Events: Regional Educational Seed-Saving Workshops 2009-2015 & beyond - Transition Whatcom2024-03-29T05:48:29Zhttps://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/forum/topics/events-regional-educational?groupUrl=seedsavers&feed=yes&xn_auth=noCommunity Sed Swap - January…tag:transitionwhatcom.ning.com,2015-01-20:2723460:Comment:1008612015-01-20T07:55:42.126ZHeather Khttps://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/HeatherK
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<p><strong>Community Sed Swap - January 25, 2015 - Bellingham 2:30-5pm</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/events/7th-annual-community-seed-swap-fundraiser-2015" target="_blank">http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/events/7th-annual-community-seed-swap-fundraiser-2015</a></p>
<p>(Seed-Savers & Set-up Volunteers arrive at 1:15 for blitz set up).</p>
<p><strong><font color="#000000"><font face="Comic Sans MS, cursive"><font size="2"><span>WE ARE ALL VOLUNTEERS –…</span></font></font></font></strong></p>
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<p><strong>Community Sed Swap - January 25, 2015 - Bellingham 2:30-5pm</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/events/7th-annual-community-seed-swap-fundraiser-2015" target="_blank">http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/events/7th-annual-community-seed-swap-fundraiser-2015</a></p>
<p>(Seed-Savers & Set-up Volunteers arrive at 1:15 for blitz set up).</p>
<p><strong><font color="#000000"><font face="Comic Sans MS, cursive"><font size="2"><span>WE ARE ALL VOLUNTEERS – Help With A Task</span></font></font></font></strong></p>
<p><strong><font color="#000000"><font face="Comic Sans MS, cursive"><font size="2"><span>DONATE To Swap Costs & Support Our Mission:</span></font></font></font></strong></p>
<p><strong><font color="#000000">“<font><font face="Comic Sans MS, cursive"><font size="2"><span>Honoring Biodiversity of Seeds for Food & Medicine!” </span></font></font></font></font></strong></p>
<p><strong><font color="#000000"><font face="Comic Sans MS, cursive"><font size="2"><u><span>Seed Swap G U I D E L I N E S:</span></u></font></font></font></strong></p>
<p><font color="#000000"><font face="Comic Sans MS, cursive"><font size="2">* CHOOSE SEEDS YOU WILL PLANT</font></font></font></p>
<p><font color="#000000"><font face="Comic Sans MS, cursive"><font size="2"> (10 Small Packets or Less per Family)</font></font></font></p>
<p><font color="#000000"><font face="Comic Sans MS, cursive"><font size="2">* SHARE & SWAP SEEDS WITH OTHERS</font></font></font></p>
<p><font color="#000000"><font face="Comic Sans MS, cursive"><font size="2">* LABEL SEEDS YOU BRING</font></font></font></p>
<p><font color="#000000"><font face="Comic Sans MS, cursive"><font size="2"> (Variety Name, Year & Region/Garden Grown)</font></font></font></p>
<p><font color="#000000"><font face="Comic Sans MS, cursive"><font size="2">* TEACH & LEARN HOW TO SAVE SEEDS! </font></font></font></p>
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<p><strong><font><font color="#000000"><font face="Comic Sans MS, cursive"><font size="2"><u>SEED - PLANTER Swap T I P S !</u></font></font></font></font></strong></p>
<p><font><font color="#000000"><font face="Comic Sans MS, cursive"><font size="2">1- PRACTICE GOOD SEED STORAGE: Cool, Dry, Dark, & Critter-proof</font></font></font></font></p>
<p><font><font color="#000000"><font face="Comic Sans MS, cursive"><font size="2">2- Seed-Swaps May Contain Many Older Seeds With Lower Viability:</font></font></font></font></p>
<p><font color="#000000"><font><font face="Comic Sans MS, cursive"><font size="2">PLANT OLDER SEEDS EXTRA THICK OR SPROUT BEFORE PLANTING.</font></font></font></font></p>
<p><font color="#000000"><font face="Comic Sans MS, cursive"><font size="2">3-</font></font></font> <font color="#222222"><font face="Comic Sans MS, cursive"><font size="2">LEARN EACH SEED VARIETY'S VIABILITY-</font></font></font></p>
<p><font color="#222222"><font><font face="Comic Sans MS, cursive"><font size="2"> A seeds ability to germinate & grow normal seedlings.</font></font></font></font></p>
<p><font color="#222222"><font face="Comic Sans MS, cursive"><font><font size="2">4- MARK & LABEL PLANTS IN GARDEN FOR SEED HARVEST .</font></font></font></font></p>
<p><font color="#222222"><font face="Comic Sans MS, cursive"><font><font size="2">5- PURCHASE FRESH SEEDS- As needed from organic pure-seed companies.</font></font></font></font></p> 'Fundamentals of On-Farm Plan…tag:transitionwhatcom.ning.com,2013-03-19:2723460:Comment:889942013-03-19T20:38:21.645ZHeather Khttps://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/HeatherK
