Seed Saving Resources for Agents

Ideas for seed saving workshops:

  • Demonstrate the procedure to clean tomato seeds (from the main Seed Saving PowerPoint) and have each participant set up their own jar.
  • Print out the Seed Saving Guide and have the participants plan a seed saving garden using recommended isolation distances.  How many different varieties could they grow while maintaining seed purity?
  • Show the Milkweed Seed PowerPoint (below) and have the group prepare milkweed seeds for stratification.
  • Use the resources as a series of workshops.  Workshop #1 Seed Saving PowerPoint; Workshop #2 Clean and ready tomato seeds; Workshop #3 Milkweed PowerPoint with Hands-on Seed Stratification
  • Use the resources as a hybrid virtual and hands-on workshop.  Show the Seed Saving PowerPoint and have the participants clean and ready tomato seeds or design a seed saving garden. Show the Milkweed Powerpoint and have participants stratify seeds on their own.  The group can always share photos of these projects.

This Seed Saving in the School or Community Garden PowerPoint covers the basics of seed saving and was created for general audiences, garden clubs, Master Gardeners, etc.  To download click HERE.

 

This Seed Saving Guide from Seed Savers is several pages of useful information on isolation distances for seed saving, primary pollination methods, etc.  These can be used as part of a hands-on workshop.  To download click HERE.

There is a Saving, Stratifying and Planting Milkweed Seeds PowerPoint for your use.  You can see it on the left. You can download it HERE.

You can use the card to the right as part of your workshop.  Participants can use it as a guide to stratify their own seeds as part of the workshop. Download it HERE.

Placed here will be links to the fantastic 4-H lessons that Chesley Davis has created.

 

Community Seed Network is the best place to find seed saving resources and information.  To visit their website click HERE.

These resources were creating as part of the Seed Saving in School, Community & Other Urban Gardens Initiative.  This is a joint venture between University of Georgia Extension and University of North Georgia and was funded by the Urban Ag’s Small Grants Program.  The team members are:

Becky Griffin UGA beckygri@uga.edu

Rosann Kent UNG Rosann.Kent@ung.edu

Chesley Davis UGA chesleyd@uga.edu

Ashley Hoppers UGA aahoppers@uga.edu

Clark MacAllister UGA clarkmac@uga.edu

Jacob Willliams UGA jacob.williams@uga.edu