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  • From: "Rob Johnston" <rjohnston AT johnnyseeds.com>
  • To: <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [Market-farming] RE: Seed Saving Workshop - preliminary - Southern Exposure
  • Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2002 19:07:05 -0500



> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2002 12:21 PM
> To: Merl; Hub Knott; Jeff McCormack; Kelly Medford; Kelly Medford and
> Avi Askey; Tim Fields; William Hale; Andy Hankins; Andy Wilson; Attra,
> Steve Diver; Barbara Rosholdt; Carl Cantaluppi; Center for Historic
> Plants, Monticello; Central VABF; Cindy Connor; Don Yellman; Douglas
> Pfeiffer; Growing For Market; Jean Mills; Jim Riddell; Kate Meyer;
> Katherine Smith; Mark Schonbeck; Market Farming; Michael Lachance; Peter
> Hatch; Richard McDonald; Ron Juftes; Ron Morse; Sandy Zoumbaris; Steve
> Moore; Tony Bratsch; Toots Klippstein
> Subject: Seed Saving Workshop - preliminary - Southern Exposure
>
> Hello,
> This message is from Ira Wallace of Southern Exposure Seed Exchange
> (SESE), and Pam Dawling, Garden Manager of Twin Oaks Community, both in
> central Virginia.
> We are interested in organizing a workshop for organic gardeners who want
> to seriously explore growing and saving seeds. These would be market
> garden size growers, who might want to sell seed to smaller regional seed
> companies.
> After you read the information below, we hope to hear whether this idea
> appeals to you.
> We envision gathering two or three resource people who can teach
> fundamental seed selection and breeding skills, using organic and
> sustainable techniques. The workshop focus would be on selecting for
> adaptation to local Mid-Atlantic conditions. We'd learn which crops are
> easier to grow good seed for in this region, and which are harder, and
> we'd learn techniques to deal with those challenging crops. The workshop
> would include hands-on experience with seed cleaning and grading.
> We are interested in Jeff McCormack and John Navazio as possible teachers.
> Jeff was a founder of SESE and Garden Medicinals Herb Catalog. He has a
> PhD in botany, specializing in pollination ecology. John is the co-founder
> of SEEDS (Sustainable Education for the Ethical Development of Seed). He
> has a PhD in plant breeding and currently works for Abundant Life Seeds.
> We imagine hosting about 20 participants, although if there's more
> interest we could turn it into a small conference. We hope to do this
> event in the Fall or Winter of 2003, in central Virginia. Such a workshop
> would likely cost $150-$200 per person unless we are able to secure a
> grant to help with expenses.
> What we are looking for is: who might be interested in participating, any
> leads towards a grant, and who might help us in organizing. Questions?
> Comments? Suggestions? Ideas? We hope to hear from you by January 15.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Ira and Pam
>
> Southern Exposure Seed Exchange
>
> Saving the Past for the Future
>

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