The Biodynamic Association was founded in Ireland in 1985, to promote Biodynamic farming and gardening. At that time it also administered the DEMETER symbol, which stopped in 1998.

The BDAAI supports farms and gardener’s looking for DEMETER certification but it is not our main aim. For the DEMETER certification we are now under the umbrella of the U.K. Biodynamic Association.

We organise conferences annually, workshops, garden and farm walks during the summer and provide a biannual newsletter.

We also have an apprentice programme just starting in conjunction with the UK certification. More details below. Contact: associationbiodynamic@gmail.com

At the heart of association we feel dialogue and exchange of knowledge between all streams of agriculture is the way forward.

Combined with real world research and open minds the BDAAI will bring the practices of biodynamic agriculture to gardens and farms all over Ireland.

Demeter Certification in Ireland

Demeter is the international certification / trading symbol for Biodynamically grown produce.

For the Rep. of Ireland, the certification is provided by the Biodynamic Association of the U.K. The certification provides you with both the certified organic and biodynamic status. For more information and contact details, look at: http://bdcertification.org.uk/index.php/bd-certification

Certified Demeter Farms:

Cait Curran: horticulture enterprise, Co. Galway: market stall in Galway city
Templemichael Farm: mix farm in Camphill Community Grangemockler, Co. Tipperary – small farm shop (seasonal veg. and frozen beef), whole sale of field vegetables. Contact Ward Smis: templemichaelfarm@gmail.com / 0877080262
Glencraig: Pestalozzi Garden, Seahill Road, Craigavad, Holywood, Co. Down, BT18 0DB.
Mourne Grange Farm: 169 Newry Road, Kilkeel, ,Co. Down, BT34 4EX, Andy Sargent, 02841 760123 / 760101 ; 07702 736325, andysargent169@msn.com, 249.
Clanabogan Farm & Garden: 15 Drudgeon Road, Clanabogan, Omagh, Co. Tyrone, BT78 1TJ, Martin Sturm & Michelle Sturm, 02882 256111 martin@camphillclanabogan.com
In-conversion Demeter Farms:

Camphill Community Duffcarrig: mix farm in Co. Wexford. Contact Matthues Wagter – 0873139286
Alan Mooney: beef, arable, malting barley
Trevor Harris: beef, arable, malting barley

GENERAL:
Section for Agriculture (Switzerland)
http://www.sektion-landwirtschaft.org/en/home/home/

OTHER BIODYNAMIC ASSOCIATIONS:
BDA (UK) www.biodynamic.org.uk
Research:

FIBL (Switzerland) www.fibl.org
Louis Bolk Institute (Holland) www.louisbolk.org
Projects:

SEKEM (Egypt) www.sekem.com
Education:

Various Biodynamic training models(UK) www.biodynamic.org.uk/training/
Warmonderhof (Holland) http://warmonderhof.nl/english
Biodynamic Initiative Next Generation Nordic (Scandinavia) www.bingn.org/