2026 Seed Saving Workshop Series: Videos and Links
Links and Things
Bill Braun’s email address: freedseedfederation@gmail.com
Freed Seed Federation Website: https://www.freedseedfederation.org
Links to Freed Seed Federation Videos: https://www.freedseedfederation.org/new-page
Farm-a-Q Event: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/farm-a-q-tickets-1986842330896
Tuckaway Farm + Food Commons: tuckawayfoodcommons.org and on instagram @tuckawayfarmnh
Heritage Harvest Project: https://heritageharvestproject.org/
SCCD Equipment Rental Program: https://www.straffordccd.org/equipment-rentals
View Recorded Sessions
Session 1: https://youtu.be/rTvutFTTWTQ
Session 2: https://youtu.be/oXQLonLkpnA
Schedule and Session Topics
Monday, May 11th, 12:00pm to 1:00pm, Online. Introduction: Why save seed? An overview of the state of seeds and the need for more growers, from bioregional adaptation to intellectual property restrictions.
Monday, June 15th, 12:00pm to 1:00pm, Online. Getting started: Considerations, conducting variety trials, making observations, and doing selection work for seed saving on the farm or in the garden.
Monday, July 13th, 12:00pm to 1:00pm, Online. Dry-seeded crops: Using the life cycles of several crops as examples of timing, techniques, and processing/handling for numerous dry-seeded crops. Included in the discussion will be overviews of population sizes for seed saving, isolation requirements, and outcrossing vs self-pollinating crops.
Monday, August 10th, 12:00pm to 1:00pm, Online. Wet-seeded crops: Similar in format to the dry-seeded crops discussion, but focusing the timing, techniques, and processing/handling of wet seed.
September and October: Two hands-on technical field days at Tuckaway Farm, dates and times TBD.
Zoom Links for Upcoming Sessions
Session 2, June 15: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81521215365
Session 3, July 13: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83050021390
Session 4, August 10: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83027685333