Biodynamic Guild

Liron Israely is the founding director of the Adama Haya Center, which offers training, inputs, and project management services in agriculture in the service of life, from biodynamics to agroecology. He is about to complete a Ph. D. in stream restoration, soil conservation, and agricultural training at Tel Aviv University. Liron actively engages in international forums, such as the BFDI training,...

Matias Baker is founder and operator of Kepher Dynamics, a consultant-based service focused on the art and science of biodynamic agriculture and Holistic design. He has worked with a wide range of biodynamic projects and has helped establish new communities throughout North, Central and South America. Matias is currently building a Research Sanctuary named Matriosa with his partner Svava Carlsen i...

Tobias Bandel, Technology in Natural Capital Assessment. After studying agricultural sciences at the University of Hohenheim, Tobias spent several years as head of fruit and vegetable cultivation and sales at Sekem in Egypt, a well-known and respected Biodynamic Operation. In 2007 he co- founded and lead the sustainability consultancy Soil & More Impacts focusing on agricultural advice, climate st...

Eric Cunningham is a professor of History at Gonzaga University specializing in Japanese Intellectual History. After earning a BA in History from the University of Colorado in 1984, Cunningham was commissioned as an officer in the US Navy, and served for six years as an engineering and deck officer aboard guided missile cruisers. After resigning his commission in 1990, Cunningham went on a solo wo...

Allan Savory, born in Zimbabwe and educated in South Africa (University of Natal, BS in Zoology and Botany) pursued an early career as a research biologist and game ranger in the British Colonial Service of what was then Northern Rhodesia (today Zambia) and later as a farmer and game rancher in Zimbabwe. In the 1960s he made a significant breakthrough in understanding what was causing the degradat...

Dr. Krishnamurti has his Doctorate in Sanskrit with a focus in Vrikshayurveda. His PhD Research focused on Medicinal Plant cultivation using Vrikshayurveda methods to protect medicinal efficacy, and good agricultural yield of AYUSH botanicals. He is also particularly knowledgeable on Ayurvedic Dravya-Guna Vijnana (Indian Traditional Pharmacology). He is currently working on two books, including a...

Gary Lachman is the author of many books about consciousness, culture, and the Western esoteric tradition, including Dreaming Ahead of Time, The Return of Holy Russia, Dark Star Rising: Magick and Power in the Age of Trump, Lost Knowledge of the Imagination, and Beyond the Robot: The Life and Work of Colin Wilson .  He has written biographies of Carl Jung, Madame Blavatsky, Rudolf Steiner, Emanuel...

Kira is an Australian Naturopath, Nutritionist, Herbalist and Medical Astrologer. Known for her vibrant, straight forward teaching style, Kira has lectured in Medical Astrology within Australia, North America and Europe. In private practice for over 25 years, Kira combines her knowledge in Natural Medicine with her passion for Medical Astrology into a wonderful mix of mind/body medicine.  You can...

Wendy Lilje has been working with biodynamic principles for approximately 40 years when she began producing Weleda and Wala remedies in Johannesburg. In 2000 she moved to Cape Town and shortly after purchased the Bloublommetjieskloof biodynamic farm in Wellington from Jeanne Malherbe, a single woman farmer, who started farming there in the 1960's, the first biodynamic farm in South Africa.  In 200...

Gary Lamb is the director of the Hawthorne Valley Center for Social Research and its Ethical Technology Initiative. His technical background includes a degree in civil technology and mathematics, and employment in the fields of building construction, medical technology, and manufacturing. Prior to working on A Road to Sacred Creation: Rudolf Steiner’s Perspectives on Technology, Volume 1, he edite...

Babs Behan is a specialist in non-toxic natural dyeing, inks and printmaking, with a focus on bioregional regenerative textile systems.  She is the author of “Botanical Inks”, as well as the Founder of the Botanical Inks natural dye studio and the Bristol Cloth project.  She has been featured on BBC News, BBC Countryfile & Sky News. You can find Babs and her work at BotanicalInks.com

Johan Reyneke studied philosophy, and fell in love with environmental ethics. He got a student job working in vineyards, and converted a small vineyard to organic and biodynamic and things just grew from there. Today he has 120 hectares under certified Demeter status in Stellenbosch, South Africa, and a winery to go with it. Johan is happily married with two daughters. He loves surfing, martial ar...

