Dr. Mark Hancock At The Tennessee Local Food Summit -December 2
Dr Hancock will present a lecture on Nutrition
Saturday 2:30 at the Tennessee Local Food Summit
Middle Tennessee farmland once fed Nashville, and it will again. As a peak year-end event fostering this change, the Tennessee Local Food Summit is December 1-3, 2017 and will be held at Montgomery Bell Academy.
Sponsored by Barefoot Farmer, LLC, it will feature Nashville’s best chefs offering delicious, locally grown organic meals during a full day of educational workshops, networking, and the celebration of Nashville’s existing local food movement.
This year’s topics for discussion will be:
❧ Backyard gardening
❧ Cooking Demonstrations by famous local chefs
❧ What’s going on in Nashville’s Local Food Movement
❧ Farming
MEALS INCLUDED! Breakfast, lunch and a dinner will be made by local chefs using local ingredients. Included in full conference ticket. Lockeland Table, Husk Nashville and Nicky’s Coal Fired are some of the local restaurants who will be helping to put the meals together.
Ticket Information https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tn-local-food-summit-tickets-37130255594
CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY AFFILIATE NASHVILLE -WEEKEND EVENT OCTOBER 27 AND 28
Friday October 27
10:00 am -12:00 and 1:00-3:00 pm Conversation or Sacrament of Consultation. By appointment with Rev. Patrick Kennedy, call 240-505-9960
7:00-8:30 Opening the Gates. Three ways we can become receptive to the presence of the Kingdom of God. A talk by Patrick Kennedy, Seminary Director and priest.
Saturday October 28
10:00-11:00 am The Act of Consecration of Man
12:00 pm Vegan Lunch will be served
Both Events will be held at 4804 Sewanne Road Nashville TN
For more information call Barbara Bittles 615-294-1216 or blbittles@comcast.net
Please RSVP if you plan to attend the service and lunch.
Michaelmas Festival October 3 4pm-8pm Presentation and Discussion of Rudolf Steiner Second Scientific Lecture Course: Warmth with Jeff Poppen A stirring of BC prep and pot luck supper with the Farmers of Bells Bend.
This event will be held at Six Boots, a local farm and growers collective and CSA , located at 4506 Old Hickory Blvd Nashville 37218 in Bells Bend.
Everyone is warmly invited to a celebration of Michaelmas centered around the relationship warmth and the four states of matter,
4:00-6:00 Jeff Poppen, THE BAREFOOT FARMER, and founding member of the Anthroposophic Branch of Middle Tennessee will lead the discussion from the Second Scientific Lecture Course :Warmth
wn.rsarchive.org/Lectures/GA321/English/MP1980/WrmCrs_index.html
WE will conclude this event with a stirring of the BC prep. Please bring your own jars if you are interested in taking home the prep.
7-8. Pot luck supper.
This will be a hands on experience rain or shine. Please come prepared in casual clothes and boots/shoes and your own chair for the farm.
Event is sponsored by the ANTHROPOSOPHIC BRANCH OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE For more information please contact Barbara Bittles at blbittles@comcast.net or Cathy Green at cgreen@grasslandaquatics.com
Dragon Bread from Home school group
Southeast Regional Biodynamic Conference September 29-October 1
A high quality educational event with the atmosphere of a seasonal celebration.Please join us for the annual reunion of the region’s sustainable growers, biodynamic enthusiasts, permaculture practitioners, homesteaders, and friends in general. Workshops in Animal Husbandry, Growing Vegetables, Eurythmy, Homeopathy, Fermentation, Permaculture, and Beekeeping.
All MEALS INCLUDED.Chef prepared, local, organic and biodymamic food, complete with hot tea and coffee bar.
For more information and tickets to this event
http://barefootfarmer.com/southeast-regional-biodynamic-conference/
BIODYNAMIC WORK SHOP AUGUST 6th 1 -4 pm
~Biodynamic Workshop PART 3 Barefoot Farm Series~~
http://barefootfarmer.com/biodynamic-workshop-barefoot-farm-series/
You did not have to have attended the first or second workshop to attend Part 3, you will have just missed out on the information shared then.
