100. Bill McDorman | Saving Seeds | Cornville, AZ

seed-saving Bill McDorman

Bill McDorman has been growing his own food and saving seeds for years. Along with his wife Belle Star they now run SeedSave.org where they work to promote regional seed saving and locally grown food. They recently started a Seed School where they teach people all around the Rocky Mountains and the rest of the nation about the importance of saving seeds as well as how to do it. To learn more see full show notes at www.organicgardenerpodcast.com

311. Grow Great Vegetables | Ira Wallace | Southern Exposure Seed Exchange | Mineral, VA

Ira Wallace serves on the board of the Organic Seed Alliance and is a worker/owner of the cooperatively managed Southern Exposure Seed Exchange, which offers over 700 varieties of open-pollinated heirloom and organic seeds selected for flavor and regional adaptability. She is also an organizer of the Heritage Harvest Festival at Monticello, a fun, family-friendly…

311. Grow Great Vegetables | Ira Wallace | Southern Exposure Seed Exchange | Mineral, VA

Ira Wallace serves on the board of the Organic Seed Alliance and is a worker/owner of the cooperatively managed Southern Exposure Seed Exchange, which offers over 700 varieties of open-pollinated heirloom and organic seeds selected for flavor and regional adaptability. She is also an organizer of the Heritage Harvest Festival at Monticello, a fun, family-friendly…

216. Seeding Square | Jennifer Pratt | BC Canada

Seeding Square Group Plant

Here’s the RAW episode of my interview with innovative Seeding Square inventor Jennifer Pratt! I edited while driving today so the show notes are a bit raw to say the least. And I cut out a few major mess-ups in the audio but other then that it’s just live! www.organicgardenerpodcast.com

2018 Free the Seeds Free SEEDS Fair and Seed Swap Promo and review of 2017

Todd Ulizio Free the seeds 2017

So, I’m waiting to talk to Robin Kelson from the Good Seed Company about this years 2018 Free the Seeds Seed Fair and Free Seeds Swap.

Grow Fresh Food All Winter – Laura Behenna, 5th Avenue Farm

Converting Lawn to Garden – Pamela Lund, Planet B Harvest

Dehydration for Everyone – Julie Liang, Twice as Tasty

Fruit Tree Pruning – Barton Morse, The Garlic King of Montana

Growing Your Nutrients – Linda Peterson, Polson Natural Wellness

Home Canning Basics – Kathie Lapcevic

Composting that is Right for You – Patti Armbrister, Agrarian Food Web

Gardening from the Kitchen – Julie Liang, Twice as Tasty

Real Botanicals for Thoughtful Skincare Formulations – Annagret Pfeifer, Kettle Care Organics

How to Garden Like a Farmer – Todd Ulizio, Two Bear Farm

School Gardens 101 – Alli Mitchell, Kalispell Middle School

Grow, Gather & Make Your Own Herbal Remedies – Joleen Barce, Earth Garden Herbs

Growing for Seed Saving – Robin Kelson, Good Seed Company

Beekeeping – Wade Foley, Tamarack Apiaries

Fruit Tree Grafting – Rod McIver

Soil Nutrition – Heather Estrada, FVCC Agricultural Program

Seed Cleaning – Judy Owsowitz, Terrapin Farm

Food Forestry & Managing a Multi-Species Orchard – Leslie Lowe, Beargrass Landscape Architecture

Chickens – Susan Waite, Earthstar Farms

Beekeeping – Allyson Bush, Good Bee Company

All workshops will be held at Flathead Valley Community College in the Arts & Technology Building on March 3rd from 10am-3:30pm. The schedule of times and rooms will be updated here shortly.
The fair will open with the seed swap and vendor booths at 9am. The seed swap will go from 9am-noon
2018 Free the Seeds Seed Fair and Free Seeds Swap with Robin Kelson www.organicgardenerpodcast.com

Replay of episode 33: Robin Kelson | the Good Seed Company | Whitefish, MT

Robin Kelson Good Seed Company

This epsiodes was originally published on 04/13/2015 but I’m replaying it before I play the this years Seed Fair and Seed Swap promo so you know a little bit about Robin Kelson. I will probably also play my interview with Pamela Lund another Awesome Seed Fair Volunteer!
Robin Kelson from the Good Seed Company which sells organic and ecologically farmed seed that’s all locally adapted, biodiverse, non-gmo, open-pollinated, and heirloom. Their goal is to support communities in reestablishing their own practice of selecting, saving and sharing seeds, in order to support communities in rebuilding their own local supply of biodiverse seeds for common use. www.organicgardenerpodcast.com