BDAASA is committed to cultivating co-operation amongst biodynamic farmers and the community.

One of the initiatives to achieve this goal is the implementation of a Participatory Guarantee System.

Participatory Guarantee Systems (PGS) are locally focused quality assurance systems where producers evaluate each other. The system is based on the active participation of stakeholders and is built on a foundation of trust, social networking and knowledge exchange.

Because BDAASA holds the Demeter standards as its benchmark for biodynamic agriculture, the BDAASA Demeter PGS programme is aligned with BFDI (Biodynamic Federation Demeter International) who will accredit the Demeter PGS SA and allow the use of the International Demeter trademark for local sale of Demeter PGS certified produce.

HOW TO JOIN THE DEMETER PGS SA.

Farmers interested in joining Demeter PGS SA should contact the BDAASA for an application interview and, by agreement, will be allocated to an existing Demeter PGS SA Farm Unit, or if a group does not exist in the area of the farm, be assisted to establish a Demeter PGS Farm Unit.

Rozy Gunn has a totally organic and biodynamic approach to the 9ha of Brocha property, which lies along the coolest wine region of the Cape South Coast, Elgin. Brocha vineyards are surrounded by the Unesco certified Kogelberg Biosphere.

Brocha farm is now Demeter PGS certified.

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.Alix Clark, from Swee Farm in Dal Josephat Paarl, has a small farm where she grows mangos and litchis. Alix has been using only biodynamic methods since the family bought the farm in 2005 and is a valuable source of knowledge at the Demeter PGS farm visits .

Swee Farm is now Demeter PGS certified

Sillery Farm in Constantia Cape Town, a beautiful garden working towards Demeter PGS certification. Jo and Derek farms veggies, flowers, herbs, mushrooms and snails. They also focus on seeds and seedlings and have hosted numerous biodynamic workshops.

Sillery Farm is now Demeter PGS certified

Weltevrede farm in Riebeek Wes is 493 hectares and has been in the Serdyn family since 1916, 108 years in the family (Nickie’s great grandfather bought from his great grandfather (The sterk Hoffmans). A second farm, Wolwekloof was bought in 1983 and is 403 Ha.

Serdyn Farm is a mixed farm that has among other things, wheat, vineyards, sheep and bees. Nicky Serdyn farms 299ha of the total land according to biodynamic principles (Demeter PGS certified)

Craig Harris from Klein Constantia, manages the historic 146 hectare wine estate in Cape Town. Craig strives to work the farm in an environmentally responsible way, adopting organic and biodynamic practices.

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Mount Noble Farm, a 5ha farm situated in Wellington, Western Cape, now part of the Demeter PGS and working towards Demeter PGS certification. It is a mixed farm with olive trees, vineyards, herbs and fruit trees. The farm is owned by Wayne and Mandy Butler.

The large (1hectare) vegetable garden at the Roseway Waldorf School in Alverstone, KZN is farmed biodynamically by the teachers and learners at the school, now also part of the Demeter PGS SA programme.

This community garden in Khayelitsha is tended by women farming with vegetables. Having always farmed organically they are now aiming for Demeter PGS certification.

.Vulamasango is a childrens home situated in Phillipi with 5 hectares of farm land where vegetables are grown according to
biodynamic principles, Vulamasango is working toward Demeter PGS certification.

www.vulamasango.org/

A community garden in Khayelitsha where organic vegetables are grown, now working towards  Demeter PGS certification.

Gerard Frater, a graduate of the Biodynamic Apprenticeship Training Course, uses biodynamic farming methods on his family farm in Paarl, where a range of herbs, vegetables and grapes. Gerard is also a biodynamic beekeeper and produces honey for the local market.

Native Way is a 17ha mixed farm in Atlantis, Western Cape. Sizo and Rifilwe have recently started applying the biodynamic principles to their farm. They are working towards Demeter PGS certification.

 A community garden in Khayelitsha in Cape Town where organic vegetables are grown, now moving to Demeter PGS certification