uld uld like to ha ve, as m uc h a s p o ssib le, the wh ole rang e o f a g ric ultura ultura l ac tivi tivities ties o c c urri urring ng w ithin its its boundaries. We rec og niz nize tha t som som e o f these these a c tivi tiviti tie e s will will be non-c om me rc ia l in in sc sc a le, b ut that to ha ve their their presence a tella tion tion o f farming presence a s p a rt of a b iod ive rse c on stella a c tivities tivities is ne c e ssa ry to the re a liz liza tion o f a fully de ve lo p e d , syne rg istic , se se lfsusta usta ining fa rm o rg a nis nism . Othe r of the se en te rp rises w ill b e c o m me rc ia l in in sc sc a le. (You (You c a n se se e in th is film film e xc erp t from The Re a l Dir a rang rang e of Dirt o n Fa Fa rme r Jo Jo hn hn a farm life life tha t iis s a lrea lrea d y p resent esent a t Ang elic elic Orga nic nic s; othe r tha n the ve g eta ble op era tion tion , the se a g ric ultura ultura l elem en ts a re sym sym b olic olic or re re p re sen ta tive tive ; the y are not substa ubsta ntia ntia l in in a c om me rc ia l sens sense e o r in their c a p a c ity to b ring true true b a lanc e to ou r fa rm . How e ver, this m on ta g e rep rese ese nts a d ire c tio tio n o ur fa rm is m ov ing in: http:// ww w.y w.youtube outube .c om / wa tch?v=D tch?v=DQ8 Q8a a rrB_Mz MzU U.) We a re looking looking a t the p oss ossib ilities lities of a d d ing c om m e rc ia l sc sc a le ent erp rises in g ra in, da iry, da iry p roc ess essing , a b a kery, kery, and a farm store, store, whil while expa nd ing our ed uc a tio tio na l initi nitia a tives. tives. Of c o urse, urse, we a re m ind ful tha t a s BD farms evo lve ove r the yea rs, oth er c ultur ultural al co mp one nts often a c c rue to the m, suc suc h as ed uc a tiona tiona l fa c ilities lities,, a c ultura ultura l ce nte r, resta esta ura ura nt, and Wald o rf sc sc ho ol; w e w ill also also b e a w a re o f the se c ultural enh a nc e me nts a s p o ssib ilities lities in o ur d ista nt fut ure.

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Who Will Benefit? By offering offering this this informa tion tion to o thers throug throug hout the w orld orld , we hop e tha t we c a n he lp to insp insp ire h e a lthie lthie r fa rm s a nd fa rm c om m uniti unitie e s. We w ill sha re our tour do c ume nta tion tion o f the BD farms, farms, res resea ea rc h c e nte rs a nd schools on the Ang e lic lic Orga nic nic s w e b site b y sp sp ring of 2009. 2009. Sinc e o ur site site is ong oingly vis visited b y ma ny pe op le througho ut the wo rld , we will will be a ble to rea c h m a ny with this p o ssib ility lity o f b iod yna m ic a g ric ric ulture. ulture. Ad d itiona lly, this informa tion tion will will hop efully efully help to c a ta lyze yze the future future o f our own fa rm b y en c oura g ing our sha sha reho lde rs a nd sta kehold ers to sup p o rt us in th e vis vision for our future. future. (Fa (Fa rm er Joh Joh n a nd his his sid ekic ekic k Ha Ha nna h w ill be d oc um en ting ting the tour via via aud io a nd vide vide o intervi nterview ew s a nd p hotog rap hs. hs. They ha ve a lrea dy do ne p relim elim ina ry vis visits a nd d oc um en ta tion tion o f ma ny of the d esti estina na tion tion s.) Farmer John noticed during his discussions with tens of thousands of people d uring uring his his w orld orld w id e film film to ur tha t m an y p eo ple’ s rela tio tio nshi nship p s to fa rm s is p rima rily throug throug h foo d : the he alth of food , the p uri urity of foo d , the c ost ost of foo d…” Fine t o ha ve this c o nsi nsid era tion tion ,” reflec ts John, “ b ut a lso lso o f vita vita l imp ortanc e to the wo rld is the he alth of the farms them selves, elves, of the c om m unities unities tha t sp sp ring from from fa rm s, of th e c ultura ultura l ins insp p ira tion tha t fa rm s c a n offer to the w orld orld .” Whil While p eo ple in the a ud ien c es often referred eferred to fa rms a s b eing in in the midd le of now here, John kep t sug sug g esti esting ng tha t they a re in the m id d le of somewhere , of of ev erywhe re. And he kep t sa sa ying ying , “ loo k, you g uys…farms uys…farms a re rea lly fa fa nta stic tic p lac es, es, d yna m ic , full of life life a nd d ra m a , ric h w ith histo histo ry. The y a re p lac es tha t c a n lea d to true true c ultur ultura a l tran tran sforma tion. tion. Bes Besiid es, es, you c a n’ t e xp ec t to sa ve the p lanet if our farms a re not o n a hea lthy footing. Fa Fa rms c ove r a lot o f the e a rth.” th.” Our we b p resenta esenta tion tion o f the farm tour wil will help p eo ple to see see wha t farms c a n truly truly offe r to th e w orld orld .

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Prepared? Our rea rea d ing lis list a s p re p a ra tion tion fo r the c o nferenc e a nd e nsui nsuing ng to ur is: ed ited b y Ad a lbert Graf von Keyserl eyserliing k Birth irth o f a New Ag ricu lture lture ed Extrao rd ina ry p e rson a l reflec reflec tion tion s b y th ose ose w ho a tten d e d Ste ine r's Ag ric ulture ulture Lec tures tures a t Kob Kob erwitz erwitz,, with with ins insp p iring a c c o unts of the eve nt a nd of e nc ounte rs w ith Rud o lf Ste Ste ine r; inc lude s "Tw e lve Da ys w ith Rud o lf Ste Ste ine r" b y C o unte ss Joha nna Keyserl eyserliing k, c o-ho st o f the c ou rse; e d ite d b y the c oun tess tess's son . Pa ul a nd Joa n All Allen The Time im e is a t Ha nd b y Pa A g ra sp a b le, c o lorful sum m a ry o f Ste Ste ine r's r's life life 's w o rk; rk; g ive s im p o rta nt b a c kground kground to the orig orig in a nd g ene sis of the G oe thea num a nd Stei Steiner' ner's s rela tion tion ship hip to Go eth e; inc inc lude s Go eth e's fa iryta le o f "T "The Green Sna ke a nd the Beautiful Lily," a masterwork that is unique among Goethe's works. nfred Klett & To mo rro w’ s Ag riculture iculture – Are We M ee ting ting the Ch a lleng e s? b ? b y Ma nfred Fra nc is Ed m und s (b o o kle kle t) Dying Dying a nd Be c o ming – Ma n's Pa th To a New Co mm union With With Nature b Nature b y Ma nfred Klett & T Ra p sey (bo o kle kle t) The Biod yna mic Sp ra y Pr Pre p a ra tions b tions b y Ma nfred nfred Klett (b oo klet) klet) Ag ricu lture lture Co urse urse Lec ture ture s d e live live red by Ste ine r at Kob erwitz tha t fo rm the b a sis for BD BD a g ric ulture. ulture. Ad d itiona tiona l Sugg Sugg ested ested Rea d ing : Rud o lf Ste ine r An O utli utline of Oc c ult ult Sc Sc ienc e b e b y Rud One of 5 c orners ornerstone b oo ks of a nthrop nthrop osop osop hy. Rud o lf Ste ine r The o so p hy b hy b y Rud Anothe r of the 5 co rnerstone nerstone bo oks of a nthrop nthrop osop osop hy. Be e s: Le Le c ture s b y Rud Rud o lf Ste Ste ine r A c o m p lem ent to the Ag ric ric ulture ulture Lec tures; tures; throug throug h Ste Ste ine r’ s insi nsig hts into b ee s, iitt a d d re sses soc ia l mo d els, els, lov lov e a nd sa c rific fic e, o ffering ffering insp nsp ira tion to hum a ns for how to b uil uild a nd ma na ge flouri flouris shing hing c om munity for the sa sa ke of a ll.

