This three session intensive will immerse growers into the practice of seed saving through hands-on learning, presentations, and field trips. We will begin with building a common understanding of seed terminology and botany. Participants will learn isolation and hand-pollination techniques, and also explore seed saving practices for encouraging high genetic diversity and bioregional adaptation. Together we will harvest seeds from dry-seeded and wet-seeded crops to learn processing techniques and review best practices for seed storage.

Join us for our next workshop in our Garden Like a Farmer series!

The summer solstice marks a seasonal shift to plan the remainder of the growing season. Our goal is to have a continuous harvest through late summer and into December by transplanting and direct seeding multiple times. Solstice is when we prepare to start seeds for our favorite fall crops that grow particularly well during the cool weather of autumn – radicchio, cauliflower, broccoli, fennel, endive, lettuce, cilantro, and scallions, among many others.

Farmer Olympics has become an annual tradition for NOFA-VT, and we’re excited to host our 11th year of the games at Root 5 Farm in Fairlee.

Farmers, start putting together a team today! This fun-filled event brings together farm crews from around the state for a silly mid-summer break from work. Join us for friendly competition, delicious pizza, and camaraderie.