Come explore the wonderful world of seeds at Lopez Island’s first annual Seedy Saturday, brought to you by the Lopez Community Land Trust Seed Library and KnowledgeShare. Learn basics of seed saving, delve into genetics and plant breeding, learn how to use the Seed Library, and/or come to the seed swap.
Seedy Saturday’s were first organized in 1990 by our neighbors to the North in Vancouver B.C., Canada. Since then, this catchphrase event has taken root all over the globe. The basic premise of Seedy Saturday is to bring together gardeners, farmers, scientists, and other “seedy” folks with the intention of fostering resilient community seed/food systems and preserving and developing locally adapted open-pollinated crop varieties. These are the same goals the LCLT Seed Library is working towards here on Lopez.
The Lopez Island Seedy Saturday will take place on March 9 from 10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. at the Port Stanley School House and will include a series of workshops followed by a Seed Swap. The morning workshops from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. will include an overview of the LCLT Seed Library and an Introduction to Seed Saving with Charlie Behnke and Ana Malinoff. In the afternoon from 1-4 p.m. we will delve into Plant Genetics for Seed Savers with Amanda Wedow followed by Brook Brouwer who will give a Primer in Plant Breeding: including history, theory, traditional and modern techniques, and intellectual property rights issues. At 4 p.m. we will transition into the Seed Swap.
This event is by donation and participants may choose to come for the entire day or for portions (i.e.: morning session, afternoon session, Seed Swap).
There will be a potluck lunch, so please bring a bowl for soup and something to share. Attendees are encouraged to bring seeds to share at the Seed Swap, though it is not required to participate. This is also a good opportunity to sign up as a member to the LCLT Seed Library.
For more information contact Charlie Behnke at seedlclt@rockisland.com or 468-2951, and to register contact Callie North at 317-8179.