Join us the first Sunday of August 2017 for a Biodynamic workshop with Jeff Poppen, the grandfather of Biodynamic Farming & Gardening in the Southeast.
Topics to be covered include: Composting-Plowing-Spring Gardening-Soil Health-Cold Frames-Orchards-Berries-Transplanting-Cultivation-Summer Gardening-Mulching-Companion Planting-Insects-Fungi-Moisture-Harvesting-Flowers-Pastures-Animals-Trellising-Successive Planting-Cover Crops-Fall Gardening-Infrastructure
Minerals-Storage-Forests-Seed Saving-Overwintering
Plus hands-on work with horn manure, horn silica, the compost preparations, barrel compost and horsetail
Transplants, handouts and preparations will be provided to take home with you!
When: Sunday, August 6, from 1-4 pm
You are more than welcome to come early or stay later to participate in whatever is going on at the farm, and to enjoy a meal with us.
Where: **A GPS WILL NOT GET YOU HERE**
2250 Heady Ridge Road, Red Boiling Springs, TN 37150.
Use your GPS to get to Red Boiling Springs, then follow these directions:http://barefootfarmer.com/directions/
TICKETS:We are only accepting a limited number of participants, so please purchase your ticket now so you are guaranteed a spot! Each workshop is $30.
Purchase your tickets here: http://barefootfarmer.com/biodynamic-workshop-barefoot-farm-series/
SCHEDULE CHANGE FOR JULY STUDY GROUP
The Nashville Rudolf Steiner Group will change the meeting dates for July to the 18th and the 25th . We will read the lecture From Zurich October 10 1916
Middle Tennessee Branch St John Festival Reading
We will read from The Cycle of the Year As Breathing Process of the Earth Chapter 1
You can access and print this lecture from the Rudolf Steiner Archive. Click link: https://shar.es/1B3WcF
THE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY MOVEMENT FOR RELIGIOUS RENEWAL MAY 12-13
May 12- 7:30 Public Talk “The Word of God” Where it can be found? By Patrick Kennedy How can we hear the God speaking to us?
May 13- 9:30 A story of the spirit for children. Followed by a conversation with interested parents.
10:30- The Act of Consecration of the Human Being- renewed communion service. The communion service in The Christian Community does not use alcoholic wine and communion itself is open to everyone over the age of 14. Children have their own special service that matches their developmental stage and relationship to God. However children 9 and older may attend the service and not take communion.
11:30 -Contemplating the Gospel and Liturgy- A gospel study after the service.
12:15- Lunch
1:00 -Open conversation Questions?
Location-4804 Sewanee Rd Nashville TN 37220
Childcare provided please RSVP.
Please RSVP to Barbara Bittles at (615) 294-1216 or email blbittles@comcast.net.
Paintings by Helen Chamberlain
Easter Festival Presentation Photos
We had a wonderful gathering for the Easter Festival. The Michael Portrait, a gift from Phyllis Phillips, the Nashville Rudolf Steiner group and the Middle Tennessee Anthroposophical Branch, was presented to the Linden Waldorf School as a dedication to Phyllis Phillips. The portrait will hang in the Manse in the faculty lounge. Here are some photos of the presentation and the participants at the gathering. Thank you to everyone who made this a momentous event.
EASTER FESTIVAL- APRIL 23 2:30-4:30
THE EVOLUTION OF LIGHT AND DARKNESS AND COLOUR BY MICHAEL WILSON
LECTURE DISCUSSION WITH HELEN CHAMBERLAIN VEIL PAINTER AND BIODYNAMIC FARMER JEFF POPPENS
INCLUDES THE STIRRING OF BIODYNAMIC BARREL COMPOST PREP
TRINITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
3201 HILLSBORO RD NASHVILLE TN 37215
2:30- Chapel- The event begins with a dedication to Phyllis Phillips. A pioneer for Nashville Anthroposophy and Waldorf Education is recognized for her contributions with a portrait presentation to the Linden Waldorf School .
