Practical Introduction to Seed Saving

Seed Saving is for Everyone

Learn how to save seeds from your own herb and veggie garden. Saving seeds allows more diverse, interesting and resilient varieties of food to be grown. It means growing varieties that are adapted to Canberra, and it means saving time and resources when you don't have to buy seeds or seedlings every year. Through seed saving you can build your own household resilience as well as connecting with a community of backyard food growers and seed savers through the Seed Savers network. Seed Saving is easy, interesting and fun!

In this hands-on workshop, Arian McVeigh from Canberra Seed Savers will explain how seed saving works and how you can get started straight away without technical knowledge or special equipment. You’ll learn how to save and store seed from vegetables and herbs so you have a wide and resilient seed collection for years to come. And you’ll get to give it a go! 

You will also learn about how seeds grow and reproduce and how to start your garden with the right conditions and plants for seed saving (as well as producing lots of yummy food!). There will be plenty of opportunities for questions too and participants go home with a couple of packets of seed and a handout guide to seed saving.

Seed saving is easy, economical and empowering! 

About the Facilitator

Canberra Seed Savers are a network of urban food growers and local farmers working cooperatively to protect our abundant, common heritage of open-pollinated food seeds. They swap and share seeds, learn and teach about seed growing and saving, and together build a resilient community seed sharing network – a ‘living seed bank’. Canberra Seed Savers welcome you to join us and be part of the local network of seed savers, growers and guardians. Seed saving is for everyone.

https://canberraseedsavers.org.au

https://www.facebook.com/canberraseedsavers/

https://www.instagram.com/canberraseedsavers/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHuv74GzylAHod1E5Fbp8sw

Catering

Afternoon tea will be provided, including tea, coffee and light refreshments.

Event accessibility

Gungaderra Homestead has wheelchair access and access to bathrooms and kitchen facilities.