Newsletter and Calendar Submissions
We welcome calendar items, articles and photographs for the newsletter. Submissions should be related to local biodynamic farming and gardening activities. Inclusion is subject to editor's discretion and space available.

Items need to be submitted electronically, in simple text (no formatting please). Calendar and Help Wanted items should follow the format seen in the newsletter.

Deadlines are:
  • Spring : Feb 5th
  • Summer: May 1st
  • Fall : August 1st
  • Winter : Nov 5th

Please email our editor, LauraLiska@cs.com

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Calendar January-March 2012

March
MAR 24: The Honeybee (Natural Beekeeping Series # 1), with David Basile, 9:00am-5:00pm Rudolf Steiner College, Fair Oaks, CA 916-961-8727 - www.steinercollege.edu

April
APRIL 8: Introduction to Biodynamics, with Harald Hoven & Jim Bowen, 9:30am-12:30pm Rudolf Steiner College, Fair Oaks, California - 916-961-8727 - www.steinercollege.edu

APRIL 14: Awakening Nature Perception #6 - Grasses with Laura Liska, 9:30am-3:30pm Rudolf Steiner College, Fair Oaks, California - 916-961-8727 - www.steinercollege.edu

APRIL 14-15: BDANC Spring Meeting Fulcrum Farm, Grass Valley, CA. Marney Blair, 530-274-3457 or marney646464@yahoo.com, for meal reservations, camping, and questions. Harald Hoven 916-965-0389 in advance, for preps.

APRIL 21: Springtime—Growing Plants, Managing Weeds (Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Series session 7), with Harald Hoven and David Basile, 9:00am-5:00pm, Rudolf Steiner College, Fair Oaks, California - 916-961-8727 www.steinercollege.edu

APRIL 21-22: Santa Cruz Mountains Biodynamic 4 Seasons Intensive (Weekend #2), Nature Perception with Laura Liska. BD Preparations & Secrets of Compost with Matias Baker. Bonny Doon, Santa Cruz CA - www.bdintensive.com

May
MAY 5: Awakening Nature Perception #7 - Flowers with Laura Liska, 9:30am-3:30pm, Rudolf Steiner College, Fair Oaks, California - 916-961-8727 - www.steinercollege.edu

MAY 12: Pests and Insects—Friends, Foes, and the Honeybee (Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Series session 8), with Harald Hoven and David Basile, 9:00am-5:00pm, Rudolf Steiner College, Fair Oaks, California - 916-961-8727 www.steinercollege.edu



June
JUNE 2: Care of the Hive (Natural Beekeeping Series session 2), with David Basile, 9:00am-5:00pm, Rudolf Steiner College, Fair Oaks, California - 916-961-8727 - www.steinercollege.edu

JUNE 13-17: Biodynamic Weeklong Advanced Intensive (Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Series), with Harald Hoven and Cynthia Hoven, 9:00am-5:00pm, Rudolf Steiner College, Fair Oaks, California - 916-961-8727 - www.steinercollege.edu

June 23: BDANC Summer Meeting Blossom’s Best Farm, Santa Cruz Mountains. Delmar McComb or Carin Fortin www.bdintensive.com for meal reservations and questions. Harald Hoven 916-965-0389 in advance, for preps.

July
JULY 7-8: Santa Cruz Mountains Biodynamic 4 Seasons Intensive (Weekend #3), The Farm Individuality with Harald Hoven, Bonny Doon, Santa Cruz CA. Therapeutic Gardening/Food as Medicine, Garden as Healer with David Schwartz. Camphill Communities in Soquel CA, www.bdintensive.com

September
Sept 29-30: BDANC Fall Meeting Live Power Community Farm, Covelo, CA. Gloria and Stephen Decater livepower@igc.org for meal reservations and questions. Harald Hoven 916-965-0389 in advance, for preps.

Janurary 2013
Jan 5,6: BDANC Winter Meeting Frey Vineyard. Luke and Emily Frey, lukemfrey@gmail.com for meal reservations and questions. Harald Hoven 916-965-0389 in advance, for preps.