A reading together of the lecture “The Evolution of Light Darkness and Colour by Michael Wilson” is followed by a discussion with Helen Chamberlain and Jeff Poppen
4:00- Stirring of Biodynamic preparation barrel compost. The preparation will be available to take home for those who are interested.
Childcare is available- Please provide the number of children and their ages
Please RSVP by April 17th for childcare or the BC compost prep
Lecture is available in advance of reading
Contact -Barbara Bittles
blbittles@comcast.net 615-294-1216
Hosted by the Anthroposophic Branch of Middle Tennessee
Donations appreciated.
Jeff Poppen – Lecture on Subsoil 3-2-17
March 2 at 3:30 p.m.
For more information http://www.nashvillelawnandgardenshow.com
Epiphany Celebration Jan 3 7:00pm
Christmas Festival for the Anthroposophic Biodynamic Waldorf Community
Dec 10th 2-4:30 at Linden Waldorf School
A presentation by Glen Williamson
The Incarnation of the Logos: An Epic Tale of Christ’s Coming to Earth
This production, which harmonizes the conflicting accounts of Matthew and Luke and weaves the threads of many traditions into an intimate but also cosmic drama. This wondrous story begins with the messianic prophecies in the Temple in Jerusalem, weaves through many parts of the world and throughout history, and ends with the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River. Adam and Eve,Moses, Adonis, Osiris, Isis, Apollo, Krishna, Buddha and Zarathustra all appear in this sometimes astonishing retelling of the greatest story ever told. This saga is based on the Gospels and the work of spiritual researcher Rudolf Steiner and theologians Emil Bock and Edward R. Smith. The performance for the Adults runs one hour and fifteen minutes.
- Followed by Refreshments
Please RSVP for Childcare blbittles@comcast.net or 615-294-1216
Hosted by the Festival Team of Anthroposophic Branch of Middle Tennessee
Donations Appreciated
Biodynamic Farmer Jeff Poppens host the Local Food Summit Dec 2-4
December 2-4 2016 | Tennessee State University’s Downtown Avon Williams Campus
GET TICKETS HERE
($125 includes meals & all workshops)
Featuring Joel Salatin!
Sponsored by Barefoot Farmer, LLC and TSU, it will feature Nashville’s best chefs offering delicious, locally grown organic meals during a full day of educational workshops, networking, and the celebration of another great growing season.
For more information visit https://tnlocalfood.com/
Biodynamic Prep- Nashville Area Nov 2 and Nov 4
We’ll be making Biodynamic Preparations next week . Please join us!
Wednesday Nov 2, 2016
Chamomile Preparation
9:30am – 12:00
Sue Buck’s farm in Neely’s Bend, Madison TN
Friday Nov 4, 2016
Dandelion Preparation – Barrel Compost – Compost Preps
9:30am – 2:00pm
Arugulas’ Star Farm – Allison & Matthew Neal’s farm in Bethel TN (a beautiful 45 min to 1 hour’s drive from Nashville)
**Please bring a sack lunch for a lunch together midday.**
Carpooling is definitely an option for those who want to go.
RSVP Contact Hilary Higginbotham at hilclaire@gmail.com
(Foxhollow Farm, KY, chamomile prep making 2015) (Prep Making at Six Boots Collective 2015)
Michaelmas Celebration Thank You
Friends, I was so honored to share my space at Six Boots Growers’ Collective with a broader group of folks interested in the practical exploration of Biodynamic Agriculture and Anthroposophy.I would like to thank everyone who helped coordinate this special event, and especially Jeff Poppen for his personal insight of the biodynamic preparations and the celebration of Michaelmas.I would also like to encourage this exchange of knowledge, and inquisition into the development of our own community’s understanding of the practical applications of Biodynamics and Anthroposophy. I would like to continue the dialogue of both, and I am open to holding another event in the Spring, as well as, any events that may come about between now and then.Thanks again for everyone’s help and enthusiasm. I am looking forward to a winter of personal reflection, and envisioning an abundant and prosperous Spring for all of us in our endeavors filled with love and gratitude.Feel free to come back on the second Tuesday of each month to share again in a potluck starting at 7:30pm with other members of our Bells Bend community.Peace and Blessings,Will TarletonFarm ManagerSix Boots Collective/Tennessee Grown
Michaelmas Festival Sept 28th 4-8:00 Features a workshop with Jeff Poppen
This event will be held at Six Boots, a local farm and growers collective and CSA , located at 4506 Old Hickory Blvd Nashville 37218 in Bells Bend.