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Who's Who on This Journey? ANGELIC ORGANICS FARM TEAM Bob Bower Gene ral and G rowing Ma nag er, Angelic Angelic Orga nic nic s Bob joined Angelic Orga Orga nic nic s farm farm in 199 1995 and has hea d ed up e fforts fforts in c ustom ustom er service , distri distrib b ution, fina fina nc e, m a rketing rketing , and m ore. Pr Prior to Ang elic O rga nics, nics, Bob Bob sp ent nine yea rs in the c orpo rate w orld orld w ith res resp p onsibil onsibiliti ities es ra ng ing from from a c c ounting to c om pute r m ana ge m ent. He He is a C ertifi ertified ed Public ublic Ac c ounta nt as well as a stude stude nt of anthrop anthrop osop osop hy a nd biodynam ic s.

Tom Spa ulding Found ing ing a nd e xec utive direc direc to r of the Ang elic elic O rga nics Lea rning Cente r. Tom ha s b ee n w ith the An g elic Orga nics Lea rning C ente r since since its found ing in 199 1998. 8. He He foc uses uses on str strate ate gic pla nning, nning, b uilding uilding p artnershi artnerships ps,, and m ana ging o ur staff staff te am and fac iliti ilities es.. He He a lso lso kee p s his ha nd s in the d irt irt m a na g ing lives livestoc toc k and d oing trac tor wo rk at Ang elic Orga nic nic s ( www.learngrowconnect.org). Tom ha s pla yed a lead ership ership role in several local and regional food policy efforts, most recently serving as co-chair of the 2006 2006 Roc Roc kford Foo d Sum m it.

John Peterson Fa rme r a nd Found er, Ang elic elic Orga nic nic s A lifelong lifelong farme r, John found ed Ang elic O rg anic s in 1990 1990,, whic h is is now one o f the large st c om m unity unity sup sup p orted a gric gric ulture ulture (CSA) (CSA) fa rms in the United United Sta tes, tes, grow ing ve g eta ble s a nd herbs for mo re tha n 1,40 1,400 0 fa fa m ilies lies ea c h yea r. John is the sub sub jec t of Dirt o n Fa rme r Jo Jo hn , Tag ga rt Si Sieg el’s awa rd winning winning fea ture ture d oc ume ntary fil film The Re a l Dirt wh ich ha s b ee n see see n in thea ters a nd television television by m illions llions throug hout the w orld orld . He He Joh n’ s Co okb o ok: The Rea Rea l Dir Dirt o n Veg et a b les in published Fa rmer Joh in 2006. He is now writing his autobiography and a book of short stories about farming. John has been touring the w orld orld with his film film a nd b oo k since since 2005 2005,, and looks forwa rd to returning to farm life in 2009.

Le sley Fre e ma n Lesley esley h a s b ee n Fa Fa rm er John’ s p erson erson al a ssista ista nt a nd c rea tive p a rtner sinc sinc e 2001. 2001. She Dirt o n Fa Fa rme r Jo Jo hn , and in the fa ll of ap pe ared as the si singing nging bum blebee in The Re a l Dirt 2007, 2007, she sa ng on to ur with The Real Dirt througho ut Europe Europe . She c o-ed ited Farmer Joh n’ s Co okb oo k: The Rea Rea l Dir Dirtt on Ve g et a b les. les. She lives in Sa Sa n Fran Fran c isc isc o , CA w he re she she c ontinues to write write song s, pe rform form , lea lea rn a bo ut a nthrop nthrop osop osop hy, and explore explore d ifferent fferent fo rms rm s o f self self-exp -exp ress ression.

Ha nnah Spenc Spencer er In Oc tob er of 2008, 2008, Ha nna h joined Fa rm er John in in Europe Europe on a ten-d a y farm tour. She ha d suc h a g oo d tim tim e she she q uit her job in New York City to join him him on his Europe a n ja ja unt (w ell, at le a st un til M a y). As Fa rm er John's side kic kic k, she she w orks on p resen resen ta tions, tions, blog s, and m aking aking sure ure John a lwa ys has ac c ess ess to a c oo kie. kie. 6


O THER TO UR PARTI PARTIC IPANT PAN TS Katie Dobb Ka tie Dobb c om es from from Perth, Aus Australi tralia a whe re she she w a s involved involved in ma ny a c tivities tivities c on c erning erning the Youth Youth Sec Sec tion and Anthrop Anthrop osop osop hica l Soc iety. Ka tie is is pa ssionate ab out ho w c reativity reativity c an help individuals learn and supp ort ea c h o ther. Her Her individua individua l stud stud ies in Dornac h a t the Youth Sec tion of the Go ethea num c urrentl urrently y revo revo lve a round a p rojec rojec t c a lled "Sc ulpting with Warmth: Warmth: A Journey Journey from I to Co mm unity". unity".

Rachel and Steffen Schneider Ra c hel and Steffen Sc Sc hneide r run run Ha Ha wtho rne Valley Valley Farm, Farm, an o rganic an d b iod yna mic d airy airy a nd v eg eta b le farm two an d a ha lf hours north of New York York City City at Harlemv Harlemv ille in in the Hudson Hudson Va lley. lley. The The 400400-a a c re farm is ve ry d iversifi iversified ed , with a d a iry iry he rd of 60 c ow s, a p roc ess essing p lant ma king king yo gurt, che ese ese a nd q ua rk (soft (soft c hee se), a b a kery, kery, a nd a fullfull-fl fled ed ged 100 100% orga nic hea lth food store a t the fa rm. In a dd ition, ition, mo re than 30 va rieties rieties of ve ge tab les are grow n on 10 a c res of th e fa rm. Ha Ha wtho rne Valley Valley Produc Produc e is ma rkete rkete d a t their store, store, a t the Union nion Sq ua re Ma rket rket in New York, York, and in sev sev eral CSA CSA (Co mm unity Sup Sup p orted Agric ulture) sites sites..

Jan Diek va n Ma nsve nsvellt Afte r stud stud ying b iolog y in in the 60’ 60’ s, Ja Ja n Diek lea lea d t he p rof ess essiona l Wa Wa rmond erhof BD BD tra tra ining ining sc hool in the 70’ 70’ s and estab estab lis lished the d ep artment o f organic ag ricultur iculture e a t the Wag eningen eningen Unive Unive rsity rsity in the 80’ 80’ s a nd 90’s. He als a lso o initia te d the th e Lo Lo uis Bolk Institut Institut e (1976), c o -initia -initia ted Biolog ica (1983 (1983), ), c ha ired ired the IFOA M (1986 (1986 - 199 1992), 2), dr.sc dr.sc . in Mosc Mosc ow (1998 (1998), ), c ha ired ired the Dutc h BD BD Society (1998 - 2004), international advisor (Russia, Egypt, Modavia). Linking agriculture - nutrition - la la nd sc ap e w ithin ithin soc soc iety (ec ono mic s, c ulture), ulture), being a wa re of o ur stat stat e-of-mind, is his key iss issue. He ha s four son son s, one gran d so n, is is d ivorc ed , has a grea t ne w p a rtnership, rtnership, a nd is in p ension. ension.

