· Crowley Nature & Cultural History Center in Sarasota County is hosting the “Seed Saving Workshop” which is a collaboration of FAMU State Wide Small farm Program, Southern Exposure Seed Exchange, UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County and Transition Sarasota.
During this hands-on session you will learn:
- What is Seed?
- Why Seed Saving Matters
- GMO Agriculture issues and your farm or garden
- Getting started with Seed Saving
- Fundamentals of good seed saving (crossers and selfers, how to promote good seed set, how to maintain your crop’s genetics, isolation, population size and roguing, etc.)
- Controlling Pest and Disease
- Dry and Wet Fermentation Seed Processing
- Simple seed Cleaning Techniques
- Storage Techniques
- The Business of growing Seed for Farm and Sale
- And Much, Much More …
We will cover all kinds of seeds grown in the southeast region including greens, lettuce, eggplant, peppers, okra, peas, corn, cucumbers, melons, squash, herbs, beets, carrots, onions, parsnips, cabbage, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, kochlrabi, etc. If you have seed that you are trying to save that is not included, please let us know and we will try to cover it too.
The facilitator for this capacity building workshop is internationally known Ira Wallace of Southern Exposure Seed Exchange. Southern Exposure offers over 700 varieties of open-pollinated heirloom and organic seeds selected for flavor and regional adaptability. Ira is a worker/owner of the cooperatively managed Southern Exposure Seed Exchange. She is a member of Acorn Community which farms over 60 acres of certified organic land in Central Virginia, growing seeds, alliums, hay, and conducting variety trials for Southern Exposure. She serves on the boards of Organic Seed Alliance, Virginia Association for Biological Farming, and the Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association (OSGATA).
Workshop cost is $25 person and includes an organic lunch. Registration and location details are available online at http://crowleyfl.org/2014/02/seed-saving-workshop/
· Crowley Nature & Cultural History Center in Sarasota County is hosting the “Seed Saving Workshop” which is a collaboration of FAMU State Wide Small farm Program, Southern Exposure Seed Exchange, UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County and Transition Sarasota.
During this hands-on session you will learn:
- What is Seed?
- Why Seed Saving Matters
- GMO Agriculture issues and your farm or garden
- Getting started with Seed Saving
- Fundamentals of good seed saving (crossers and selfers, how to promote good seed set, how to maintain your crop’s genetics, isolation, population size and roguing, etc.)
- Controlling Pest and Disease
- Dry and Wet Fermentation Seed Processing
- Simple seed Cleaning Techniques
- Storage Techniques
- The Business of growing Seed for Farm and Sale
- And Much, Much More …
We will cover all kinds of seeds grown in the southeast region including greens, lettuce, eggplant, peppers, okra, peas, corn, cucumbers, melons, squash, herbs, beets, carrots, onions, parsnips, cabbage, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, kochlrabi, etc. If you have seed that you are trying to save that is not included, please let us know and we will try to cover it too.
The facilitator for this capacity building workshop is internationally known Ira Wallace of Southern Exposure Seed Exchange. Southern Exposure offers over 700 varieties of open-pollinated heirloom and organic seeds selected for flavor and regional adaptability. Ira is a worker/owner of the cooperatively managed Southern Exposure Seed Exchange. She is a member of Acorn Community which farms over 60 acres of certified organic land in Central Virginia, growing seeds, alliums, hay, and conducting variety trials for Southern Exposure. She serves on the boards of Organic Seed Alliance, Virginia Association for Biological Farming, and the Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association (OSGATA).
Workshop cost is $25 person and includes an organic lunch. Registration and location details are available online at http://crowleyfl.org/2014/02/seed-saving-workshop/
Hello, members and supporters of the SW FL Small Farmers Network (SWFSFN). We are very pleased to share with you the following announcement of a very special event for the sustainable farming community of SW FL:
Crowley Nature & Cultural History Center is hosting the “Seed Saving Workshop” which is a collaboration of FAMU State Wide Small farm Program, Southern Exposure Seed Exchange, UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County and Transition Sarasota.
The Seed Saving Workshop will take place 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. on
Friday, Feb. 18, 2014.
Crowley Nature & Cultural Center, 16405 Myakka Rd, Sarasota, FL 34240
The cost is $25 person and includes an organic foods lunch.”
Registration online at http://crowleyfl.org/2014/02/seed-saving-workshop/
During this hands-on session you will learn:
- What is Seed?
- Why Seed Saving Matters
- GMO Agriculture issues and your farm or garden
- Getting started with Seed Saving
- Fundamentals of good seed saving (crossers and selfers, how to promote good seed set, how to maintain your crop’s genetics, isolation, population size and roguing, etc.)
- Controlling Pest and Disease
- Dry and Wet Fermentation Seed Processing
- Simple seed Cleaning Techniques
- Storage Techniques
- The Business of growing Seed for Farm and Sale
- And Much, Much More …
We will cover all kinds of seeds grown in the southeast region including greens, lettuce, eggplant, peppers, okra, peas, corn, cucumbers, melons, squash, herbs, beets, carrots, onions, parsnips, cabbage, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, kochlrabi, etc. If you have seed that you are trying to save that is not included, please let us know and we will try to cover it too.
The facilitator for this capacity building workshop is internationally known, Ira Wallace of Southern Exposure Seed Exchange. Southern Exposure offers over 700 varieties of open-pollinated heirloom and organic seeds selected for flavor and regional adaptability. Ira is a worker/owner of the cooperatively managed Southern Exposure Seed Exchange. She is a member of Acorn Community which farms over 60 acres of certified organic land in Central Virginia, growing seeds, alliums, hay, and conducting variety trials for Southern Exposure. She serves on the boards of Organic Seed Alliance, Virginia Association for Biological Farming, and the Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association (OSGATA). For more bio info on Ira Wallace see http://www.motherearthnews.com/biographies/ira-wallace-southern-exposure-seed-exchange.aspx.
Please, feel free to share this email with anyone who may be interested in this workshop. Also, if anyone needs an introduction to the SWFSFN, please, refer them to our webpages at http://sarasota.ifas.ufl.edu/AG/swfsfn.shtml and https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/SW_FL_Small_Farms/info
Thanks,
robert
Robert A. Kluson, Ph.D.
Agriculture & Natural Resources Extension Agent III
UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County
Community Services Business Center
6700 Clark Road, Sarasota, FL 34241
(941) 861-9849 (ofc); (941-232-3090 (c)
"There are those who look at things the way they are, and ask why... I dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" - Robert Kennedy
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