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>'Fundamentals of On-Farm Plant Breeding' March 20</b><sup><b>th</b></sup> <b>w</b>ith Dr. John Navazio (Organic Seed Alliance Senior Scientist and Washington State University Seed Extension Specialist) <a href="http://snohomish.wsu.edu/ag/workshops/PlantBreeding2013.htm">http://snohomish.wsu.edu/ag/workshops/PlantBreeding2013.htm</a> <i>“You’ll learn how to improve vegetable quality through careful seed selection and improvement as well as how to select for…</i></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>'Fundamentals of On-Farm Plant Breeding' March 20</b><sup><b>th</b></sup> <b>w</b>ith Dr. John Navazio (Organic Seed Alliance Senior Scientist and Washington State University Seed Extension Specialist) <a href="http://snohomish.wsu.edu/ag/workshops/PlantBreeding2013.htm">http://snohomish.wsu.edu/ag/workshops/PlantBreeding2013.htm</a> <i>“You’ll learn how to improve vegetable quality through careful seed selection and improvement as well as how to select for reproductive fitness, yield, disease resistance, and improved performance under adverse conditions. Dr. Navazio will share his knowledge on seed growing basics, sourcing germplasm, and conducting variety trials, as well as basic variety improvement techniques for inbreeding and outbreeding crops. In addition, all attendees will receive a copy of Dr. Navazio's recent book</i> <em><i>The Organic Seed Grower: A Farmer’s Guide to Vegetable Seed Production</i></em><i>, itself a $50 value. Visit <a href="http://tinyurl.com/SeedGrower">http://tinyurl.com/SeedGrower</a> to learn about the book.”</i></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Both Krista Rome & myself will be attending this event.</b></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><strong>John Navazio</strong>, Ph.D. trains farmers, university students, and others in organic seed production and the fundamentals of participatory, on-farm plant breeding for organic systems. His breeding work includes increasing genetic breadth in a number of vegetable crops for their nutritional quality, flavor, texture, ability to scavenge nutrients, compete with weeds, and resist heat and drought.</p> Seed Events 2013:
Whatcom cou…tag:transitionwhatcom.ning.com,2013-02-09:2723460:Comment:871712013-02-09T07:48:03.996ZHeather Khttps://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/HeatherK
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><font size="1" style="font-size: 8pt;">Seed Events 2013:</font></strong></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font size="2"><font size="1" style="font-size: 8pt;">Whatcom county's 5</font><sup><font size="1" style="font-size: 8pt;">th</font></sup> <font size="1" style="font-size: 8pt;">annual Community Seed Swap was Jan 27- 2013 at the Majestic-…</font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1">Seed Events 2013:</font></strong></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font size="2"><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1">Whatcom county's 5</font><sup><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1">th</font></sup> <font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1">annual Community Seed Swap was Jan 27- 2013 at the Majestic- <a href="http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/events/community-seed-swap-2013">http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/events/community-seed-swap-2013</a></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1">Orcas Island will have their 4</font><sup><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1">th</font></sup> <font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1">annual Community Heirloom Seed & Plant Exchange <a href="http://orcasissues.com/seed-swap-season-is-upon-us">http://orcasissues.com/seed-swap-season-is-upon-us</a> Sunday, Feb 10</font><sup><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1">th</font></sup> <font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1">(The people of Island county voted to ban GMO seeds on their lands, and Skagit is moving in this directions too).</font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1">Webinars for seed saving: <a href="http://www.seedsavers.org/Education/Webinars/">http://www.seedsavers.org/Education/Webinars/</a></font></p> Volunteers Needed for Clean u…tag:transitionwhatcom.ning.com,2009-10-05:2723460:Comment:83862009-10-05T18:26:48.445ZHeather Khttps://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/HeatherK
