seed magic workshop

Sunday, June 13 10am – 2pm

Located at The Plant, 220 Lorax Lane, Pittsboro, NC. For directions, click here.

Join farmer Doug Jones for a primer on seed saving and learn how to use the gift that keeps on giving!

• Hands-On Demonstration of Simple Seed Saving
  Techniques-salad greens, cilantro, tomatoes, peppers & more!
  Basic Botany useful for success in seed production
  How to improve and adapt varieties to local conditions
  Variety recommendations from our trials
  Go home with a few seeds to plant in your own garden

Registration limited to 30
$45 – Seed SavingWorkshop
$55 – Seed SavingWorkshop plus a delicious sandwich from Chatham Marketplace

About the Instructor

Doug Jones has been growing organic vegetables and saving seeds for more than three decades. He does variety trials for Seeds of Change and plant breeding to develop superior varieties for the Piedmont Region.

He currently farms the bountiful fields of Piedmont Biofarm and operates a CSA at The Plant where the seed saving workshop will be held. Farmer Doug attended Harvard, lived at the Famous Farm, taught at Central Carolina Community College and has practiced his art with food production for thirty-five years.