Event

Seed to Seed School 2019

Set in and around the North Fork Valley of Colorado, the highest abundance of organic growers in the state will allow for unique deep dive into growing a wide diversity seed crops. We will look into the basics of seed saving, seed biology, seed breeding, seed cleaning, seed banks/libraries and marketing seed, regional seed companies, and seed contracts.

We will start and end the program at the homestead of Lance Swigart, a seed saver for decades. His gardens are famous in the area and this will be a unique look into his farm with a focus towards how you too can integrate seed growing into your farm or garden. Lance will be with us each time to offer his wisdom and experience as we tour area farms and their seed growing operations.

Each month will feature a new farm and farmer as well as going back to Lance's homestead throughout the season. We will look specifically into a new family of plants each month, which will allow us to talk about how to grow seeds of many different plant.