Daniele Dell’Orco Dell’Orco Da niele is an MSC MSC c ultural soc soc iologist iologist w ith yea rs of BD fa rming rming expe rienc e in Italy. He He is very interes interested ted in new soc io-ec ono mic c ulture ulture wherein c onsume onsume rs an d fa rmers ta ke respo respo nsibil nsibility ity in in c ulturally ulturally crea tive tive wa ys. ys.

Ursul Ursulaa Büsse Ursula go t her farming farming ed uc a tion at t wo different farms: farms: firs firstt a t a Dem ete r-farm, then at a b iofarm (Wies (Wieseng eng ut). After After that she she wo rked rked a t Apfelb a c her. At Apfe lba c her she she c ared fo r the tomatoes in the greenhouses, as well as doing all kinds of fieldwork, like weeding, tractor driving, a nd orga nizi nizing the w orkers orkers. She lov es this this wo rk, b ec a use use she she c a n fee l the ea rth and the elem ents, ents, and c an c om munic a te to the m wh ile worki working . For her it is is alwa ys a kind kind o f med itation wh ile ile w o rking rking in the field s. Urs Ursula ha s ma ny a rtis rtistic a nd soc ial inte inte rests rests,, whic h c an b e e xp lored here in in G erman (thoug h her pho tograp hs are a univers universal al la la ngua ge) [ http://www.arts-oflife.net/ursula/index.html]] life.net/ursula/index.html

Johanna La ge rkranse kranse r Dirt o n In 2006, 2006, Joha Joha nna wo rked rked a t Tem Tem po Doc ume nta ry Fes Festival tival in Sto Sto c kholm, where The Re a l Dirt Fa rm er Jo Jo hn wa s sc reened . A yea r late r, she trav eled t he w est est c oa st in North North America to e xp lore the w orld orld o f orga nic foo d . Her fasc fasc ination with food and environm environm ent late r led to studies in journalism journalism in Stoc Stoc kholm.

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THE ITINERARY Contact Info: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Farmer John’s international mobile phone: 0044 792 441 3771 or +44 792 441 3771 Lesley’ esley’ s internationa l mo bile ph one : +44 792 441 3784

Monda y, Feb Feb 2 John a nd Ha nna h a rrive in Do rna c h, Sw itzerl tzerla a nd from from Crete , Gree c e ; Le sley from from Sa n Fr Fran c isc o via A m ste rd a m ; Bob a nd Tom from from Ang elic elic Orga nic nic s. Ac c om mo d a tions tions in Ga steh a us Fried wa rt nea r the Go ethe an um.

Tues ue sda y, Fe Fe b 3 – Sa Sa turd turd a y, Fe Fe b 7 Biod yna mic Ag ric ultur ulture e C onferenc e http://www.sektion-landwirtschaft.org/560.html?L=1 What b ette r plac e to be g in our swe swe ep ing inquiry inquiry of Bi Biod yna mic Ag ric ultur ulture e tha n the a nnua l Agric Agric ultur ultura a l Co nferenc nferenc e in Dornac Dornac h? The The foc us of the c on ferenc ferenc e this yea r is is "How to Live w ith t he So urc urc e of Insp Insp ira tion tion ?" w hic hic h o ne c ould p e rha p s p a ra p hrase hrase a s "How c a n w e m a ke Rud olf Ste Ste ine r's Lec tures on Ag ric ulture ulture relevant to tod a y?" time to b e d etermi etermined ned ) In Dornac h, the Ang elic elic Special Encounter: (day a nd time Orga nic nic s Fa rm Tea Tea m w ill m ee t w ith Ma nfre nfre d Klett, Klett, on e o f the fo und ers of Dottenfeld erhof (r (rea d a b out to ur d esti estina na tion tion Dotte nfelde rho f fur further ther below ), a lifelong lifelong b iod yna mic fa rme r a nd former Lea Lea d er of the Sec Sec tion tion for Ag Ag ric ultur ulture e at the G oe thea num. We love M a nfred nfred ’ s lec tures tures on a g ric ultur ulture e (note his his p resenc esenc e in the lis list of rec rec om me nde d rea ding a bo ve) and loo k forward forward to he a ring Ma nfred ’ s insi nsig hts into ho w to fa shion hion the future o f a fa rm .

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Sunday, Feb 8 7:00 7:00a a m : Dep a rt Dornac h b y va n. Dri Drive (4hr -- 391km 391km ) to To m a nd Anja Ka ss' fa rm , Dem e te r-B r-Be trie trie b Ka ss. 11: 11:00a 00a m – 2:30 2:30p p m : Fa rm to ur; ur; fa fa rm lunc h; se se e a rc hite hite c tural sketc sketc he s a nd d isc uss uss p lan s for the ir ne w f a rm ; vis visit ne w fa rm si site

Demee ter-B Dem ter-Bee tr trieb ieb Ka ss 1, Rue Bildchen L-7518 Ro Ro lli lling ng e n http://www.demeter.lu/erzeuger_detail.php?link_id=2

In Attendance: Ang elic elic Orga nics Fa rm Te Te a m + Ka Ka tie tie Do b b + Ra Ra c he l an d Steffe n Sc Sc hne id er DEMET DEM ETERER- BETR BETRIIEB KASS KASS Fa rmers: rmers: Tom Ka ss a nd Anja Sta ud en ma yer [Website: http://www.demeter.lu/erzeuger_detail.php?link_id=2 (German)] Dem et er-Betrieb er-Betrieb Ka ss is a farm in the p roc ess ess of transforma transforma tion. It was a trad trad itiona itiona l ffarm arm t hrou hrou gh fou r ge nerations of Tom Tom ’ s fam ily until until the summ summ er of 1999 1999,, when Tom and Anja to ok ov er its its op eration eration and be ga n the p roc ess ess of c onverting onverting the farm a c c ording to the princ princ ip les of b iodyna mic s. In 2002 2002 the Deme ter-Betri ter-Betrieb eb Ka ss farm wa s c ertified ertified b iod yna mic b y the Deme ter a ssoc iation, and in Dece mb er of 2006 2006 Tom and Anja p urc urc hased hased the fa rm from from Tom ’ s mo ther. A few yea rs ag o, Tom and Anja Anja be ga n the long p roc ess ess of m aking aking their their dream of a n expa nded d ive rsified ified biod ynam ic fa rm a reality. reality. Tom a nd Anja ha ve invested invested in 100 100 ha of fa rmla rmla nd o nly a sho rt drive drive from the ir c urrent urrent fa rm. (Their c urrent urrent fa rm is in the villag villag e, whic h is c om mo n to ma ny fa rms in Luxem Luxem b ourg; th eir ne w fa rm site site is o n the o utski utskirts rts of t he v illag illag e.) Ov er the la st fe w ye a rs they hav e d esi esigned , with the help help o f an architec t, a b eautiful c onstell onstella a tion tion o f buildings buildings to b e b uilt uilt on t his new land . It inc inc lude s b arns, arns, anima l pen s, prod uc tion units, units, sto sto ra g e fa c iliti ilities es,, and a sma ll ffa a rm store, store, not to me ntion ntion a new hom e for their fam ily ily of five. In ad dition to a ll thes these e p rojec ts, ts, Anja wo rks rks for the loc al c hap ter of Dem ete r c ertifica ertifica tion and Tom sits on th e b oa rd of the orga nic fa rmer’s c oo p erative BI BIOG . They b ot h stud stud ied a gric gric ulture ulture at the Univers University ity of Hohe Hohe nheim nea r Stuttg a rt an d g rad ua ted with de grees in orga nic a gric gric ulture. ulture. Tom and Anja a lso lso h ost ost num erous sc hoo l group group s on their farm throug hout the ye a r, which they c onsider onsider to b e a vital co mp one nt of their farm’ s miss mission.

