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Seed Saving: A practical guide for Market Gardeners and Home Gardeners
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Delivered In-Person
Full day
All levels
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Join Ashley Wheeler from Trill Farm Garden to learn about the seed saving that they do in the market garden, not only for themselves but to produce for seed companies.
The course will cover some of the basic botany that is necessary for understanding how flowers are pollinated and what we need to know as seed savers to put in place to ensure that we are getting what we want from the seed.
We will talk about some of the strategies that we use to grow seed crops so that they do not cross with other crops that we are growing for market. We will look at how we integrate the seed crops into the market garden, and all of the practical elements of seed saving, including:
Inbreeders and outbreeders - what's the difference and how does this affect seed saving?
Integrating seed saving into a market garden or veg growing context
Growing seed crops
Harvesting seed crops
Processing seed crops: threshing and cleaning
Storing seed crops: drying down and storing your seed to ensure longevity
This course is suitable for both experienced small scale growers as well as home gardeners interested in saving some seed for themselves.
This course includes a delicious lunch cooked by Chris and the team at the Old Dairy Kitchen.
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