Anthony mecca

Anthony is the primary author of the EduCareDo Biodynamic Agriculture & Nutrition subject course. He has also contributed to the Foundation Year Course.

Anthony Mecca has been farming for 19 years, being introduced to biodynamics early on and working with many experienced farmers and mentors. He has worked in market gardening, small grains, and perennial crops including berries and tree fruit. For 8 years, he managed his own diversified CSA farm, also caring for a variety of animals, including the use of draft horses as the main source of power, caring individually for a 15 cow herd.

The farm and garden as a center of community life has been pivotal in his work. Bringing people into relationship with the wonder, beauty, and nourishment a biodynamic farm can provide, and seeing them grow and develop through this relationship individually and in community over the years has inspired his work.

He is currently the director of Farmer Training for the Biodynamic Association in the USA, which offers (2) year-long programs which integrate the EduCareDo Foundation Course and the Biodynamic Agriculture and Nutrition subject course with direct practical work with a mentor, skills development, journaling, observational exercises, an independent project, additional readings, and weekly cohort conversations via video conference.