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SUMMARY:Consults with Greg Peterson
DESCRIPTION:Need assistance planning your garden or orchard?  \nSchedule a one-on-one call with Farmer Greg himself who will give the benefits of a personalized property analysis without the added cost of trip charges. Using his extensive permaculture experience\, along with decades of being an educator assisting homeowners with successful fruit tree growing and gardening\, he can answer a variety of questions. \nWhen scheduling we ask for three areas of focus that you would like to cover so that Greg can make sure your biggest concerns are addressed. \nGo HERE to choose a date and time that works for you. \nImportant note: Be sure you pick YOUR time zone before clicking on the time box
URL:https://www.urbanfarm.org/event/consults-with-greg-peterson-250827/
LOCATION:Zoom\, A link to log in to the event will be sent in separate email.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Chats
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SUMMARY:Seed Chat: Seed Sovereignty in the Age of Corporate Control
DESCRIPTION:4pm Pacific / 5pm Mountain / 6pm Central / 7pm Eastern\n— Arizona: 4pm Summer / 5pm Winter (changes w/ DST) —\nThis month’s topic: Seed Sovereignty in the Age of Corporate Control\n \nRegister HERE anytime for next class \nThe global seed supply is increasingly dominated by a handful of corporations that use patents and restrictive contracts to lock farmers into dependency. In this Seed Chat\, Greg and Bill will discuss the growing movement that is reclaiming community ownership by creating seed libraries\, developing open-source seed models\, and reviving the age-old practice of saving and sharing seeds as a path to true food freedom. \nNew topics each* month\nIn this LIVE online Q&A Session… \n\nBill McDorman will be discussing key issues relating to growing your own food and saving the seeds yourselves.\nHe will be answering your seed questions live!\nLearn how to save and store seeds so that you can create a thriving\, resilient garden tailored to YOUR yard\nAsk Bill your most pressing seed questions and get the inspiration and know-how to be a seed saving superhero\n\n(*No class in January) \nRegister HERE anytime for next class \nFaculty: Bill McDorman was Executive Director and co-founder of the Rocky Mountain Seed Alliance (RockyMountainSeeds.org)\, SeedSave.org and Seed School. Bill has been teaching seed saving for decades and is dedicated to educating communities about the value of seed saving and local seeds as the foundation of local food.
URL:https://www.urbanfarm.org/event/seed-chat-202510/
LOCATION:Zoom Chat Room\, The zoom link is the same every month. We will send link in an email.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Chats
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20251028T163000
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SUMMARY:Garden Chat - Information and Imagination Intensive
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, October 28th\n4:30pm Pacific / 5:30pm Mountain / 6:30pm Central / 7:30pm Eastern\nArizona will be 4:30pm MST in Summer / 5:30pm in Winter (changes with DST)\nwith Farmer Greg and Special Guest Don Titmus\nClick HERE to register for Monthly Garden Chat notifications gardenchat.org \n  \nJoin us for a monthly Zoom class on a variety Permaculture in the Garden Topics. Come Chat with us! \nGreg and special guest Don Titmus will host our monthly Garden Chats focusing on Gardening with Permaculture each month this year. Join us and let us try to answer your gardening questions. \n  \nClick HERE for more details gardenchat.org \nThis monthly class will take place on the 4th Tuesday of the month.
URL:https://www.urbanfarm.org/event/garden-chat-202510/
LOCATION:Zoom Chat Room\, The zoom link is the same every month. We will send link in an email.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Chats
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20251118T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20251118T170000
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SUMMARY:Seed Chat: Climate-Resilient Seeds for an Uncertain Future
DESCRIPTION:4pm Pacific / 5pm Mountain / 6pm Central / 7pm Eastern\n—  Arizona CHANGES THIS MONTH: 4pm Summer / 5pm Winter (changes w/ DST) —\nThis month’s topic: Climate-Resilient Seeds for an Uncertain Future\n \nRegister HERE anytime for next class \nAs climate chaos accelerates\, traditional varieties often fail under extremes of heat\, drought\, and flooding. Communities are turning to locally adapted\, open-pollinated seeds and grassroots breeding programs to ensure food systems survive and thrive in a changing world. These climate-hardy seeds are becoming the ultimate resilience tool. Greg and Bill will reveal the path necessary to take to understand how to create these climate-hardy seeds and become more seed resilient.  \nNew topics each* month\nIn this LIVE online Q&A Session… \n\nBill McDorman will be discussing key issues relating to growing your own food and saving the seeds yourselves.\nHe will be answering your seed questions live!\nLearn how to save and store seeds so that you can create a thriving\, resilient garden tailored to YOUR yard\nAsk Bill your most pressing seed questions and get the inspiration and know-how to be a seed saving superhero\n\n(*No class in January) \nRegister HERE anytime for next class \nFaculty: Bill McDorman was Executive Director and co-founder of the Rocky Mountain Seed Alliance (RockyMountainSeeds.org)\, SeedSave.org and Seed School. Bill has been teaching seed saving for decades and is dedicated to educating communities about the value of seed saving and local seeds as the foundation of local food.
