Biodynamic Guild

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 also worked as Orchard Manager for Cornell University’s research orchard and vineyard in Ithaca, NY for 10 years.

During this time Eric and his partner Deva started Redbyrd Orchard in 2003, a Biodynamic orchard and cidery where they grow along with their 3 sons, apples, pears, strawberries, geese and sheep in an attempt to harmoniously blend agriculture with the rhythms of nature and the cosmos.

Redbyrd Orchard became Biodynamic Certified by Demeter in 2018.

They recognize their farming activities take place on land taken from the *Hau-den-o’sau-nee* and strive for social justice and equity in community and agriculture.

Redbyrd Orchard Cider has been featured in the Smithsonian Magazine, the Washington Post, Bloomberg.com, the New York Times, GQ and more. You can find Eric and Redbyrd Orchard Cider at RedbyrdOrchardCider.com

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. His publications include Antipodean Astro Calendars, Northern Hemisphere Astro Calendars, The Biodynamic Growing Guide, and Betwixt Heaven & Earth. You can find Brian and his work at astro-calendar.com

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 habitat of honeybees through rewilding and a holistic ecological framework. Michael is lay-ordained in the Zen Buddhist tradition and pursues a multidisciplinary approach to apiculture. He currently lives with his family, and an infinity of bees, in the oak woodlands of Northern California.

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 helping to edit the Complete Works of Hermann Beckh in English translation. He is neither a member of the Anthroposophical Society nor a Freemason. You can find his most recent book, Freemasonry and Rudolf Steiner, at Temple Lodge Publishing, TempleLodge.com

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

Brian is an alchemist, artist, and award-winning filmmaker. He was a contributor to Frater Albertus’ Parachemy and has presented workshops and seminars around the world on various aspects of alchemical theory and practice. He is the author of: The Weiser Concise Guide to Alchemy; Alchemy: The Poetry of Matter; On the Quintessence of Wine; and this month he’s published Practical Alchemy: A Guide to the Great Work.

You can find Brian’s work at khepripress.com

The International Biodynamic Guild at BiodynamicGuild.org

David has worked with the Advanced Physics Corporation and NASA on Nuclear Fusion technology. He was appointed Director of the LA based Tesla Foundation by MIT PhD in Physics, Bogdan Maglich, under which he spoke in Congress on Non-Radioactive Fusion Power in 1994. While President of High Energy Micro Devices, he worked with the Department of Defense in Explosive Device Detection. He’s worked with Lockheed Martin in Space Propulsion Technology Research and Development. And he’s also studied with the Dalai Lama in India and hand-planted 1.3 million trees throughout Canada.

He’s owner of LightStream breakthrough technologies, and you can find him at DavidSereda.co

Farmer D is a nationally recognized biodynamic farmer, designer, speaker, entrepreneur and educator. He is the author of the acclaimed book "Citizen Farmers: The Biodynamic Way to Grow Healthy Food, Build Thriving Communities and Give Back to the Earth" and has spent the past 25 years designing and building community farms and gardens all over the country. Farmer D has worked on a wide range of public and private farm development projects ranging from residential “agrihood” communities like Serenbe and Rancho Mission Viejo to non-profit projects such as Coastal Roots Farm and Camp Twin Lakes.

Gary Caton is a transdisciplinary Hermetic practitioner integrating diverse traditions, art forms and practices gathered over a full Saturn cycle. Initiated into astrology via a dream of the Sun-Venus conjunction, he has since devoted his entire life to refining his vision.

He is the Astronomer and Forecaster of the Celestial Planting Calendar, host of the Hermetic Astrology Podcast, and author of Hermetica Triptycha at Rubedo Press. Gary’s website is dreamastrologer.com.

Sherry Wildfeuer has been the editor of the Stella Natura biodynamic planting calendar since 1978 and is a long-term co-worker in Camphill Village (an intentional agricultural community that especially includes adults with developmental disabilities) in Kimberton, Pennsylvania. She is an adult educator and an active member of the Anthroposophical Society and its Agriculture Section.