[Lapg] Jan 20 Early Bird Discount Deadline/Seed School Workshop with Bill McDorman of Native Seed/SEARCH

Wed Jan 18 21:11:49 PST 2012

Santa Barbara Permaculture Network & Fairview Gardens Present:
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Seed School Workshop
  with Bill McDorman of Native Seed/SEARCH
Saturday, January 28 , 9am-4:00pm, 2012
Early Bird by January 20th – Early Bird Cost $85, after January 20th – $110.
  Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens

   People everywhere are beginning to recognize 
the crucial link between humanity,
  the crops that sustain us, and embattled seeds.
We are on the cusp of a seed saving renaissance -an not a moment too soon.

     Join Bill McDorman on Saturday, January 
28th, at the Center for Urban Agriculture at 
Fairview Gardens for a day-long immersion into 
the magic world of seeds as he teaches the Seed School Workshop  .

    Seed saving is fun, satisfying and life 
affirming. You don't need a PhD in genetics and 
EVERYONE, everywhere can start the seed saving 
adventure with little or no experience. First 
you'll need some inspiration. Bill McDorman, 
Executive Director of Native Seeds/SEARCH in 
Tucson will provide that. Secondly you'll need 
some basic information and practice.

     The Seed School Workshop is an introductory 
workshop for anyone interested in the history of 
seeds and how to create a self-sufficient garden 
from your own seeds. This is great training class 
for gardeners, non-profits, policy makers and 
farmers. Those concerned with food security, 
diversity and better tasting food will revel in 
the opportunity to celebrate and learn about the 
magic of seeds. Seed School teaches the 
practical, information necessary to recreate the 
genetic foundation for a truly sustainable agriculture.

     SEED SCHOOL TOPICS WILL INCLUDE: • Structure 
and History of the Seed Industry • The Magic of 
Seeds • Intro to Mendel’s Genetics • Selection 
and Evaluation • Pollination • Breeding • 
Harvesting • Germination • Wild Seed – 
Production, Collection, Cleaning • Seed Exchanges, Libraries, Businesses

     Seed Saving is an ancient tradition with a 
lineage stretching back 12,000 years. But in less 
than a century's time, this once 
fundamental  part of the human experience has 
largely disappeared. The transition from rural 
agrarianism to urbanization has led to 
increasingly fewer people growing and interacting with seeds*

    Bill McDorman is executive director of Native 
Seed/SEARCH 
<http://www.nativeseeds.org/>http://www.nativeseeds.org/ 
a 28 year old Southwestern seed conservation 
organization based in tucson AZ. He is the 
founder of three seed companies, including Seed 
Trust 
<http://www.seedstrust.com>http://www.seedstrust.com 
and author of Basic Seed Saving. He has been 
teaching classes in wild, edible and medicinal 
plants and seed saving for more than 30 years.

     The Seed School Workshop takes place on 
Saturday, January 28, 9am - 4:00pm,   at the 
Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens
Cost Early Bird by January 20th – Early Bird Cost 
$85, after January 20th – $110

To sign up for  workshop 
<http://www.fairviewgardens.org/2011/11/23/seed-school-workshop-january-28/>http://www.fairviewgardens.org/2011/11/23/seed-school-workshop-january-28/
More info; (805) 967-7369  Sharon Tollefson 
<mailto:sharon at fairviewgardens.org>sharon at fairviewgardens.org

The program is sponsored by Santa Barbara 
Permaculture Network as community service
hosted by the Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens

www.sbpermaculture.org

More Info:

Going to Seed Evening Talk
Bill McDorman of Native Seed/SEARCH
Keynote Lecture for 4th Annual Seed Swap
Friday, January 27 , 7pm-9:30pm, 2012 Donation $5
Santa Barbara Downtown Public Library Faulkner Gallery
40 E Anapamu St Santa Barbara. CA 93101

4th Annual Seed Swap
Sunday Jan 29 11-3pm
Santa Barbara Downtown Public Library Faulkner Gallery
40 E Anapamu St Santa Barbara. CA 93101
<http://www.sbpermaculture.org>www.sbpermaculture.org

* Quotes from Recent Article
Sowing Revolution Seed Libraries Offer Hope for 
Freedom of Food by Bill McDorman and Stephen 
Thomas Acres USA January 2012 <http://www.acresusa.com>www.acresusa.com
To restore our freedom over food, it is essential 
that every community have assess to a 
collectively owned treasure chest of seeds. Seed 
Libraries represent our best hope for reclaiming 
this independence. As an added benefit they boost 
regional biodiversity by encouraging the 
cultivation of new crop varieties adapted to 
local conditions. With global temperatures on the 
rise and financial markets plummeting , a robust 
network of community foodsheds to replace the 
shaky monolith of industrial agriculture has 
become imperative for human survival.

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(805) 962-2571
P.O. Box 92156, Santa Barbara, CA 93190
margie at sbpermaculture.org
www.sbpermaculture.org

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