Celebrating Grigory Smirnov’s music with Eurythmy Spring Valley—an evening of his compositions and an afternoon artist’s talk on his creative journey.
In light of the current Raphael exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC, we will explore the wholeness that arises through a contemplation of the figures of Raphael (1483–1520) and Novalis (1772-1801). The life and poetry of Novalis will stand at the center of our exploration.
Curious about artistic activities, purposeful work, & life at Threefold? Join others seeking the same goals and participate in intentional activities embedded within the context of community. In celebration of our 100th anniversary, we invite you to experience Threefold through a weekend immersion in the work and life occurring on campus.
The biodynamic horn silica preparation influences color, flavor, nutritional, and keeping quality of produce and forage. Mac Mead leads the class in making and using this preparation. We will also dig up the horn manure preparation that was buried in the September class and make the biodynamic nettle preparation. Biodynamic tree paste will also be made and applied to our fruit trees. Megan Durney will cover the role of the honeybee in the farm organism and the household of nature, and lead a visit to our apiary.
The Otto Specht School welcomes you once again to our 5K to Farm (and back) and "Finish Line Fun" on May 9th! It is the perfect way to enjoy our beautiful community campus so bring your friends and family for a tour! Proceeds from this event support the Otto Specht School's tuition assistance fund so we can welcome more students to this enriching and beautiful learning environment!
Come to buy beautiful, healthy, biodynamic plants for your garden. We will have vegetables, herbs, and flowers, along with Garden Gold compost, as well as salves and lightroot herb salt. We look forward to helping you start your 2026 garden. Stop by or stay all day! A family-friendly event.
Held under the leafy shade trees of the Threefold Community campus, this family-centered event features child-friendly craft activities, a petting zoo, live music, local craft vendors, and delicious food. A silent auction will be held inside Orchard House.
We warmly invite you to an intergenerational event held by the Threefold Youth House, where we will strive to host a spirit that aims to transform polarity for the sake of a new, shared substance.
In this course, we will design and hand-sew a complete outfit using natural fibers—cotton, linen, wool, and silk. Through simple pattern drafting, plant dyeing, embroidery, and other techniques, we’ll explore a meditative and creative approach to garment making.
A conference exploring the individuality of Raphael in conjunction with the upcoming exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
We will discuss and make the yarrow and valerian biodynamic preparations. The other compost preparations that were buried in the October class will be unearthed, and the subject of preparation storage will be covered. We will make and show the use of the biodynamic insect pepper, and time will be given for project presentations for those on the certificate track. The subjects of elemental beings and the biodynamic cycle of the year will round out the day.
In this course, we will design and hand-sew a complete outfit using natural fibers—cotton, linen, wool, and silk. Through simple pattern drafting, plant dyeing, embroidery, and other techniques, we’ll explore a meditative and creative approach to garment making.
Threefold Foundation is hosting a Research Colloquium at Threefold Community in Spring Valley, NY, focusing on research into new ways of working with the First Class Lessons of the Michael School. Threefold Foundation is hosting a Research Colloquium at Threefold Community in Spring Valley, NY, focusing on research into new ways of working with the First Class Lessons of the Michael School.
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