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Farm Data La nd an d Dis Distribution tribution (c urr urre nt farm/ futur futuree fa farrm)

Tot a l La La nd : 50 ha / 100 100 ha Pa sture : 35 ha / 70 ha Tillab illab le La La nd : 15 ha/ 30 ha - Ce reals (whea t, sp sp elt, rye, rye, oa t, ba rley, fodd er be ets): ets): 0.4 0.4 ha/ 0.8 0.8 ha - po ta toe s: 0.4 0.4 ha / 0.8 0.8 ha - c love r grass: grass: 14.2 14.2 ha/ ha / 28.4 28.4 ha - vegetables: NA/1 ha (possibility) Livestock (cur (c urrre nt farm/ futur futuree fa farrm)

Milking Milking c o ws: ws: 16/ 16/ 25 Fattening cows: 10/20 So w s: 10/ 10 Goats: 10/10 La ying hens he ns:: 20/ 20/ 200 Mot her rab bits: bits: 5/10 Horse Horse s: 10/ 5

2:30 2:30p p m: Dep Dep a rt for Sc ha nc k-H k-Ha ff farm a c c om p a nied nied b y Anja Anja (w ho w ill translate). 3:15 3:15p p m : Arri Arrive ve a t Sc Sc ha nc k-H k-Ha ff; tour fa rm

Sc ha hanck nck – Ha Ha ff Jos Sc ha nc k Luxembourg www.schanck-haff.lu

In Attendance: Ang elic elic Orga nics Fa rm Te a m + Ka Ka tie tie Do b b SCHANCK-HAFF Hea d Farm Farm er: Jo Jo s Sc ha nc k [Website: www.schanck-haff.lu (German)]

Sc ha nc k-Haff k-Haff holds a pla c e o f disti distinc nc tion in the histo histo ry o f biod ynam ics in Luxemb ourg – in in 1980 1980,, itit b ec a me the firs firstt b iod ynam ic farm in the c ountry, ountry, in many wa ys forging forging the p ath for bo th orga orga nic nic and biod ynamic farmers farmers to c om e. At that time, brothers brothers Jos a nd Aende r Sc ha nc k were interes interested ted in find find ing a ne w, more ea rth c on sc iou s wa y of farming – Aend er, a trained c onstr onstruc uc tion engineer, had disc disc ove red anthropo sop hy as well well as the orga nic nic move ment, a nd toge ther with with Jos Jos they c onverted the farm to enc omp ass ass biodyna mic tec hnique hnique s and

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me thod olog ies (the two othe r Sc ha nc k brothers had branc hed off to o ther farms). farms). In 1986 1986,, the Sc han c k farm farm w a s a wa rd ed the Hellef Hellef fir fir d´Na tur environm environm enta l p rize, ize, a p rize ize tha t helped to sp read aw areness areness of the organic (and biodyna mic mic ) move ment. While While Jos Jos co ntinued ntinued to ma nag e the d aily aily op era era tions tions of the farm, Aend Aend er be ga n to w ork on ma rketing rketing the fa rm’s prod uc ts – the fa rm, b eing only 60 60 km from from the c ap ital city, had a large p ot ential custo custo me r ba se. Aende r soo n disc disc ove red othe r orga nic farms tha t co uld be nefit from from sha red ma rketing, rketing, and the p rojec t g rew rap rap id ly a s c oo p eratives, eratives, ass assoc ia tions and interc interc onne c ted farm sto sto res we re formed out o f Aend er’s original original imp imp ulse. ulse. Soo n, Aende r was involved full time in in the forma tion and strengthen strengthen ing o f these these orga nic and biod yna mic fa rm-toc onsume onsume r orga niza niza tion tion s and Jos b ec a me the sole sole hea d farmer of Sc Sc han c k-H k-Ha ff. Pres Present ent d ay, Sc han c k-Haff k-Haff is is a m ixed ixed farm with a c hee se ma king king o p eration, ba kery kery and farm store. store.

Farm Data La nd an d Dis Distribution tribution

To ta l La La nd : 120 120 ha - Vegetables (Carrots 2 ha; Onions 1 ha; Cabbages 0.3; Potatoes) - Cerea ls (whea t, rye rye a nd sp elt – their sp elt is is a n a nc ient breed unc ross ossed with wh ea t; sa sa fe fo r some gluten allergies) - Pa Pa stu re Livestock

Ca ttle: 30 milking milking c o ws plus of fsp fsp ring, 1 breed ing b ull Fa ttening Pigs: igs: 30-4 30-40 0 (fed with unsell unsella a ble p rod uc e, milk milk whey a nd grain c a stoffs; toffs; bo ug ht from Deme ter-Betrieb ter-Betrieb fa rm) Ch icke ns: ns: 20 Pige o ns: ns: 30 Bee hive s: 4 Facilities

Ba kery: kery: Marlene Marlene Sc Sc ha nc k ba kes 3 type type s of b read on c e a w eek – a sp sp elt loa loa f, a sp sp elt and whe a t b lended loaf, and a w hea t, sp elt and rye blend ed loa f. Duri During the w inter month s, Ma rlene rlene op ens the b a kery kery to sc sc hoo l group s to lea rn the a rt of fresh fresh brea d b a king king . Ch ee se Ma king: in op eratio n sinc sinc e 1989 1989 in a p a rtnership rtnership w ith Bio-B Bio-BIOGE IOGEN-B N-Ba a uere. The The y m a ke eight different typ es of c hee ses – Stoffi, Mellen Mellen Hëp p erda nge r (a typ e o f Ca me mb ert), Brie, rie, Full Full-Cut C hee se (a s a na tural che ese, ese, with ga rlic, with herb herb s, with with gree n pe p p er), skimm kimm ed c hee se. It is is still till the o nly nly c hee se op eration in Luxemb Luxemb ourg tha t m a kes c hee se from from orga nic ra w milk. milk. Fa rm Sto Store: re: Pa Pa rt of th e NATUR NATURAT ATA A orga o rga niza niza tion. tion . Sells the ir o w n prod p rod uc ts a s w ell as p rod uc ts fro fro m oth er NATURATA ATA fa rms. rms. Op en tw ice a we ek to the g ene ral pub lic.

