Biodynamic Farm and Garden Open Day at the Camphill Community, Thornbury

The Camphill Community at Thornbury (Sheiling School) held an Open Day on Sunday, 4 October 2009, from 2pm to 5pm, to allow the public to view the Biodynamic Farm and Garden. The Open Day was part of Taste 2009, the South Gloucestershire food and drink festival, showcasing local produce.

Biodynamic Agriculture Association - Watch Oak Farm
http://www.biodynamic.org.uk/about-bdaa/library/watchoak-farm-profile.html

Photos
● Watch Oak Farm
http://www.sheilingschool.org.uk/_images/_main-images/intro%202.jpg
● Thornbury Park Manor House [seen in the video from 08:50 to 09:05] - historic photos
○ Newman Family Tree (1925 & 1997 photos)
http://www.newman-family-tree.net/Thornbury-Park.jpg
○ Images of Thornbury
- 1869
http://thornbury.no-ip.org/images-of-thornbury.co.uk/web1158.htm
- 1900
http://thornbury.no-ip.org/images-of-thornbury.co.uk/web1128.htm

Former volunteers at Thornbury Camphill Community
● Ann Harris, school founder [1952, age 29]
http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/2006/oct/27/guardianobituaries.mainsection
● Vivienne Wilkinson, potter [1986, age 28]
http://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/news/1160219.tributes_to_crash_victim_v...
● John Billing, lyre player [1976, age 24]
http://www.johnlyre.co.uk/photos.html
● Johannes Steuck, stained glass & mosaic artist
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/johannes.s/Biographical.html
● Jason Havneraas, artist
http://www.traceisnotaplace.com/trace.php

Taste Festival 2009
http://www.southgloslocalfood.org/festival.html
http://www.southgloslocalfood.org/Local%20Food%20Festival%2009%20WEB.pdf

Camphill Communities
● Worldwide
http://www.camphill.net/
● England & Wales
http://www.camphill.org.uk/
● Scotland
http://www.camphillscotland.org.uk/
● Sheiling School, Thornbury
http://www.sheilingschool.org.uk/

Another Camphill biodynamic farm and garden - Copake, New York
[website: http://www.camphillvillage.org/]
● Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLX3OuYgOV0
● Photo galleries
http://www.camphillvillage.org/Gallerys/TurtleSeeds/turtletreeseed/index.html
http://www.camphillvillage.org/Gallerys/GardenTea/thegarden/index.html

UK-based Camphill Community videos
● Pennine Camphill Community
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlEZsuxn0x0
[website: http://www.pennine.org.uk/]
● Beannachar Camphill Community, Banchory Devenick, Aberdeen, Scotland
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeO7AaSa6OM
[website: http://www.beannachar.co.uk/]
● Milltown Community, Arbuthnott, near Stonehaven, South Aberdeenshire, Scotland
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIaz14TcxDw
[website: http://www.milltowncommunity.org.uk/]
● Corbenic Camphill Community, Perthshire, Scotland
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ur7e2iJVerU
[website: http://www.corbeniccamphill.co.uk/]
● The Camphill Community at Glencraig, Holywood, Co. Down, Northern Ireland
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjjoLvC18AE
[website: http://www.glencraig.org.uk/]

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• Taste Festival 2009
• Thornbury
• Bristol
• South Gloucestershire
• Sheiling School
• open day
• Camphill Communities
• Thornbury Park
• Watch Oak Farm

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Have you been to an open day at Sheiling School or any other Camphill Community? What do you think of biodynamic farming?