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A daylong biodynamic workshop in Chestnut Ridge pairs garden work with seed-saving basics and a classroom discussion.
All times are local to the venue · America/New York
Compost at different stages of maturity is more than a talking point at Soil, Seed & Self-Sufficiency: participants will handle it, build piles and make a potting-soil mix. Threefold Community Farm’s workshop connects those practical tasks with a broader biodynamic approach to producing resources for a farm’s future.
The garden work gives participants a chance to handle compost made from different materials and at different stages of maturity. Alongside building piles and mixing potting soil, the group will treat compost piles with biodynamic preparations.
Cover crops are also part of the workshop’s soil-building theme, though a separate hands-on cover-crop activity is not specified. Seed saving brings another aspect of the farm’s self-sufficiency goal into the day: Megan Durney will teach the basics through hands-on instruction.
Further reading: Soil, Seed & Self-Sufficiency | NOFA Vermont ↗ · Soil, Seed & Self-Sufficiency - Threefold Community Farm ↗
Durney is Threefold’s farm manager and directs its seed-saving work. She studied seed saving with Harald Hoven at Raphael Garden in Fair Oaks, California, in 2014–2015, bringing that experience to a subject she also practices on the farm.
The day also includes a classroom discussion led by Mac Mead on the relationship between soil science and spiritual science. Mead is Threefold’s program director and farm mentor; he began farming in 1975 and learned biodynamic methods from former colleagues of Ehrenfried Pfeiffer.
Further reading: Soil, Seed & Self-Sufficiency - Threefold Community Farm ↗ · Our People - Threefold Community Farm ↗
The day combines classroom discussion, garden work and seed-saving instruction. Times for the individual portions are not listed.
The workshop costs $125. Use the booking link to register, or contact the farm at [email protected] with attendance questions.
Soil, Seed & Self-Sufficiency | NOFA Vermont ↗ · Soil, Seed & Self-Sufficiency - Threefold Community Farm ↗
At least two weeks before the workshop, registrants can choose a refund less a $10 administrative fee or full credit toward a future workshop. Cancellations up to one week ahead receive full credit; there are no refunds for cancellations less than one week ahead. Credit must be used within one year of the original workshop.
The event is at the Side Room at Threefold Auditorium, 260 Hungry Hollow Rd, Chestnut Ridge, NY 10977. This is not the farm store address or the farm’s default workshop address. Use the directions link to calculate a route from your starting point; ask the farm about parking or access to this building.
Soil, Seed & Self-Sufficiency - Threefold Community Farm ↗ · Getting Here - Threefold Community Farm ↗
Saturday, November 7, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Individual activity times are not listed.
Soil, Seed & Self-Sufficiency | NOFA Vermont ↗ · Soil, Seed & Self-Sufficiency - Threefold Community Farm ↗
Yes. Participants will work with compost, build piles and make potting-soil mix; the seed-saving basics are also hands-on.
No prerequisite skill level is stated. Contact Threefold Community Farm if you need guidance before registering.
At least two weeks ahead, you can choose a refund less a $10 fee or full workshop credit. Up to one week ahead, the terms offer full credit; less than one week ahead, there are no refunds. Credit expires one year after the original workshop.
260 Hungry Hollow Rd, Chestnut Ridge, NY 10977
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