This week, Thursday, March 14, 7:30 PM
Bryan Connolly, field botanist, State Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program
Thoreau Farm, 341 Virginia Road, Concord.
Add "how to save seeds" to your gardening skills tool kit!
Collecting locally adapted seeds is part of our agricultural heritage and an essential part in growing our own food. We will learn about the history and utility of seed saving in the context of climate change, including the seed sowing and saving cycle, self pollinating crops to grow, methods to isolate cross pollinating plants, seed borne pathogens, seed cleaning and storage. We may still buy seeds from companies and swap with friends...but it is possible to start saving seeds this growing season! Come learn how. Bring a friend...or come on your own!
Connolly is a homestead farmer, FEDCO seed producer, and author of the Northeastern Organic Farming Association seed production handbook, the "Wisdom of Plant Heritage".
Please consider bringing your leftover open pollinated seed from last year to donate to the Concord Seed Lending Library.
The program is free though we welcome donations to offset program cost and/or contributions of seeds for the opening of the Concord Seed Lending Library in April. Space is limited! Please RSVP to deb01742@comcast.net. For details, go to www.concordfood.ning.com.
Gardening for Life, ConcordCAN!, the Concord Seed Lending Library and Thoreau Farm are co-sponsors of this event.
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