Nikolai Fuchs is the leader of the Section for Agriculture at the Goetheanum, Switzerland. In that capacity he is very much involved in bringing the deeper questions of biodynamics into practical life.

Nikolai Fuchs was born in 1963 and after completing an agricultural apprenticeship, studied agronomy in Bonn before working in environmental training programmes. He was a teacher of agriculture in the north German town of Lübeck, did his national service in the Department for the Protection of Nature in Wuppertal. He studied agriculture in Bonn and has diverse practical experience in the field and in administration at home and abroad. For three years he was advisor and general manager of Demeter Nordrhein-Westfalen and for five years he was director of the Research Institute for Biodynamics in Darmstadt. In recent years he has been researching the social implications of Biodynamic Agriculture and he works closely with Florian Lieber who is currently engaged in making known the scientific character of the approach.

In July this year he was principal speaker at the Conference of the Anthroposophical Society in New Zealand

Following this conference Nikolai Fuchs travelled to Christchurch, Hawke's Bay, Thames and Auckland for meetings on biodynamics. The timetable for this tour was

Wednesday 4th July Evening
Public talk and discussion on the Preparations and the Farm Individuality
Hohepa, 23 Barrington St, Christchurch, 7.30pm

Thursday 5th July
Farm visit in Canterbury.

Canterbury contact person: Peter Adcock-White, ph 0-3-314 6133

Friday 6th July Late afternoon
Biodynamic preparation makers' workshop (by invitation)
Saturday 7th July Preparations maker's workshop continues (all day)

Sunday 8th July Morning
Meeting with Biodynamic Research and Development Group (by invitation)

Sunday 8th July Afternoon
Public talk and discussion on the Preparations and the Farm Individuality
Lantern Gallery, Havelock North Community Centre, 3pm. Contact person: Phillipa Harper ph 0-6-873 3616

Monday 9th July
Farm visit in Hawke's Bay

Tuesday 10th July All Day
Workshop on farm and landscape ecology, Colunda Farm, Waiomu (nr Thames). Please register your interest by contacting David Wright at the Biodynamic Association office: P O Box 39045, Wellington, Ph 0-4-589 5366, Fax 0-4-589 5365.

Wednesday 11th July Evening
Public talk and discussion on the Preparations and the Farm Individuality
Anthroposophical Society Centre, 104 Michaels Ave, Ellerslie, 8pm. Contact person: Hannelore Henning ph 0-9-579 3058

Entry to all the public events by donation (suggested $5 or more)

Our contact details are:
Bio Dynamic Farming and Gardening Association
Postal: PO Box 39045, Wellington
Telephone: 0-4-589 5366 (within NZ); +64-4-589 5366 (international)
Fax: 0-4-589 5365 (within NZ); +64-4-589 5365 (international)
E-mail: info@biodynamic.org.nz

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