Biodynamics Conference 2023

Official Programme

Saturday the 20th of May

8.00am – Singing and gathering
8.30am – Registration
9am – Opening and Welcome 

9.20 – SESSION ONE – Gary Williams: Regenerative Practices for Land and Water
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10.10am – SESSION TWO – Dieter Proebst: Permaculture as a Design Framework for Biodynamics: Not one without the other 

11am – Morning coffee/tea break 

11:45 – SESSION THREE – Kaitlyn Lamb: Finding my Ikigai: A Young Person’s Journey into Biodynamics 

12.30pm – Lunch 

1.30pm – AGM / or Optional meditation and yoga stretch outside (weather dependent)

2.30pm – SESSION FOUR Andrew Criglington & Peter Bacchus: How does Homeopathy fit into Biodynamics?  

3.15pm – Afternoon coffee/tea break 

4pm – SESSION FIVE – Charlie Arnott: “The Power of Connection: How the Regenerative Journey Podcast is Bringing Together a Global Community of Changemakers”  

5.30pm – We’ll move down the road to the Coach House Museum: walk or drive

6.00pm – Canapés, snacks and drinks:  a time for connecting and making friends with other biodynamic practitioners – dairy, wine, agriculture and or regional groups.

There will also the opportunity to explore the fascinating displays of the Museum:  It describes itself as ‘home to an outstanding collection of rural New Zealand heritage, showcasing over 140 years of history in the heart of the Manawatū.  A place to cultivate relationships, grow minds and harvest memories.’   This will be a special evening!   see more here – Home – The Coach House Museum

If you choose to, you are also welcome to take yourself in a smaller group for a more substantial dinner at one of the local restaurants – Indian and Thai are supposed to be good in Feilding and there are many options in Palmerston nearby.     

 

Sunday the 21st of May

8.00am – Early morning yoga/meditation 

9am – SESSION SIX – Charlie Arnott: Why Regenerative Agriculture Matters: Lessons from My Farming Journey 

10.30am: Morning coffee / tea break 

11.10am: SESSION SEVEN – Monique MacFarlane Biodynamics, a journey: The grounding perspective of the interconnectedness of everything
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12pm: SESSION EIGHT – Cathy Tait-Jamieson: From Biodynamics to kaupapa Maori – BioFarm – a case study 

1pm: Lunch

2.15-4.15pm – Afternoon Collaboration: Group discussion on future plans, plans such as incubator project, video of elders, 100 year celebrations 

4.30pm: Closing ceremony