Community Food Forest Collective

LXCL:Children under 16 go free with a paying adult

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Join us in the food forest on for a hands-on seed saving workshop with returning guest lecturer Tomia MacQueen&nbsp;of the <a fr-original-style="" href="https://ujamaafarms.org/" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Ujamaa Cooperative Farming Alliance</a>&nbsp;and <a fr-original-style="" href="https://seedalliance.org/profiles/wildflower-farm/" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Wildflower Farm</a>&nbsp;NJ. Seeds carry more than the promise of next season&rsquo;s plants. Saving and sharing them is a practice of stewardship, connecting us to the plants we grow, the people who have tended them before us, and the communities who will carry them forward. Tomia will introduce participants to the foundations of seed saving, from understanding when seeds are ready to harvest to gathering, processing, and storing them for future planting.&nbsp; Along the way, we&rsquo;ll explore why seed stewardship matters and how saving seeds can help preserve plant diversity, cultural knowledge, and community relationships. Then we&rsquo;ll head into the food forest to put that learning into practice, working directly with plants and seeds growing in this shared place. Whether you&rsquo;re an experienced gardener or completely new to seed saving, come ready to learn, get your hands in the garden, and discover how something as small as a seed can connect one growing season - and one generation - to the next.

Join us in the food forest on for a hands-on seed saving workshop with returning guest lecturer Tomia MacQueen of the <a href="https://ujamaafarms.org/" target="_blank">Ujamaa Cooperative Farming Alliance</a> and <a href="https://seedalliance.org/profiles/wildflower-farm/" target="_blank">Wildflower Farm</a> NJ. Seeds carry more than the promise of next season’s plants. Saving and sharing them is a practice of stewardship, connecting us to the plants we grow, the people who have tended them before us, and the communities who will carry them forward. Tomia will introduce participants to the foundations of seed saving, from understanding when seeds are ready to harvest to gathering, processing, and storing them for future planting.  Along the way, we’ll explore why seed stewardship matters and how saving seeds can help preserve plant diversity, cultural knowledge, and community relationships. Then we’ll head into the food forest to put that learning into practice, working directly with plants and seeds growing in this shared place. Whether you’re an experienced gardener or completely new to seed saving, come ready to learn, get your hands in the garden, and discover how something as small as a seed can connect one growing season - and one generation - to the next.

Community Food Forest Collective

How to Save Fall Seeds

7719 Chicago Ave

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$15

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