This is the Section for Agriculture's new learning platform, where we will offer various online courses from and with the Section and the whole movement. We hope to enrich the internationally and digitally available range of courses, and thus constructively counter the current situation, where a physical meeting is not always possible.
We aim to offer courses in which the background of biodynamic agriculture is conveyed in an understandable, up-to-date and practice-oriented way and which promote personal initiative and the joy of working for a healthy agriculture.
Participants' existing knowledge will be deepened and put into context. The course will explore both original sources and modern implementation and methodological tools. Participants will broaden their understanding of biodynamics and strengthen their ability to work independently with the Agriculture Course and biodynamic/goethean approaches.
We are looking forward to diving into spirit and matter together!
Section for Agriculture
Sarah Sommer
sarah.sommer @goetheanum.ch
Online course: Associative Economics - How to connect farm and world
Online basic course from the Section for Agriculture in ccoperation with BFDI and with Ueli Hurter and Christoph Simpfendörfer as course leaders
Biodynamic Agriculture & Anthroposophy
Online course from the Section for Agriculture with Ueli Hurter and Jean-Michel Florin
An online course with the Demeter advisor Dr. Reto Ingold. This online course has been developed for the accreditation requirements as Demeter Advisor…
Online course: The farm organism for planetary health
Online course from the Section for Agriculture with Lin Bautze & Jean-Michel Florin
Online course: Nutrition and Biodynamic Food Quality
Online course from the Section for Agriculture with Dr. Jasmin Peschke and others
next date not yet defined
Participation fee: CHF 300
Participation for middle income countries + students: CHF 120
Participation fee for low income countries and students from middle income countries: CHF 65
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A course lasts four weeks, with a maximum weekly workload of 6h (of which a maximum of 3h15min face-to-face).
The course is structured using various components and is designed in such a way that it can easily be attended on a part-time basis:
Live sessions with lectures, group work, peer coaching, using Zoom, (4x2h)
Q&A Live Sessions, using Zoom, (4 x 1h15min)
Practical work/exercises, individual/group work (approx. 4 x 1h–1,5h)
Self-Study, reading, listening, watching, using the library (approx. 4 x 1h)
Desktop, Laptop or Tablet Computer with up-to-date browser and, microphone & video camera
Zoom Application (Zoom Client for Meetings, free download: https://zoom.us/download#client_4meeting)
Telegram app for in-between conversion with other students: https://telegram.org/
The in-depth modules are designed to support people who want to work in the field of biodynamic agriculture at the level of farm management, communication, advisory services, training, coordination or research. They are mainly addressed to people who already have previous knowledge and are connected to the biodynamic movement. A basic interest in the anthroposophical background, as well as the will to explore the subject in depth, should be present.