5:15 5:15 - 5: 5:45p 45p m : D De e p a rt S Sc c ha nk-Ha nk-Ha ff; d rive to w a rd s Bo rnhe im (nea r Bo Bo nn) a nd hotel (145.84 km -- 2hr12min), 2hr12min) , have dinner on the road . Ac c om mo da tions tions a t Hotel Hotel Ga rni in Born Bornhei heim, m, a tow n loc loc a ted be twee n Ap felb a c he r Fa rm a nd Wie Wie se ng ut Ex Exp erim erim en ta l Sta tion tion . 11


Monda y, Feb Feb 9 9:00 9:00a am: B Brre a kfast kfast in ho tel w ith AO Fa rm Tea m , K Ka a tie tie Dob b , Ja Ja n Diek va n Ma nsfe nsfe ld, Da niele De ll’ ll’ Orc o , an d Ursula rsula Bue Bue sse . 9:45 9:45a a m : Dep a rt for Ap Ap felb a c he r Fa rm (2. (2.5 5 km km fr from om the ho tel – a b o ut 5 mins) mins) 10: 10:00a 00a m : Arri Arrive ve a t Ap felb a c he r; The rese ese Ap felba c he r w ill present present on the ir auto ma ted pa c king king and internet nternet orderi ordering system ystem .

Apfelbacher To m b e rgs rgstra tra sse 1 53332 533 32 Bo Bo rnhe im -B -Brre nig, G e rma ny http://www.bioland-apfelbacher.de/

In Attendance: Ang elic elic Orga nics Fa rm Te a m + Ka Ka tie tie Dob b + Ja Ja n Diek Diek va n Ma nsve nsve lt + Daniele Dell’Orco + Ursu Ursu la Bu e sse APFELBACHER [Website: http://www.bioland-apfelbacher.de/ (German)] Apfelba c her is is a Germa n CSA CSA farm that d elivers elivers orga orga nic nic produc e to Köln a nd its sub urbs. Sub sc rib rib ers o rde r c usto usto m ized ized b o xes using using Apfe lba c her's online online orde ring sys system tem ( http://www.biolandapfelbacher-shop.de/ ). apfelbacher-shop.de/ ). The se o rd ers a re then filled filled u sing a c om p ute r system ystem / sma ll sc a le a ssem bly line a t t he fa rm's wa reh ou se. Their Their op era era tion tion w as rec rec ently ently upg rad ed with an extensi extensive b uil uilding p rojec t that imp roved and expand ed their pa c king king a nd storage storage fac ilities ities.. Apfelba c her’ her’ s produc e is ob tained no t only from from their their own fa rm b ut from from other orga orga nic nic farms in the region (in the winter, they imp ort prod uc e from the mo re temp erate south ). These hese b oxes a re the n d elive elive red to the b usines usiness ses an d ho me s o f sub sub sc rib rib ers. ers.


To ta l La La nd : 11.5 11.5 ha - Greenho uses uses:: 3 gree nho uses uses tot aling a p p roxima roxima tely 1000 1000 m 2 (lettuc (lettuc e, ra ra dishes dishes,, ca bb ag e veg etab les, les, tom tom a toes, toes, cuc umb ers ers, pep pers and muc h, muc h more) - Fields: strawberries, soft fruits, mixed vegetables

10:45am 10:45am : Dis Disc uss uss U.S., Dutc Dutc h, a nd G e rma n C SA fo r an ho ur.

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11: 11:45a 45a m : Lea ve Ap felb a c he r for lunc h w ith Ulr Ulriic h Kop Kop ke of Wie Wie sen g ut (10.9 km d ri rive ve – a b o ut 16 mins.) mins.) 1:30 1:30p p m : Arri Arrive a t Wie Wie se ng ut; to ur fa rm a nd c hrom a to g ra p hy la la b s w ith Ulr Ulriic h

Insti Ins titut tut für für Orga nis niscc he hen n La La ndb ndbaa u Katz atzenb enb ur urgw gw eg 3 53115 531 15 Bon n, Ge rm a ny www.iol.uni-bonn.de

In Attendance: Ang elic elic Orga nics Fa rm Te a m + Ka Ka tie tie Dob b + Ja Ja n Diek Diek va n Ma nsve nsve lt + Daniele De ll’ ll’ O rc o + Urs Ursula ula Bue sse WIE WI ESENGUT ENG UT EXPE EXPERIM RIMENT ENTA AL FA FARM [Website: http://www.iol.uni-bonn.de/index2_e.htm (English)] The Wieseng Wieseng ut Expe Expe rime nta l Fa Fa rm is p a rt of the Institute Institute of Orga nic Ag ric ric ulture (IOL) (IOL) at the University niversity of Bonn. From From the ir we b site: “ Resea esea rch at Wies Wieseng eng ut c enters around the d evelopm ent and op timiz timization ation of p rod uc tion me thod s a t c losed losed , iinnernner-farm farm nutrient nutrient c yc les without usi using synth et ic p rod uc tion sub sub sta nc es. es. The m a in fo fo c us of o ur res resea ea rch is to ill illumina te p rinc rinc ipa l interac interac tions in organic system ystem s a nd to d eve lop metho d s of p rac tical need for the farmers.” Und er the d irec irec tion tion of Dr. Ulric lric h Köp Köp ke, the farm stri strive ve s to “ d ev elop lo ng -term sus susta ta inab le forms of land ma nag ement including a single farm p erspe c tive tive a s well as aspe aspe c ts of na ture ture c onser onservation vation a nd land sca pe ec ology (e.g., c rea tion tion of hedges, field margins, buffer strips, field woods and ponds).” Their an imal op eration c enters on Limous Limousiin b eef c a ttle. Com e a utumn , the c alves a nd b reeding b ull ull a re sold sold a nd th e fat tening b ulls ulls a re slaug htered and sold throug h orga nic b utc heries heries.. The c a ttle are c onsidered onsidered a key p a rt of the o rganic nutrient nutrient sys system tem – they they a re fed exc lusivel usively y o n Wies Wieseng eng ut fod d er an d the resulti resulting ng solid olid a nd liquid ma nure is op timiz timized to enric enric h sp sp ec ifica ifica lly Wieseng Wieseng ut soil. The tw o innova tive c a ttle ba rns on the farm, de signed by Ulr Ulrich, ma ke the c ollec ollec tion of this ma nure a s thorough an d simple a s po ssib le. Wies Wieseng eng ut is also also involved in b iod yna mic resea resea rch. Along Along with a n exp erimen erimen t w ith ith o rganic vs. vs. biodyna mic p ota toes, toes, Wies Wiesengut engut ho sts a Chrom Chrom a tograp hy lab lab . Chrom Chrom ato graphy, to q uote the Bio-Dyna io-Dyna mic Ass Assoc iation of Ind Ind ia , “is a te c hniqu hniqu e for sep sep a ra ting the c om po nents in a c om plex mixture. mixture. …I …In biod yna mic s the te c hnique…is used used to c reate a pic ture of the sub sub stan c e tha t c an be inter interpreted preted direc direc tly. tly. Ap Ap proa che d in this wa y it ca n reveal som som ething ething o f the inner nature of a sub stan c e - its vitality vitality a nd d yna mic s.” Currently, Currently, Wies Wieseng eng ut is wo rking rking o n c hrom hrom a tog rap hs of organic organic and biodynamic g rap es and wine. wine. Dr. Ulrich lrich Kop ke no t o nly hea d s the Wieseng Wieseng ut fa rm b ut is a lso lso resp resp on sible fo r its its existen existen c e. He a c c ep te d t he p ositi osition on o f Pr Pro fess fesso r o f Orga nic Ag ric ric ulture at t he Unive Unive rsity rsity of Bonn Bonn in 1987 1987.. In that sa me yea r, he w a s direc tly respo respo nsi nsible for the c reation of the Orga nic Agriculture Agriculture d ep a rtment 13


a s we ll a s the c reation of the expe rimen rimen ta l fa fa rm. Since then, he ha s lec tured a round the w orld orld and ha s gained a reputa tion tion of such such that he ha s bee n offered and has turned turned do wn multiple multiple p o sition ition s a t o the r unive unive rsities, ities, prefe rring ring to sta y a t his ow n b elov ed resea resea rch fa rm. In In 1992, 1992, Ulrich lrich created and was the first director of the Institute of Organic Agriculture (located at the University). niversity). To this da y, he is involved in mo st o f the short short te rm a nd on go ing e xperimen ts a t Wies Wieseng eng ut. He He is ma rried ried with four c hild hild ren and has a c onta gious joie d e vivre. vivre.


