Foundations of Seed Saving: How and When to Harvest Seeds

13129 Southwest 248th Street,Vashon WA 98070

07 August, 2022

Description

What to look for and how to know when it's time to harvest seeds. Harvest Flower and Tomato seeds to take home! This workshop is all about what to look for and when to harvest various vegetable, herb, and flower seeds.   We will talk about the fundamental signs the plants give us as well as best practices and strategies for both wet seeded crops like tomatoes and dry seeded crops like beans and peas and most flowers.  Perennials will be covered as well. The hands on portion of this workshop will focus on harvesting various different dry flower seeds and wet tomato seeds!  We will talk about dry seeded crops and go into the flower field and harvest various different flower seeds. Then we will go over wet seeded crops like tomatoes. Tomatoes are one of the best seeds to start with as saving and replanting your own seed will quickly result in climate adaptations, earlier ripening and better overall health.  I will demo the harvest and fermentation process needed to save seeds from tomatoes large and small.  Take tomato seeds home or bring some from your garden to save!   I am always happy to answer questions on other seed related topics so bring your curiosity! Includes light lunch, farm grown tea and farm tour.   In an attempt to make this information accessible I am keeping the cost low. If $30 is too much please email me and I will offer you a no-fee spot no questions asked.  And if you have extra resources and can afford to pay more feel free to donate more to cover the actual costs through Venmo or Paypal @Wilddreamsfarm.