<b>Volunteers Needed for Clean up & Break-Down for</b><br />
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<b>Inspiration Farm Seed Swap and Barter Exchange</b><br />
<b>October 18, 2009 from 1pm to 6pm – Location: Inspiration Farm at 619 E. Laurel Rd</b><br />
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Please join us for an informal seed swap and barter exchange: bring your seeds, preserves, etc.<br />
We can provide a limited amount of table space and chairs-- please bring your own table, chair(s) and canopy if you have them. There will be a small donation requested to help pay for envelopes and…
<b>Volunteers Needed for Clean up & Break-Down for</b><br />
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<b>Inspiration Farm Seed Swap and Barter Exchange</b><br />
<b>October 18, 2009 from 1pm to 6pm – Location: Inspiration Farm at 619 E. Laurel Rd</b><br />
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Please join us for an informal seed swap and barter exchange: bring your seeds, preserves, etc.<br />
We can provide a limited amount of table space and chairs-- please bring your own table, chair(s) and canopy if you have them. There will be a small donation requested to help pay for envelopes and to compensate speakers (t.b.a.). <b>We need your help: We need a handful of committed volunteers to of help with set-up, clean-up and breakdown. Volunteers contact Bruce</b> <i>rawpermaculture@yahoo.comor or <a href="http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/BruceHorowitz?xg_source=profiles_memberList">http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/BruceHorowitz?xg_source=p...</a></i><br />
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If the energy flows, we may have a potluck at the end of the event, and bring your instruments to jam around the fire circle during the event. Organized by Bruce Horowitz, Brian Kerkvliet and Heather K. Autumn Seed-Savers Workshop o…tag:transitionwhatcom.ning.com,2009-09-23:2723460:Comment:75702009-09-23T23:30:35.945ZHeather Khttps://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/HeatherK
<b>Autumn Seed-Savers Workshop on Sept 27th.</b>!<br />
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Bring your best tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash, and the like for a hands-on seed saving workshop. We’re joined by seed selection guru Dan Borman of Orcas Island who will guide us through the seed-saving process, talk about the finer points of seed saving and his years of grain and vegetable growing experience.<br />
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And maybe folks could bring the beans & peas they still need to shell & label and work on this together!<br />
(I'll be there in…
<b>Autumn Seed-Savers Workshop on Sept 27th.</b>!<br />
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Bring your best tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash, and the like for a hands-on seed saving workshop. We’re joined by seed selection guru Dan Borman of Orcas Island who will guide us through the seed-saving process, talk about the finer points of seed saving and his years of grain and vegetable growing experience.<br />
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And maybe folks could bring the beans & peas they still need to shell & label and work on this together!<br />
(I'll be there in spirit if I can't attend in person!)<br />
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Sunday Sept 27 at 2pm at the Center for Expressive Arts, 1317 Commercial St., Downtown Bellingham<br />
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See details on the transition event page and let us know if you will attend!<br />
Thanks Chris, Alain & others for initiating this!<br />
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Time: September 27, 2009 from 2pm to 5pm<br />
Location: Center for Expressive Arts<br />
Street: 1317 Commercial St<br />
City/Town: Bellingham<br />
Phone: 778-1759<br />
Event Type: workshop<br />
Organized By: Chris Elder Organic Seed Alliance - Works…tag:transitionwhatcom.ning.com,2009-08-22:2723460:Comment:61782009-08-22T03:34:46.784ZHeather Khttps://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/HeatherK
<b>Organic Seed Alliance - Workshops this Fall</b> on Seed Production & Seed Saving, Fundamentals of Plant Variety Improvement, Organic Wheat Production & Trials, and B'ham Conference with Organic Seed Alliance OSA staff presenting<br />
