Author Topic: FREE Seed saving classes and exchange happening in Boise on Sat 5/8/10  (Read 245 times)

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Here is the link to the article and info on these classes on how to save seeds and the seed exchange:

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2010/04/30/1173011/seed-saving-spans-ideology-culture.html

More info on the classes/exhange:


BRING YOUR SEEDS AND YOUR QUESTIONS TO THE MARKET
Seed swapping

9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m Saturday at the market on 8th Street Downtown.

- Seeds must be open-pollinated, not hybrid, and labeled in individual-sized envelopes or in a bulk container that other gardeners can scoop from themselves.

Demonstrations

- 10:15-10:45 a.m.: How to save tomato seeds (wet seed technique).

- 11:15-11:45 a.m.: How to save beans, brassicas like broccoli, beets (dry seed technique).

- 12:15-12:45 p.m.: Pose your seed-saving questions to a panel of experts.

Seed co-op

For more information about joining a seed-growers cooperative, contact Casey O'Leary at 284-3712 or Casey@earthlydelightsfarm.com.



Read more: http://www.idahostatesman.com/2010/04/30/1173011/seed-saving-spans-ideology-culture.html?story_link=email_msg#ixzz0n7smjEJG
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Either you have the wrong date, or this has already passed.
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5/8 was last weekend.  And I think the article says 5/1 but I think it was extended a week.  Unless it was extended again it's over.
Q: What was the most positive result of the "Cash for Clunkers" program?
A: It took 95% of the Obama bumper stickers off the road.