Please join us for this Keynote address of the Chesapeake Regional Biodynamic conference. Stewart Lundy is a farmer, amateur alchemist, esotericist, and avid reader. He is also the Creative Director at the non-profit Josephine Porter Institute for Applied Biodynamics. He helps curate the JPI Applied Biodynamics quarterly which is now migrating to the digital world on substack. He has been farming since 2010 at his own biodynamic operation, Perennial Roots Farm, where he and his wife raise cattle, sheep, and hogs, as well as run a market garden and CSA. Stewart is a regular contributor at the national Biodynamic Association conference. He offers book clubs on esoteric themes.
The Full schedule of the Conference:
Fri, Nov. 15, 7:30 pm: Keynote Address: Stewart Lundy, Biodynamic Farmer at the School of Life, 4217 East-West Highway Bethesda, MD 20814. Join by zoom: https://zoom.us/j/7190836440 or dial 719-083-6440, password Omshanti
Sat, Nov 16, 8:30 a.m.- 4 p.m. BioDynamic Conference at the Christian Community 4221 Metzerott Rd College Park, MD 20740 8:30am
> 8:30 Meet & Greet with complimentary Biodynamic Coffee!
> 9:00am Biodynamic Puppet Show- Beech Tree Puppets
> 9:45 "The Who, What, Where, When, How, & Why of the Chesapeake BioDynamic Network" with M.Judge
> 10:30 Break-BD Coffee: Biodynamic Coffee on sale & 2025 Stella Natura BD Planting Calendars - see M.Judge
> 11:00 Talk: The Living Farm Organism: Soils, Plants, Animals, & Humans, by Stewart Lundy
> 12:30 Lunch Break (Quality Options: BYO, Moms, Silver Dinner, Chipotle, walkable eateries nearby, etc.)
> 2:00 Talk: The Living Farm Organism- What must we do to bring it about? Biodynamic Farmer Stewart Lundy
> 4:00 Clean-up (help appreciated)
> 7:30 p.m. Presentation on the remarkable Biodynamic Community growing in the Country of Nepal with Krishna Gurung at the School of Life, 4217 East-West Highway Bethesda, MD 20814 Join by zoom: https://zoom.us/j/7190836440 or dial 719-083-6440, password Omshanti
Sun, Nov 17, 2 p.m. Field Trip to P.A. Bowen Farmstead of Sally Fallon with Brian & Amy Wort
15701 Doctor Bowen Rd Brandywine, MD 20613. Nutrient dense
Farm products will be available for sale 3-4 p.m.
Depart Christian Community 12:00 noon or drive directly
Cost: $10.00
Mon, Nov 18, 10-3p.m. Field Trip with Tour Guide & Historian Michael Judge (Bring Lunch) Meet 10:00am at Christian Community
> Historic Riversdale Plantation
> inland Historic Bladensburg Waterfront
> Historic Chesapeake Sailing Waterways & Early Settlements
> US National Arboretum (DC)
Tues, Nov 19 Field Trip 12:00 noon to 4:00pm with Tour Guide & Historian Michael Judge
>US National Agricultural Library. Largest Ag Library in the world! with much biodynamic materials to be seen. (Must meet on site at noon for access.)
> Tour of USDA Human Nutrition Research Center
> Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC) USDA Beltsville, MD
DONATIONS ARE WARMLY WELCOME AND DEEPLY APPRECIATED TO SUPPORT THIS PROGRAM AND THE CHESAPEAKE REGION BIODYNAMIC ACTION NETWORK