The North American Biodynamic Association (formerly Biodynamic Farming & Gardening Association) is a United States-based company that promotes Biodynamic agriculture system through educational and research programs and has headquarters based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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History
Biodynamic agriculture was inaugurated in 1924 by Austrian scientist Rudolf Steiner. It is the oldest, non-chemical agricultural movement and pre-dates organic agriculture by some twenty years. The Association was formed in 1938 in New York state with the support of Ehrenfried Pfeiffer, a disciple of Rudolf Steiner, when he immigrated to the U.S. It is organized as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
Purpose
The Association is a non-profit, membership organization and is open to the public. It has an educational focus and conducts conferences, workshops and seminars; publishes books and a quarterly journal, Biodynamics; and supports regional, grass-roots membership groups. It provides several booklets with specific instructions on biodynamic methods, including the biodynamic preparations and composting.