618: Wildflowers

618: Wildflowers.

A Chat with a seed expert.

 

At least ten times a year we have a live Seed Saving Class with Bill McDorman, the Executive Director of Rocky Mountain Seed Alliance, Ketchum, Idaho. He got his start in the bio-regional seed movement while in college in 1979 when he helped start Garden City Seeds. In 1984, Bill started Seeds Trust/High Altitude Gardens, a mail order seed company he ran successfully until it sold in 2013. 

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In This Seed Chat:

This is the June 2021 Seed Saving Class discussing wildflowers.  Bill McDorman draws on his 28 years of careful observation as he shares expert tips for successful wildcrafting and planting of wildflower seeds, including mistakes to avoid.  He also clears up some common misconceptions about wildflowers and discusses problems in the wildflower industry.

 

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CHAT HIGHLIGHTS:

– Is it a wildflower or a weed? – Pioneer species: What they are; what they do – Why wild does not mean organic – A trick for identifying unknown seeds – The best way to bring wildflowers into your yard – You can help save the world! – Becoming part of nature’s process – Ethical wildcrafting – Succession for success

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