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Hilltown Seed Saving Network News The Hilltown Seed Saving Network is pleased to announce that we will be co-sponsoring a series of three seed saving workshops this summer with Crabapple Farm. These events, led by Tevis Robertson-Goldberg, will be suitable for beginners, but will focus in-depth on one or two crops or families of crops at a time. The first workshop is coming up on Sunday, June 30th from 2-4pm, and will focus on beets & brassicas (see details below). A workshop focusing on wheat will follow on July 27th at 9am; and one on tomatoes and squash sometime in September. All of these workshops will take place at Crabapple Farm, 100 Bryant Street, Chesterfield. Suggested donation is $10. We look forward to seeing you there! For more information, please contact Sadie Stull at 413-634-5013, or Michael Alterman at 413-358-6919 or alterman@speakeasy.net. Best regards, Seed Saving: Beets & Brassicas This workshop will give an overview of seed saving practices and theories, with a focus on two families of crops: chenopods and brassicas, both of which are dry seed crops, and are often biennials. Saving your own seed doesn't have to be intimidating. Relying on commercial sources of seed prevents you from accessing many varieties that may be ideal for your farm or garden. In addition, saving seed allows you to become a breeder, selecting for traits that are important to you that professional breeders may not be thinking about. We will look at and talk about several different seed saving projects that we are doing this summer, including beets, chard, arugula, and turnips. We will look at a few different seed crops in different stages of growth, to see how different plants mature. Overwintering, selection, isolation, and harvest and seed cleaning methods will all be discussed. This workshop is co-sponsored by the Hilltown Seed Saving Network Suggested donation: $10
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