<i>http://www.seedalliance.org/Events</i>/ Info Below From OSA website:<br />
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"<i>September 12 ~ Port Townsend, Washington</i><br />
<b>Seed 101: Seed Production and Seed Saving</b><br />
Basic skills of growing and saving seed: field planning, isolation distances, field…
<b>Organic Seed Alliance - Workshops this Fall</b> on Seed Production & Seed Saving, Fundamentals of Plant Variety Improvement, Organic Wheat Production & Trials, and B'ham Conference with Organic Seed Alliance OSA staff presenting<br />
<i>http://www.seedalliance.org/Events</i>/ Info Below From OSA website:<br />
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"<i>September 12 ~ Port Townsend, Washington</i><br />
<b>Seed 101: Seed Production and Seed Saving</b><br />
Basic skills of growing and saving seed: field planning, isolation distances, field selection techniques, recommended population sizes, seed harvesting and cleaning techniques, and how to genetically improve seeds for our local climate and growing conditions.<br />
Workshop details: 9:00am-3:00pm at WSU Port Hadlock<br />
<i>http://jefferson.wsu.edu/</i>, 201 W. Patison (on Hwy 19).<br />
Pre-registration required, Cost $50 includes lunch."<br />
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"<i>September 26 ~ Port Townsend, Washington</i><br />
<b>Seed 101: Seed Production and Seed Saving</b><br />
basic skills of growing and saving seed: field planning, isolation distances, field selection techniques, recommended population sizes, seed harvesting and cleaning techniques, and how to genetically improve seeds for our local climate and growing conditions.<br />
Workshop details: 9:00am-3:00pm at WSU Port Hadlock<br />
<i>http://jefferson.wsu.edu/</i>, 201 W. Patison (on Hwy 19). Pre-registration required,<br />
Cost $50 includes lunch."<br />
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"<i>September ~ Sequim, Washington</i><br />
<b>Organic Wheat Production and Trials</b><br />
Please check back for dates on this workshop. It will be scheduled around wheat maturity.<br />
Hosted by OSA and WSU at Nash's Organic Produce."<br />
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"<i>Octobser 9 & 10 ~ Port Townsend, Washington</i><br />
<b>Fundamentals of Plant Variety Improvement</b><br />
Learn the basic skills to develop and adapt seed varieties for your organic farm conditions at the Fundamentals of Organic Plant Variety Improvement workshop hosted by the Organic Seed Alliance. Organic Plant Breeding Specialist Dr. John Navazio and seed expert Micaela Colley will teach you how to select for reproductive fitness and yield, horizontal resistance to disease, and improved performance under heat, drought, and cold stress. Basic seed growing experience is recommended.<br />
Workshop details: Oct 9th 8:00am-5:00pm and Oct 10th 9:00am to 4:00pm at WSU Port Hadlock <i>http://jefferson.wsu.edu</i>/, 201 W. Patison (on Hwy 19), Pre-registration required, Cost $150."<br />
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"<b>Conferences with Organic Seed Alliance OSA staff presenting:</b><br />
<b>October 7,8,9 ~ Bellingham, Washington - Provender Conference</b><br />
The 33rd annual Provender Conference "From Dreaming to Doing"<br />
<b>Matthew Dillon, Advocacy Director for OSA will contribute to a panel discussion on "Food integrity, Seed Integrity and Genetically Engineered Crops"</b><br />
Can organic farmers, food, and the national label maintain their integrity and viability while co-existing with increasing risks from genetically engineered crops? Does co-existence really mean compulsory contamination? Will allowable thresholds weaken the confidence and growth in organic food? The current national legal and regulatory framework does not provide adequate protection to insure that products are 100% GMO free. Can we change it? What are the costs of not changing it? Kristina Hubbard (Farmer to Farmer Campaign on Genetic Engineering), George Kimbrell (Center for Food Safety), and Matthew Dillon (Organic Seed Alliance) will present on work their organizations, including updates on litigation, policy and grassroots initiatives, the increasing incidence of organic fields being planted with seed that contains GE traits, and ways the organic community can work together to protect organic seed an food integrity.<br />
<i>http://www.seedalliance.org/Events/</i>"<br />
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