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Oregon Biodynamic Group

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Added: July 23rd, 2010
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Biodynamic Group exists to promote biodynamic agriculture in Oregon and beyond.

Offers an introductory course in biodynamic agriculture (with class lecture material posted on website). See website to join email discussion group and for links to other sites and organizations promoting biodynamic agriculture.
 

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Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Association

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Added: July 22nd, 2010
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Organization dedicated to nurturing the biodynamic movement in North America through education, research, and development. Offers a two-year biodynamic apprenticeship training program. Website features a planting calendar for Oct-June, for working biodynamically with crops, sequential spraying, and ashing. Based in Oregon, USA.
 

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ALM Organic Farm

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Added: July 22nd, 2010
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Organic farm engaged in growing, harvesting, preserving, and marketing food and teaching others how to do the same. Sell at farmers' markets in Sooke and Victoria, sell wholesale to restaurants and chefs on Vancouver Island; and run a weekly fresh produce box program. Also select, save, and sell seed; and research, trial, and publish articles about various aspects of organic farming, green building, and sustainable living.

Offer apprenticeships, farm-stays, and a great diversity of workshops at Camosun College, at conferences, and on the farm.
 

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Fordhall Farm

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Added: July 22nd, 2010
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Chemical-free demonstration farm in North Shropshire, England. Rears outdoor beef, lamb and pork, and owned by 8000 community members through the purchase of non-profit-making shares. The inspiring story of how Fordhall Farm was saved from development in 2006 is now chronicled in a book titled, "Saving Fordhall Farm", available from this website.
 

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Everdale Organic Farm and Environmental Learning Centre

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Added: July 22nd, 2010
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Organic farm located in Hillsburg, Ontario, offering tours, internships, sustainable living workshops and farm-school programs; also features a sustainable model home and runs a biodiesel coop.

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Linnea Farm

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Added: July 22nd, 2010
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A 315-acre farm/ecological land trust on Cortes Island, British Columbia.
Linnea offers an ecological gardening program, and various short-term summer workshops on such topics as wildcrafting, seed saving, bio-dynamic farming, Permaculture Design, blacksmithing, living roofs, and green woodworking. Also runs a potato co-op, a septage composting project, a harvest festival, a weather station and an elementary school serving sixty students.
 

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Voices of Experience Videos: Good Advice for New Farmers

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Added: July 22nd, 2010
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A project of the Beginning Farmers Resource Centre, Cornell University Cooperative Extension. Site features twelve short videos profiling farmers sharing advice learned from experience. Titles include:
Meet the Farmers | Lessons from Experience | Getting $tarted | Grants | Setting Goals  Marketing | Evaluating Land and Facilities | Choosing an Enterprise |
Taking Care of the Land | Profitability | Regulations, Taxes, and Insurance
Love of Farming

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The Centre for Indigenous Peoples' Nutrition and Environment (CINE)

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Added: July 22nd, 2010
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The Centre for Indigenous Peoples' Nutrition and Environment (CINE) is an independent, multi-disciplinary research and education resource for Indigenous Peoples, created by Canada's Aboriginal leaders. CINE is located on McGill University's Macdonald Campus in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec.

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C.R.A.F.T. (Collaborative Regional Alliance for Farmer Training in Ontario )

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Added: July 22nd, 2010
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If you’re ready for a full, hands-on experience that will immerse you in ecological farming then you’ve come to the right place. In this website you’ll find everything you need to apply for a full-season farming internship that could launch your organic farming career.

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An Invited Threat

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Added: July 21st, 2010
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Comic book, by The Healthy Aboriginal Network, Jan 2008 (44 pages)
 

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