Join us for a unique session with Hugh Williams, an esteemed orchardist and biodynamic farmer with over forty-five years of experience. Gain insights into harnessing local ecology to cultivate farm individuality. Explore the science and art of pruning fruit trees, with hands-on guidance from Hugh as we spend a few hours enhancing the Pfeiffer Center's orchard.

Weekly farm and garden classes for all ages!

Alex Tuchman, Director of Spikenard Farm Honeybee Sanctuary leads us in an immersive weekend of the honeybee!

Alex Tuchman, Director of Spikenard Farm Honeybee Sanctuary introduces biodynamic beekeeping.

Explore the vital role of animals in sustaining the living earth through lectures, activities, and shared meals. Open to all, with or without familiarity with Rudolf Steiner’s perspective.

Our Winter youth sessions introduce farm arts skills that inspire and renew the gardeners’ creative spirit during the quieter months of the year. Each week, students engage in activities (and take home projects) that are connected to the work of the farm. Classes for ages 2.5 - 14!

A One-Day Biodynamic Workshop: Hugh Williams, one of the best orchardists in the East and a biodynamic farmer for over forty five years, shares his perspective and practical knowledge.

Craig Holdrege guides us in observing the living dynamic qualities of plants & animals to better understand the world around us. Sherry Wildfeuer shares how the Stella Natura planting calendar is created, what it tells us, and how we can use it to learn to work with nature’s rhythms and forces.

Water is crucial to biodynamics: Not only to water plants, but for the process of stirring, which potentizes the preparations. Jennifer Greene of the Water Research Institute takes us far beyond what we commonly know, or suppose we know, of this element. Details here!

Help us harvest dandelions for our biodynamic preparations and stay for the festive first pasturing of the only dairy herd in Rockland County!