To ta l La La nd : 76 ha Tilla lla ble La nd: 59.2 59.2 ha (red (red c lover, pota toe s, winter and spring pring whe a t, fava b ea ns, ns, winter rye, rye, oats, radishes and mustard) Pa sture: tu re: 15.5 ha Livestock

Beef Cattle: 60 head Limousin (heifers, calves, cows, breeding bull and fattening bulls)

7:00pm: Dinner in Bornheim

Ta ve verrne Kos ostas tas (Me (M e diterr diterraa nea n food) Königstr. 102, Bornheim Germany

In a ttendance : Ang elic elic Orga nics Fa rm Te a m + Katie Dob b + Ja Ja n Diek Diek va n Ma nsve nsve lt + Daniele De ll’ ll’ O rc o + Urs Ursula ula Bue sse Als Also jo ining ning us for d inne r w ill be Ta d ea u a nd Gisela Gisela Ca lda s, who se fa m ily g ra c iou sly hosted hosted Ha nna h a nd Fa rm er John John in Bon Bon n o n the ir 200 2008 8 farm to ur. ur. Ta d ea u’ s c om p a ny is Ec ot rop ic Co nsulti nsulting ng S.A. Ta d ea u ha s 27 yea rs of c onsul onsulti ting ng expe rienc e in org org anics a nd b io d yna mics. mics. Ac c om mo da tions tions a t Hotel Hotel Garni ag ain.

Tues ue sda y, Fe b 10 8:00 8:00a a m : Br Brea kfast kfast a t ho tel 9:00 9:00a a m : Dri Drive t o Do tte nfelde rho f (1hr (1hr44min 44min d ri rive ve ) 11: 11:00a 00a m : Arri Arrive ve at Do Do tte nfeld erhof

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Dottee nf Dott nfee lde lderr Hof 61118 Bad Vilbel Germany http://www.dottenfelderhof.de/

In Attendance: Ang elic elic Orga nics Fa rm Te a m + Ka Ka tie tie Dob b DOT DO TTENFELDERHOF DERHO F [Website: http://html.dottenfelderhof.de/ (German)] The Dotte nfelderhof farm is loc a ted in and a round a former mo nastery nastery da ting ba c k over 1000 1000 yea rs. rs. Tod ay, Dotte nfelde rhof is a full fully realiz realized biod yna mic farm o rganism rganism loc a ted on 156 ha of land with ap p roximate ly 100 100 p eop le in in res resiid enc e. Along Along with their fiel field d , orcha rd a nd livestoc vestoc k ventures, ventures, they ha ve a full full da iry op eration an d ba kery. kery. Als Also o n site site is a p op ular farm farm store tha t c a rries ries ov er 200 2000 0 Dem Dem ete r c ertified ertified b iod yna mic p rod uc ts from from both Dottenfelderhof and other biodynamic farms. Fresh bread from the fa rm's b a kery kery and me a t from from their livestoc vestoc k ca n be found along side a myria myria d o f other go od s. Next Next d oo r is the farm's sp ec ialty c hee se shop shop , with ma ny of the c hee ses origina origina ting from from Dottenfe lderhof's ow n d airy airy op eration. The spa spa c e a lso lso ho uses uses a sma ll c a fe, wh ere sho sho pp ers a nd visitors visitors c a n e njoy e sp ress resso, p a stries tries a nd light light sandwiches. Dotte nfelde rhof ha s a long stan ding history history of c om munity build build ing a nd ed uc a tion. Ove r 2,00 2,000 0 stude nts from from all over the globe ha ve gone through through their their biod biod ynamic traini training ng p rog ram and c ountless ountless othe r farmers, farmers, ga rdene rs a nd la yme n ha ve p articipa ted in Dottenfelde rho f's symp osia osia a nd sem ina rs. rs. Sc hoo l group group s and sp ec ia l interes interestt group s are w elco me d , a nd Dotten felderhof's a c tive interns internship hip p rogram ha s helpe d to tra tra in hund reds of a sp iring iring fa rmers. rmers. Throu hrou gho ut the yea r, the farm organizes and hosts various cultural events and festivals for members of the general public. Dotte nfelde rhof a lso p rides itself itself on a tra tra dition of inquiry inquiry a nd exploration. Alon Alon g with their ow n investigations investigations,, the fa rm hosts hosts a b ra nc h of the Biod yna mic Resea esea rch Ce nter unde r the direc direc tion of Hartmut Spies Spiess s. Som e of the ong oing p rojec rojec ts a t the fa rm inc inc lude b reeding a b ette r chicken, testing testing new biodyna mic farming farming tec hnique hnique s, imp imp roving seed seed produc tion tion a nd q uality. uality.


To ta l La La nd : 156 156 ha Tillab illab le La nd : 117 ha - Vege ta bles: bles: 2 ha - Orc ha rds: rds: 4 ha - Ce reals (whea t, oa ts, ts, rye, rye, b arley) arley) Pa sture: tu re: 39 ha 15


Livestock

Dairy cows: 80 (+ young stock) Pigs: 3 sows (+ offspring) Chickens: >1000 Horses Sheep Goats Geese Menage rie of p ets Facilities

Cheese Making Bakery Fa rm Sto re Sp ec ialty Shop / Ca fé Extensive xtensive residential residential a nd ed uc a tiona tiona l fac ilities ities

11: 11:00a 00a m – lunc h: To ur of Do tte nfelde rho f Afternoon: ta lki lking to sta ff (id (id ea lly with with fo unde rs, pe op le who a re involved in visi visio ning Dot te nfe lde rho f's ne xt 40 yrs, yrs, an d w ith Ha rtmut Sp ie ss o f th e ir re re se a rch a nd see d initiative.) initiative.) Sup p er: Fa rm e r Jo hn’ s fri frie nd , Mich e lle C onc ep c ion , w ill join us for sup sup p er a nd the e ven ing ’ s a c tivi tivities ties.. Mic he lle is a sup sup erb a b strac t p a inte r, a nd ha s ha d more tha n 50 ind ividua l and g ro up exhi exhib b itions in Sp Sp a in, Germa ny, a nd the Uni nite te d Sta te s. She b riefly lilive d a nd p a inte d a t Ang eli elic c Orga ni nic c s in the e a rly 90’s 90’s.. Mich elle elle now live live s in Fr Fra nkfurt nkfurt w ith h er p a rtne r Pe ter (wh o m a y a lso lso jo in us for the evening). http://www.michelleconcepcion.com/concepcion/?page_id=15 Evening: Lesley performs; gather with residents to share info about Angelic Orga Orga nic nic s and to lea rn mo re ab out Dottenfelde Dottenfelde rhof.

We dnes dne sda y, Fe Fe b 11 Morning: Breakfast at Dottenfelderhof 9:45 9:45a a m: Dep a rt; drop off Ka Ka tie tie Dob b a t tra tra in sta sta tion tion (15. 15.3 3 km – ab o ut 22 m ins ns)) ; ret urn urn v a n to Fra nkfurt nkfurt a irp ort (11. ( 11.4 4 km km – a b o ut 14 minute s) .

