Where: Plants of the Southwest, 6680 4th St, Albuquerque
When: Saturday, January 21st from 1 - 3 pm
What: A free two part educational event featuring two of New Mexico's seed experts, Michael Reed (La Orilla Farm, The Permaculture Institute) and Joshua Cravens (Jardin del Alma, project director of the Arid Crop Seed Cache). Both are core members of Save New Mexico Seeds, an organization dedicated to preserving and protecting New Mexico's heirloom seeds from GE contamination.
Part 2: Seed Growing 101
Joshua Cravens who will focus on Seed Growing 101: "Organic Seed is the foundation of organic agriculture. However, most growers just purchase their seed and think very little about how important their seed choices are. There is a definite need for many more, knowledgeable organic seed growers to make the organic model sustainable. This workshop will cover many seed related topics such as: isolation distances, the importance of population size, how growing seeds can diversify your harvest, what to look for when buying seed, understanding the difference between hybrids, open pollinated and heirloom varieties, what seed crops grow best in the southwest, along with a step-by-step how to grow and clean seed. Any grower can benefit from this workshop and gain insight into the foundation of our farming systems."
Seating will be limited so please bring your own chair if possible.
Contact: 541-221-2879 or empressofkale@gmail.com
When: Saturday January 28
When: Saturday, January 21st from 1 - 3 pm
What: A free two part educational event featuring two of New Mexico's seed experts, Michael Reed (La Orilla Farm, The Permaculture Institute) and Joshua Cravens (Jardin del Alma, project director of the Arid Crop Seed Cache). Both are core members of Save New Mexico Seeds, an organization dedicated to preserving and protecting New Mexico's heirloom seeds from GE contamination.
Part 2: Seed Growing 101
Joshua Cravens who will focus on Seed Growing 101: "Organic Seed is the foundation of organic agriculture. However, most growers just purchase their seed and think very little about how important their seed choices are. There is a definite need for many more, knowledgeable organic seed growers to make the organic model sustainable. This workshop will cover many seed related topics such as: isolation distances, the importance of population size, how growing seeds can diversify your harvest, what to look for when buying seed, understanding the difference between hybrids, open pollinated and heirloom varieties, what seed crops grow best in the southwest, along with a step-by-step how to grow and clean seed. Any grower can benefit from this workshop and gain insight into the foundation of our farming systems."
Seating will be limited so please bring your own chair if possible.
Contact: 541-221-2879 or empressofkale@gmail.com
When: Saturday January 28
