Biodynamic Bali

About our visit....

Following the biodynamic workshop conducted by Rolf and Anne, we volunteered as part of MDA to fly to Bali to join their workshop held in Golden Leaf Organic Farm. After the workshop, we were warmly hosted by the Balinese to visit their farms.

The sustainable and biodynamic farms there were independent and scattered all around Bali previously. With the biodynamic movement ongoing and the formation of the Bali Biodynamic Association, we could see many like-minded people gathering to learn and practice biodynamic farming. Bali itself is very open to sustainable and organic farming due to their popularity with foreigners and their culture which appreciates and worships nature.

We foresee a strong biodynamic community that will rise in Bali.

Here are the farms that are incorporating biodynamic practices that we have visited:

Golden Leaf Organic Farm
Langit Bali Farm
Made Tea Farm
Tabanan orange farm
The Sila's Agrotourism
Bionic Farm, Sangsit

Etha, our lovely emcee for the biodynamic sharing session.

Our Pak Paul, who flew to Bali numerous times to help Biodynamic Bali to curate this event. Together with Anne and Rolf, Paul was demonstrating the making of BD 501

Chamomile fresh and dried, from different sources, which would influence the quality of the bd preps.

BD 503

Bali Orange

Most farmers in Bali have their own cows

Pak Made giving us a briefing about his farm and we had a discussion on how to improve the farm.

Made Tea, from farm to cup

Made Tea was founded by Made Roni. 4 years ago Roni started with a piece of empty land and one cow ( my parents witnessed it). When we visited, she was sharing her journey of planting and making pesticide and chemical fertilser free natural herbal teas (she's working on getting a certificate for being organic) in her beautiful Balinese teahouse. Her teas has made it internationally and won an award in France. Now they provide their tea blends to hotels and restaurants.

We took a stroll around the land which she planted herbs and flowers and tasted her wonderful tea blends in her teahouse.

Tabanan Orange Farm- An orange farm converting into organic.
They've shared their journey and struggles in the process of converting, and we deeply resonate with them. It is good to know that we are not alone on this biodynamic journey, that we have each other.

Pesticide-free but nutrition based vegetables

Harald Hoven from America appearing at the Silas to say hi.

Enjoy dancing the Balinese way.

Pak Kadut shares his journey on building Bionic Farm

A Farm, A school, A Home

Bionic farm was founded by Pak Kadut. Surrounded by lush greens and bamboo tree houses, it is home for 30 children. Pak Kadut used to work in a biodynamic farm in Australia. When he came back to Bali, he adopted 5 boys. A carpet and a small space to stay was all they had. They didn't have money for fertilisers or anything, so he adopted what he learned in Australia to grow food for themselves. For them, finding cow horns and cow manure was relatively easy. So that's where the BD 500 comes in. As we arrived, we were served an organic breakfast, with yoghurt and bread made by the children.

Pak Kadut wanted to open a kindergarden in his land. But the villagers told him, if he has done that, nobody would go to the village's school. In the end Pak Kadut offered a corner of his land for the village's kindergarden.

Yoga and meditation hall for the children.

The children from the kindergarden got curious and came to say hi one by one.

The bali biodynamic community has shown us their dedication and selflessness for the community. Kudos to our brothers and sisters from the Bali Biodynamic Team. We foresee the rise of the biodynamic impulse in Bali. Cheers!
Ee Leen

Biodynamic Bali

About our visit....

Golden leaf Farm

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Langit Bali Farm

An organic family farm run by Pak Made, applying permaculture and agroforestry principles. Their main produce is cacao and Bali oranges.

Made Tea House

Made Tea, from farm to cup

Bionic farm

A Farm, A school, A Home

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