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12: 12:15p 15p m : Ange lic lic Orga nic nic s te a m fli flie s to Stoc kholm, Sw Sw ed en . Joha nna La g erkra erkra nser nser m ee ts us a t S Sto to c kholm a irp ort, He He ine r Loh Loh rm a nn p ic ks us up , a nd g ive s us a sho rt d riving to ur of Stoc Stoc kholm o n the w a y to Jä rna . (He (He ine r Lohrma nn is is a Waldo rf tea c her an d soc ia l thera thera p ist w ith long expe rienc e from Wald orf sc sc ho ols in Ge rm a ny an d Sw Sw e d en. Duri During rec en t yea rs ha s he b e en invo lved in sta sta rting ting a ne w initiative initiative w ithin the a rea of fa rm ing .)

Järna: RSS 25 RSS 25 15391 1539 1 Järna Jä rna Swe d en

In Attendance: Ang elic elic Orga nics Fa rm Te Te a m + Joha nna La g erkra erkra nse nse r JÄRNA [Websites: Naturbruks HS - http://www.Järnanaturbruksgymnasium.se/english/english/ (English); YIP - http://www.yip.se/ (English)] The Järna Na turbruks High Sc Sc ho ol, found ed in 1999 1999,, is is loc a ted on Nibb le Farm Farm in Järna , Swe d en. Nibb le Fa Fa rm is an integ rate d b iod yna mic d airy airy op eration running running since the 1960 1960s s. Intima Intima tely connected with the daily operations of Nibble Farm, students emb ark on a c om prehensi prehensive three year program tha t enc om p a sses bo th a Steiner Steiner Waldo rf ed uc a tion and a full full induc tion tion into b iod yna mic farming. Stud Stud ents learn diverse diverse o p eratio ns wo rking rking w ith the fa rm's va riou riou s en tities. tities. The fa rm ha s 30-4 30-40 0 milk co ws as p a rt of th eir d a iry iry op erat ion a s we ll a s ho rses rses,, shee p a nd pigs. pigs. With With 90 ha fod d er, 25 ha grain, 10 10 ha b read grain, 15 15 ha fo r animal c rops, rops, 2 ha of p ota toe s and 0.3 0.3 ha ha o f bee ts, ts, stud stud ents not on ly lea lea rn ab out th e growing a nd ha rvesting vesting of c rop s but c an wa tch som e o f these these c rop s be trans transformed formed from from grain grain to b read in the fa rm's b a kery. kery. At the d a iry, they c an see see milk milk trans transformed formed into yog urt urt a nd c hee se. A wo rki rking sa wm ill ill is is a lso lso p art of the fa rm's op eration. At the neighb oring oring Nibb le Ga rd en C ente r stud stud ents learn veg etab le ope ra tions tions on 3 ha of land and 0.1 0.10 ha o f greenhouses greenhouses.. All All produc e g row n a t the Ga rden Ce nte r is is sold in its its o wn shop . Järna is a lso lso the ho st to the Internat iona l You You th Initia Initia tive Pro gra m (YIP (YIP). ). YI YIP is a ne w soc ial entrep reneur’ reneur’ s traini training ng p rog ra m – itit tea c hes youth from from a ge s 18-2 18-25 5 to explore inner inner and oute r a sp ec ts o f llife ife wh ils ilst d ev elop ing the skill kills s to m a ke a p o sitive itive c ont ribution in tod a y’ s soc iety. YI YIP is a p ro jec t und er Vårding e By By Fo Fo lk High High Sc hoo l and ho ste d a t the Rud olf Ste Ste iner Sem inary in in Järna , Swe d en. YIP YIP is a o ne ye a r intensive intensive p rog ram with o ne mo nth set set a side for an inte rnship nship a broa d . Eac h da y be gins a t 7:3 7:30 0 a m a nd c ontinues with theoretica l a nd a rtis rtistic tic c ourses ourses alongside alongside a n inter interna na tional tional group o f experienc experienc ed tea c hers hers, foll followe d by co mm unity unity eng a ge me nts. nts. The p rog ra m ha s prove n imm ensely ensely po pu la r with its its 42 p articipa nts from from a ll over the w orld orld , and will will a ssured ured ly b e a future mec c a for youth in in the va ngua rd of cultura cultura l transformation.

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An ad ditiona ditiona l fea fea ture ture o f the Järna Järna Anthrop Anthrop osop osop hic hic al Com munity munity is the Järna C ultural Cen tre (in (in Swe Swe d ish, ish, the Kulturhuset i Ytterjärna ), a n integ ral p a rt of the Rud olf Ste Ste iner Sem inary. It It w a s d esigne esigne d by Erik rik Asmussen, a well known anthroposophical architect, and completed in 199 1992. 2. The c ultural c en tre inc inc lude s p erforma nc e sp sp a c es, es, housing, housing, c lass lassroom s, stud stud ios for bo th m usic usic a nd da nc e a s we ll a s sma ll lib lib ra ries. ies. Throughou t the yea r, it hosts hosts thea ter p erforma erforma nc es, es, c onc erts, erts, c onferenc es an d m any o ther com munity oriente oriente d a c tiviti tivities es.. In 2001 2001,, it was voted the 2 nd b est-li est-liked ked b uild uild ing in Swe d en (we b site: http://www.kulturhuset.nu/start/ (Swedish)).

7:00 7:00p p m (to b e d ete rmined ): Ga the ring with pe op le from from Nib Nib b le Fa rm, YI YIP pe op le, and sc hool. Ac c om mo d a tions tions in Järna; hosted hosted b y Heiner Heiner and the Youth Ini Initi tia a tive tive Prog ra m (YIP).

Thursday, Feb 12 All All da y a t Järna ; vis visit the BD farm a nd sc ho ol; lea lea rn m ore a b o ut the ir ins insp p iring ring Youth Initiative Program (YIP). 8:00am: Breakfast 9:00 9:00a a m: Me eting w ith fa rme r Sta ffan Ares Aresund und in the c ow b a rn follow follow ed b y a sho rt v isit t o the fa rm d a iry an d Tho m a s Ste nius. nius. 12: 12:00p 00p m : L Lunc unc h a t Nib Nib b le w ith stud en ts. ts. 1:00 1:00p p m : Vis Visit to the sout he rn e nd o f the fa rm , Ba Ba ltic ltic Se a a nd sa w m ill, ll, foll follow ow ed b y a vis visit to the m a rket ga rd en and store. 3:30 3:30p p m : Co ffee a t Kultur Kulturhus huset et , me e ting ting w ith John Ge rha rd . (B (Besi esid es his w o rk a t the sc hoo l, John also also rep resents esents the c om pa ny which lea ses the m a rket g a rd en. John’ s c om p a ny Ekol Ekoloe oe d en ho sted a sc sc ree ning ning of The Re a l Dirt Dirt on Fa rm e r Jo Jo hn fo r its C SA c usto usto m e rs d uring uring th e Te m p o Doc Film Fe Fe stiva l in in 2006, w ith Fa Fa rme r John in in attend anc e.) To b e d e te rm ine d : lo lo ng e r ta lks lks, or so so m e sho rter vis visits to o the r site s in Jä rna . Ac c om mo d a tions tions in Järna Järna ; a g a in ho sted b y Heiner Heiner a nd the Youth Youth Ini Initi tia a tive tive Program (YIP).

