Seed School Workshop
Bill McDorman of Native Seed/SEARCH
Saturday, January 28 , 9am-4:00pm, 2012
Early Bird by January 20th – Early Bird Cost $85, after January 20th – $110.
Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens
People everywhere are beginning to recognize the
crucial link
between humanity, the crops that sustain us, and embattled seeds.
We are on the cusp of a seed saving renaissance -an not a moment too soon.*
We are on the cusp of a seed saving renaissance -an not a moment too soon.*
Join Bill McDorman on Saturday,
January
28th at Center for Urban Agriculture at
Fairview Gardens for a day-long immersion into the magic
world of seeds as he teaches the Seed School
Workshop .
Seed saving is fun, satisfying and
life affirming. You don't need a PhD
in genetics and EVERYONE, everywhere can start the seed saving
adventure
with little or no experience. First you'll need some inspiration. Bill
McDorman, Executive Director of Native Seeds/SEARCH in Tucson will
provide that. Secondly you'll need some basic information and practice.
The Seed School Workshop is an introductory workshop for anyone interested in the history of seeds and how to create a self-sufficient garden from your own seeds. This is great training class for gardeners, non-profits, policy makers and farmers. Those concerned with food security, diversity and better tasting food will revel in the opportunity to celebrate and learn about the magic of seeds. Seed School teaches the practical, information necessary to recreate the genetic foundation for a truly sustainable agriculture.
The Seed School Workshop is an introductory workshop for anyone interested in the history of seeds and how to create a self-sufficient garden from your own seeds. This is great training class for gardeners, non-profits, policy makers and farmers. Those concerned with food security, diversity and better tasting food will revel in the opportunity to celebrate and learn about the magic of seeds. Seed School teaches the practical, information necessary to recreate the genetic foundation for a truly sustainable agriculture.
SEED SCHOOL TOPICS WILL INCLUDE:
• Structure and History of the
Seed Industry • The Magic of Seeds • Intro to Mendel’s Genetics •
Selection and Evaluation • Pollination • Breeding • Harvesting •
Germination • Wild Seed – Production, Collection, Cleaning • Seed
Exchanges, Libraries, Businesses
Seed Saving is an ancient tradition with a lineage stretching back 12,000 years. But in less than a century's time, this once fundamental part of the human experience has largely disappeared. The transition from rural agrarianism to urbanization has led to increasingly fewer people growing and interacting with seeds*
Bill McDorman is executive director of Native Seed/SEARCH http://www.nativeseeds.org/ a 28 year old Southwestern seed conservation organization based in tucson AZ. He is the founder of three seed companies, including Seed Trust http://www.seedstrust.com and author of Basic Seed Saving. He has been teaching classes in wild, edible and medicinal plants and seed saving for more than 30 years.
The Seed School Workshop takes place on Saturday, January 28, 9am - 4:00pm, at the Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens
Cost Early Bird by January 20th – Early Bird Cost $85, after January 20th – $110
To sign up for workshop http://www.fairviewgardens.org/2011/11/23/seed-school-workshop-january-28/
More info; (805) 967-7369 Sharon Tollefson sharon@fairviewgardens.org
The program is sponsored by Santa Barbara Permaculture Network www.sbpermaculture.org as community service
with assistance by Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens
Seed Saving is an ancient tradition with a lineage stretching back 12,000 years. But in less than a century's time, this once fundamental part of the human experience has largely disappeared. The transition from rural agrarianism to urbanization has led to increasingly fewer people growing and interacting with seeds*
Bill McDorman is executive director of Native Seed/SEARCH http://www.nativeseeds.org/ a 28 year old Southwestern seed conservation organization based in tucson AZ. He is the founder of three seed companies, including Seed Trust http://www.seedstrust.com and author of Basic Seed Saving. He has been teaching classes in wild, edible and medicinal plants and seed saving for more than 30 years.
The Seed School Workshop takes place on Saturday, January 28, 9am - 4:00pm, at the Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens
Cost Early Bird by January 20th – Early Bird Cost $85, after January 20th – $110
To sign up for workshop http://www.fairviewgardens.org/2011/11/23/seed-school-workshop-january-28/
More info; (805) 967-7369 Sharon Tollefson sharon@fairviewgardens.org
The program is sponsored by Santa Barbara Permaculture Network www.sbpermaculture.org as community service
with assistance by Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens