Seed Saving in the City workshops with BC Seedswomen Maria Hunter & Mojave Kaplan

Beginning and more advanced workshops. (Follows Seedy Saturday.) RSVP here, and then register with Strahcona Community Centre.

Seed Saving – full workshop  (10 am-2:30 pm)
Attend the morning “starter package” work shop and afternoon intermediate class in one day!

Instructors:   Maria Hunter, Dragonfly Seeds
                     Mojave Kaplan, Planting Seeds Project
                     Robin Wheeler, Edible Landscapes (Robin is ill and can't                                   participate; her material will be covered by Maria and Mojave.)   

                     www.bc.seeds.org

To register:  SCC 604.713.1838  Course: 45533.102
Fee: $45.00. Subsidies are available to low income residents of Vancouver with a Leisure Access Card. For details on how to apply, please contact Strathcona CC or visit  http://vancouver.ca/parks/rec/lac/index.htm.  (You can see a list of benefits there, including free admission to all Park Board public swimming and ice skating sessions, and use of skates during public skating sessions.)
($45 includes a copy of the booklet: Five Levels of Seed Saving, value $6)

Seed Saving – the Starter Package (10 am-noon)
For beginners to intermediates, the morning session will focus on seed saving basics and theory. We will include a brief demonstration and hands-on examples. Also includes a package of Red Russian Kale seeds to
grow out and save.

To  register: SCC 604.713.1838 Course: 45533.101
Fee: $30.00. Subsidies available. See Leisure Access Card information above.
($30 includes a copy of the booklet: Five Levels of Seed Saving, value $6)

Seed Saving Intermediate Class (1-2:30 pm)
The afternoon session is designed to build on and deepen our seed knowledge. Mojave will bring background history and meaning to our group with stories, and then we will discuss issues of better technique building, record keeping, selection and seed collectives. And bring your questions! We will gather at  least one question per person through a beginning round, and organize and triage to address key areas. We will cover isolation distance and techniques, and persevering  genetic diversity.

To register:  SCC 604.713.1838  Course: 45534.101
Fee: $20.00. Subsidies available. See Leisure Access Card information above.

Part of VV's Winter Cultivating Food, Cultivating Community series.

Neighbourhood Seed Saving Collectives forming: Cedar Cottage, Grandview Woodland, Kitsilano, Strathcona, etc.

To join VV's Seed Saver Network click here.