Sundeep Kamath is the General Secretary of the All India Organic Network Association (AIONA); He is the former Secretary of the Biodynamic Association of India; He’s been on the board of IFOAM Asia (the representative body of the Organic Movement in Asia); and was on the Organizing Committee of the Organic World Congress in 2017.   He is also a founding partner of Mandala Solutions, a boutique con...

André Tranquilini is a biodynamic farmer, consultant and teacher. He has been the Estate manager at Waltham Place, a 220 acre biodynamic estate in Berkshire, since 2018.  André has worked extensively as a market gardener, outdoor classroom teacher and was a founding member of the seed company, Living Seeds, in Portugal. Born in Brazil, André has had the opportunity to work and manage farms in his...

Robert is a practicing alchemist and author. In 1974, he left San Jose State University to pursue an intensive course of alchemical study at the Paracelsus Research Society (later Paracelsus College) under the guidance of Dr. Albert Reidel (aka Frater Albertus).  By 1976, at the prompting of Frater Albertus, Robert returned to college at Boise State University to complete his degree in chemistry w...

Stewart Lundy, along with his partner and wife, Natalie, farms 50 acres of land on a tiny peninsula in rural Virginia. For the past decade he has practiced biodynamics, and for the past eight years he has made and applied the biodynamic preparations. Stewart also works for The Josephine Porter Institute for Applied Bio-Dynamics. In his free time he is an active esoteric researcher, amateur alchemi...

Chris Trump is a world-renowned Korean Natural Farmer and the first to use KNF on a large-scale farm. He hails from the big island of Hawaii, where his family has been producing macadamia nuts on 800 acres for over 30 years. He’s since gone on to take the Korean Natural Farming teachings of Master Cho globally and helped numerous operations at scale adopt them. KNF has been all the rage in recent...

Sebastián is an Anthroposophist who encountered Steiner's World Economy Course at the height of the subprime mortgage crisis, which coincided with the appearance of blockchain technology. Since then he has advocated Rudolf Steiner’s socioeconomic legacy via online courses, documentary films and emerging financial technologies as a way to mitigate future social tensions. You can find Sebastián at e...

Dennis Klocek is the author of 11 books covering subjects in Biodynamics, esoteric and alchemical practices, long range weather forecasting, physiology, meditation and more.  He is the founder of the Coros Institute , a non-profit organization that sponsors dialogues focused on how meditative life impacts one's work in the world.  He’s had a long standing relationship with Rudolf Steiner College i...

Maison/Made is a Biodynamic Certified Skincare Company. It is a combination of the horticultural expertise of Adrien, and the formulation talents of his wife, Carolina.   Carolina, a trained cosmetic formulator and herbalist, is responsible for all product development and the creative aspects of the brand. As a former fashion and beauty journalist in her home country of Argentina, she joined the i...

Eric Shatt grew up in Pennsylvania and graduated from New Mexico State University with a degree in Agriculture Biology.  After hiking the Appalachian Trail in 2000 he started his own journey in farming.  He worked for a few small organic farms before jumping into the world of viticulture and winemaking working for vineyards in the Finger Lakes region of central New York for over nine seasons.  He...

Brian Keats was born in 1952 under a wandering star. He grew up in Zimbabwe, travelled extensively around the world, and arrived in Australia in 1976. Brian has been compiling state of the art planting calendars for 35 years. He has had an interest in astronomy for over 45 years and combines this with his other interests in Agriculture, Weather Forecasting and Teaching for his publishing ventures....

Michael’s pioneering approach to apiculture as a platform for global renewal has appeared in national and international magazines, books and films. He has presented his work at Harvard University & New York University, and he has consulted for the USDA.  He is the founder of Apis Arborea ( www.apisarborea.com ) - a nonprofit organization that promotes the rehabilitation of the natural nesting habi...

N.V.P. FRANKLIN is a retired university lecturer now living in South Devon. His first study concerned Jacob Boehme and William Blake’s The Four Zoas.   while his second addressed Rudolf Steiner’s Christology and Freemasonry. He has also published on Boehme’s understanding of speech sounds, and has taught in the Open University and the University of California. Since 2014 his main task has been hel...

Dr. Carly Nuday is a water researcher whose primary work focuses on the science of structured water. She is the author of Water Codes, which examines the dynamic physics of water, it's role in the body, and our spiritual relationship with water throughout antiquity. She is also senior research director at Water Inc. You can find her work and book at watercodes.com