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:

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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:

Cooltrim Organic Farm – Trevor Harris. Co Kildare

Beef, Arable, Veg, Malting barley

Shalvanstown Organic Farm – John McDonnell. Co Meath

Beef, Sheep, Arable, Malting barley

Alan Mooney – Co Kildare. Beef, Arable, Malting Barley

Paddy Blake – Co Kildare. Beef, Dairy, Arable,

Graham Harris – Co Kildare. Sheep, Barley, oats, Combi crops

Mourne Grange Farm – Co Down

Clanabogan Farm & Garden – Co Tyrone

In Conversion

Knocknatulla Farm – Stuart Rogers, Co Meath

Sheep, Combi crops

Ériu Farm – Ward Smis/Noel Higgins. Co Kilkenny

Dairy, Veg, Poultry, Herbs, Combi crops

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/