Course tutors

Lynette West

Lynette West has been involved in biodynamic agriculture since 1987.  During this time she has given many public talks and conducted workshops on the various processes involved in the application of biodynamic practices.

Lynette is an accredited trainer, workplace assessor and a qualified field advisor for biodynamic agriculture.  She dedicates her time to researching, writing and teaching the curriculum of competency based programs for biodynamic agriculture and horticulture.

Lynette has been teaching courses for biodynamic farming and gardening both in Australia and in the U.K.  These have proved to be very popular and have taken place in such places as the Duchy Home Farm and Ryton Gardens.  Lynette has also been involved in the filming of a documentary for biodynamic practice.

Lynette is the founder and principal of the Biodynamic Education Centre which offers a full range of courses for adult education covering the principals and practices of biodynamic farming and gardening.

These courses have been developed from twenty years of practical work in the field on both small and large scale biodynamic enterprises.

 

Walter Kohler-Bond

Walter Kohler-Bond has taught Horticulture and Landscaping, Conservation issues and Permaculture for many years at TAFE, Adult education and also conducted workshops privately in Permaculture, Bush Food and Home Gardening.

Walter is a qualified Horticulturalist and registered Permaculture teacher and an Accredited trainer and Workplace Assessor. 

He lives with his family on a small property on the NSW South Coast which is being developed as a demonstration and teaching site for permaculture and biodynamics, and he also operates a small nursery specialising in food producing plants.