ESSENTIAL SEED SAVING

with JUDY KEATS

Saturday 2 March - 9:30am to 12:00am (2.5 hours)

Join us at Kelmarna Community Farm to learn the basics for sourcing your own seeds, establishing your own seed bank, and connecting with your community to share saved seeds.

What to expect:

In this practical workshop your tutor Judy Keats will guide you in how to identify and collect seeds from the garden, how to dry and process seeds for preservation, and how to store them for safe keeping until future growing seasons. You will also explore methods for protecting seeds as they develop on the plant, you will find out which plant types cross-pollinate and ways to cope, and you will learn tips for checking the viability of seeds when you are ready to sow.

This workshop will help you gain the knowledge and confidence so that as a seed saver you can enjoy growing your favourite plant varieties year after year, practically for free, and make the most of sharing them with your community!

Tickets include: admission and guided instruction, including practical experience in the garden and an amount of foraged seeds to take home.

What to bring:

Essential:

a refillable water bottle (to stay hydrated).
weather appropriate gear (to keep comfortable).

Recommended:

a notebook and pen (to take notes).
a small paper/zip-lock bag (to take seeds home).

Judy Keats is a permaculture & regenerative agriculture practitioner, and community garden mentor and advisor, with considerable experience establishing, coordinating, and teaching in community gardens across Auckland. Judy is passionate about well-being for people and caring for the environment in which we dwell. She believes that by observing our plants and our changing climate, we can gain insight and a closer connection to the health of our gardens, which is key to the success and optimal yields of a sustainable food system. She is committed to working with communities to foster knowledge and experience towards mastering resilience.

At Kelmarna, we strive to make education accessible for everyone. So, where possible, we offer a 35% discount on our workshops to valid Community Services Card holders. If you book one of these tickets, please email us a copy of your valid Community Services Card, and remember to bring it along to the workshop. Please note that this option does NOT include Super Gold Card holders.

We look forward to seeing you on the farm soon!

Kelmarna Community Farm Workshops Program.