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FARM TOUR ENDS But the Anthrop osop osop hic hic a l Ga lliva liva nting C ont inue s... ...

Friday, ida y, Fe Fe b 13 Tom d ep a rts from from g roup to sp sp en d a d a y exp exp lori loring Swe d en. Bo b , Le sley, Ha Ha nna h a nd John fly from from Stoc kholm to the Unite Unite d King d om . The y will will be in the UK for two d a ys o f a nthrop o so p hic a l ca rousi rousing in Fo Fo rest rest R Ro ow in Ea st Sus Suss se x, w he re the y w ill me e t t he follo follo w ing lumina rie rie s: rvie w Bo o ks, ks, Te m p le L Lo o d g e Pub Pub lis lishing , a nd Sevak Gulbekian, c hief e d ito r o f Cla irvie Rud o lf Ste Ste ine r Pres Press s; a uth o r of In t he Be lly insiig htful bo o k whic whic h lly o f th e Be a st, a n ins illum llum ina te s how we c a n eng ag e w ith c onte mp orary culture, culture, usi using a ll the the sp sp iritua l wis wi sdo m we have a c qui quirred , and ther thereb eb y help help to transfor transform m evi evill into into g ood . www.clairviewbooks.com www.templelodge.com www.rudolfsteinerpress.com Christian C o m m unity Pr Prie st a nd c o-author o-author of C ro ssing the Nicholas Nicho las Wijn Wijnbe be rg , Chris th e Thres hreshold: hold: Pr Pra c tic tic a l and Spiritu piritua a l Guid Guid a nc e on Dea th a nd Dyin Dying g (ba sed on the Work of Rud o lf Ste Ste ine r). r). Ste ine r an d Anne Stockton, ed itor of A rt: An Intr Introd od uc tory Rea Rea d er , by Rud o lf Ste Ann e Sto c kton . She She is the illus llustrat trat o r of The Illus llustrat trat e d C a lend a r of the So ul: lso a uth o r an d illustrat lustrat o r of Honey-Bun , a Me d itation s of the Ye Ye a rly Cyc l e . She is a lso d elig elig htful b oo k a b out her fa fa vorite vorite c a t ever. Anne ha s b ee n pa inting nting p rofe ssion a lly for mo st of he r life. life. Re Re so lving lving to b ec om e a p a inte r a t a g e thirte thirte en, she b eg a n he r forma l stud ies a t the Art Art Stud Stud en t's Lea g ue a nd Gran d Ce ntral Ar Art Sc ho ol in in New Yo rk City City in her fiftee fiftee nth ye a r. Anne ha s ta ug ht fo r ma ny ye a rs in the Unite nite d Sta te s a nd in Engla Engla nd , at Tob Tob ia s Sc ho ol of Art wh ic h she she foun d ed in 1979 w ith he r husb husb a nd Kurt Fa Fa lk. C urren urren tly, she she live live s a nd w o rks rks in he r stud stud io in Suss usse x, Eng Eng la nd . Ac c om m o d a tion tion s a t Ch eq ue rs Inn in in Fo Fo rest est Ro Ro w , Eng land .

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Saturday, Feb 14 Tom fli flies hom e from from Stoc kholm kholm to Chic Chic a g o. Mo rning rning : To ur Em e rso rso n Ca m p us, us, a n a nth rop o so p hica lly-i lly-ins nsp p ire d initia nitia tive http://www.emerson.org.uk/ 1:00 1:00p p m : Va lentine’ s Day Lunc Lunc h w ith Anne Sto c kton, Nic Nic ho las Wij Wijnb e rg , a nd the AO Fa rm Te Te a m (minus To m Sp a uld ing ); to b e h eld a t C he q ue rs Inn in Fo Fo re st R Ro ow. 3:00 3:00p p m: Me et Seva k Gulbekia Gulbekia n a t his offic offic e next to C heq uers a nd explore explore the Forest orest Ro Ro w a re a . Tea w ith Seva Seva k and oth ers late r tha t a fternoo n. Add itiona l plans to b e d etermined etermined . Ac c om m o d a tion tion s a t Ch eq ue rs Inn in in Fo Fo rest est Ro Ro w , Eng land .

Sunday, Feb 15 Bo b flie flie s ho m e to Illi llino is. 10:00am 10:00am : Atten d Ch ris ristian Co m m unity Churc h Se Se rvic rvic e ; jo jo in in in fe llo llo w ship g a the ring a fter the the servic ervic e. Noon : Lunc h w ith Anne Stoc kton a nd othe rs Afternoon (p end ing ): Lesl esley a nd John ha ve Rhythmic Rhythmic M a ssa g e a p p ointme nts. nts. Rhythm ic Ma ssa g e is p a rt o f the anth rop osop osop hic hic a p p roa c h to hea lth (it (it is is b a sed on a n und ersta ersta nd ing of the relations elationshi hip p b etw ee n the nerve-sens nerve-sense e a nd me ta b olic olic system ystem s; itit ha s a ha rmo niz nizing a nd integ ra ting ting effec t on ma ny b od ily func tions tions,, iinc nc lud ing b rea thing thing , circ circ ula ula tion, tion, d ig esti estion on a nd musc musc le tone ). Ac c om m o d a tion tion s a t Ch eq ue rs Inn in in Fo Fo rest est Ro Ro w , Eng land .

Monda y, Feb Feb 16 9:30 9:30a a m: Ha Ha nna h, Les Leslley a nd John g o to Lond on to explore. explore. 6:006:00-9: 9:00pm 00pm : H Ha a nna h, Le Le sle y a nd Jo hn h a ve se ssio ns w ith p rac titio titio ne rs fro fro m Ch ine se Clini Clinic c Herb a l Med ic

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9:00 9:00p p m : Dinne Dinne r with with sta ff from from the Ch ine se Clini Clinic c Herb a l Me d ic Ac c om mo d a tions tions a t Ta Ta vis vistoc k Hote Hote l in in Lond Lond on, England England .

Tues ue sda y, Fe b. 17 John , L Les esley, ley, a nd Ha nna h c ontinue ontinue Lond on explora explora tion. tion. Ac c om mo d a tions tions a t Ta Ta vis vistoc k Hote Hote l.

We dnes dne sda y, Fe Fe b 18 Ha nna h, Les Leslle y, a nd Jo hn fly fly to Am ste rd a m t o e xperien xperien c e the c ity a nd vis visit Ro b in (a ka t he Girl Girl with the Tom a toe s from from The Re a l Dir ). Dirt o n Fa Fa rm e r Jo Jo hn ).

Saturday, Feb 21 Le sley flie flie s to Russ ussia to visit visit frien d s. Th is w ill ill b e he r fourth fo urth so journ jou rn to t o Russ ussia in th e last last e ig ht ye a rs. Ha nna h a nd John return return to C rete to w ork on c rea tive tive p rojec ts (inc (inc lud lud ing p osti osting ng a c om p rehe nsi nsive a c c ount o f our BD tour on the Ange lic lic Orga nic nic s w eb site ). (Or Lesley, esley, John a nd Ha nna h jus justt m ig ht d ev ia te from the itine itine ra ry an d g o to Ca rniva niva l in in Venice for a few d a ys.) ys.)

March 10 or so Lesl esle y jo jo ins Ha nna h a nd John o n C re te ...

Monday, Ma rch 30 Le sley flies ho m e to Sa n Fran Fran c isc o

April Ha nna h and John c ontinue their their c rea tive tive p rojec ts on C rete . 21


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