Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2011 10:12:22 -0400
From: Camille Armantrout
Subject: Seed Saving Workshop
Sunday, June 12, 2011 10am – 2pm at The Plant located at 192 Lorax Lane in Pittsboro, NC
Join farmer Doug Jones for a primer on seed saving and learn how to use the gift that keeps on giving!
Hands-On Demonstration of Simple Seed Saving techniques for salad greens, cilantro, tomatoes, peppers & more!
Learn:
*Basic Botany useful for success in seed production
*How to improve and adapt varieties to local conditions
*Variety recommendations from our trials
*Go home with a few seeds to plant in your own garden
Doug Jones has been growing organic vegetables and saving seeds for more than three decades. He has done variety trials for Seeds of Change and plant breeding to develop superior varieties for the Piedmont Region.
He opened a year-round farm on the bountiful fields of Piedmont Biofarm and operates a CSA at The Plant where the seed saving workshop will be held. Doug attended Harvard, taught at Central Carolina Community College and has practiced his art with food production for thirty-nine years.
Doug was named Farmer of the Year by Carolina Farm Stewardship Association in 2009.
Registration limited to 30 people age fifteen or older unless accompanied by a parent
$45 – Seed Saving Workshop
$55 – Seed Saving Workshop plus a delicious sandwich from Chatham Marketplace
For more information and/or to register online, please visit:
http://theabundancefoundation.org/diy-2011/seeds-june
Or mail your check to:
The Abundance Foundation
220 Lorax Lane #5
Pittsboro, NC 27312
Questions? Contact us at 919-533-5181 or
Camille Armantrout
The Abundance Foundation