Save Our Seeds Workshop - Dry Seed Process

1919 NE 78th Street,Vancouver WA 98665

11 August, 2023

Description

Seed saving, as practiced by Indigenous Peoples is “an act of loving resistance and curiosity in the face of great uncertainty.” Michelle Week, founder of x̌ast sq̓it which translates to Good Rain Farm in the traditional language of the Sngaytskstx (Sinixt) The Arrow Lakes People, will present on the dry seed process of seed saving (for lettuce, radish, grains, beans, peas and cole crops). Participants will learn about this process, deepen their relationship with the seeds and learn about their historical and cultural information. This workshop is a part of a larger effort also entitled Save Our Seed, by Good Rain Farm. The program is a community engagement practice in seed saving and seed rematriation, an opportunity for everyone to gain and build the skills needed to strengthen our region's food resiliency as we face climate and economic hardships. Part of colonization is the removal of Indigenous peoples, denying food access by burning fields of crops, and the continued destruction and domination over land once cared for as vast food forests and wetland aquaponic cultivation. SOS is Good Rain Farm’s response - in community - to reclaim and revitalize Indigenous food varieties and ancestral teachings. Space is limited; advanced registration is required. Friday, August 11 from 7 to 9pm. This event is indoors. Face coverings are encouraged. All profits go to this project. WSU Extension Clark County Master Gardener Program. Contact: [email protected] or 564-397-5738.