Everyone is warmly invited to a celebration of Michaelmas centered around the relationship of nature, the animal kingdom and the human kingdom.
4:00-6:00 Jeff Poppen, THE BAREFOOT FARMER, and founding member of the Anthroposophic Branch of Middle Tennessee will inform of the importance, and demonstrate the preparation of the horn manure. We will include the Michaelmas readings while we are preparing the ground and filling the horns.
7-8. Pot luck supper.
This will be a hands on experience rain or shine. Please come prepared in casual clothes and boots/shoes and your own chair for the farm. Snacks will be provided at the beginning of the event.
Event is sponsored by the ANTHROPOSOPHIC BRANCH OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE For more information please contact Barbara Bittles at blbittles@comcast.net or Cathy Green at cgreen@grasslandaquatics.com
Biodynamic Celebration 2016 September 23-25, 2016
Information and registration is http://barefootfarmer.com/biodynamic-celebration-2016/
Details: The conference will be held at a new location this year! Directions are here.
For general inquiries, please email: Jeff at barefootfarmer.com, or coreekaleseed at yahoo.com, or call 615-699-4676.
This year’s theme is
The Four Kingdoms:
Animal, Vegetable, Mineral, and Human.
Weekend workshops will explore examples of the kingdoms as they are expressed on a farm, as well as how we, as growers, can help create a four part harmony.
It is a special delight to be hosting our long time compatriots Hugh Lovel and Shabari Bird to celebrate the 30th year of gathering biodynamic and organic growers and enthusiasts throughout the Southeast.
Study Groups Return
If you have been thinking about joining an Anthroposophy study group, it is a great time to begin.
The Nashville Rudolf Steiner Group will meet the first and third Tuesdays of the month evenings at 7 pm at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Nashville, 1808 Woodmont Blvd., Nashville, Tennessee 37215. This group is reading Nature Spirits- Selected Lectures -Rudolf Steiner . For more information, contact Cathy Green at cgreen@grasslandaquatics.com.
Michael Study Group-Meetings Every Tuesday 3:30-5:00. This group is reading Book One of the Karmic Realtionships by Rudolf Steiner. For more information contact Barbara Bittles at blbittles@comcast.net
Middle Tennessee Branch St John Festival Reading
We will read from The Cycle of the Year Chapter V
You can access and print this lecture from the Rudolf Steiner Archive. Click link: https://shar.es/1JIA4Y
Middle Tennessee Branch Whitsun Festival Reading
We will read from The Festivals and Their Meaning- The WHITSUN Mystery and its
Connection with the Ascension – See more at: http://wn.rsarchive.org/Lectures/AscenPent/19230507p01.html#sthash.r1gaVy3J.dpuf
Nature Spirits
If you have been thinking about joining an Anthroposophy study group, it is a great time to begin.
The Nashville Rudolf Steiner Group will meet the first, third, and fifth Tuesdays of the month evenings at 7 pm at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Nashville, 1808 Woodmont Blvd., Nashville, Tennessee 37215. This group is reading Nature Spirits- Selected Lectures -Rudolf Steiner beginning June 7th. For more information, contact Cathy Green at cgreen@grasslandaquatics.com.
Biodynamic CSA Shares Now Available!
CSA shares are now available from several amazing local farmers involved in the Demeter LOCAL TN/KY Chapter, a peer certification model of certified Biodynamic agriculture that involves the community in supporting these farmers as they meet Demeter Standards. (more…)