URL:https://www.urbanfarm.org/event/seed-chat-202511/
LOCATION:Zoom Chat Room\, The zoom link is the same every month. We will send link in an email.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Chats
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260209T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260209T140000
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SUMMARY:A Permaculture Introduction with PINA
DESCRIPTION:MONDAY\, February 9\n\n12pm Pacific / 1pm AZ/Mountain / 2pm Central / 3pm Eastern\nArizona will be 12pm MST in Summer / 1pm in Winter (changes with DST)\nwith Farmer Greg and NEW Special Guests EVERY month\nClick HERE to register\nJoin us for a monthly discussion featuring diverse voices from across the permaculture landscape. Each month\, a new teacher will share 30–35 minutes of core concepts—rooted in ethics\, principles\, and practical action—followed by lively Q&A and a few parting seeds to plant in your own life. \n​Whether you’re just discovering permaculture or seeking to reconnect with its deeper patterns\, these sessions are an ideal mycelial touchpoint to local PDCs and global movements alike! \nClick HERE to register \nThis monthly class will take place on the 2nd Monday of the month.
URL:https://www.urbanfarm.org/event/pinachat-202602/
LOCATION:Zoom Chat Room\, The zoom link is the same every month. We will send link in an email.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Chats
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260428T160000
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SUMMARY:Seed Chat: How Are the World’s Seeds Saved? - NEW DATE
DESCRIPTION:SPECIAL DATE CHANGE!\n4pm Pacific / 5pm Mountain / 6pm Central / 7pm Eastern\n— Arizona: 4pm Summer / 5pm Winter (changes w/ DST) —\nThis month’s topic: How Are the World’s Seeds Saved?\n \nRegister HERE anytime for next class \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNext\, we turn to global seed storage and the industrial world’s seed bank system: CGIAR. \nFounded in 1971\, CGIAR operates 11 international genebanks safeguarding over 700\,000 accessions from more than 3\,000 plant species. These collections are held “in trust” as global public goods and form the backbone of international crop conservation. \nEach year\, roughly 90\,000–100\,000 seed samples are distributed to researchers\, breeders\, and farmers under the framework of the International Plant Treaty. \nWe’ll look at what this system is designed to do — and ask how that compares with how it actually functions in today’s world. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNew topics each* month\nIn this LIVE online Q&A Session… \n\nBill McDorman will be discussing key issues relating to growing your own food and saving the seeds yourselves.\nHe will be answering your seed questions live!\nLearn how to save and store seeds so that you can create a thriving\, resilient garden tailored to YOUR yard\nAsk Bill your most pressing seed questions and get the inspiration and know-how to be a seed saving superhero\n\n(*No class in January) \nRegister HERE anytime for next class \nFaculty: Bill McDorman was Executive Director and co-founder of the Rocky Mountain Seed Alliance (RockyMountainSeeds.org)\, SeedSave.org and Seed School. Bill has been teaching seed saving for decades and is dedicated to educating communities about the value of seed saving and local seeds as the foundation of local food.
URL:https://www.urbanfarm.org/event/april-2026/
LOCATION:Zoom Chat Room\, The zoom link is the same every month. We will send link in an email.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Chats
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260616T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260616T170000
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SUMMARY:Seed Chat: June 2026
DESCRIPTION:4pm Pacific / 5pm Mountain / 6pm Central / 7pm Eastern\n— Arizona: 4pm Summer / 5pm Winter (changes w/ DST) —\nThis month’s topic: To be determined\n \nRegister HERE anytime for next class \nDescription pending – but it will be a good one! \nNew topics each* month\nIn this LIVE online Q&A Session… \n\nBill McDorman will be discussing key issues relating to growing your own food and saving the seeds yourselves.\nHe will be answering your seed questions live!\nLearn how to save and store seeds so that you can create a thriving\, resilient garden tailored to YOUR yard\nAsk Bill your most pressing seed questions and get the inspiration and know-how to be a seed saving superhero\n\n(*No class in January) \nRegister HERE anytime for next class \nFaculty: Bill McDorman was Executive Director and co-founder of the Rocky Mountain Seed Alliance (RockyMountainSeeds.org)\, SeedSave.org and Seed School. Bill has been teaching seed saving for decades and is dedicated to educating communities about the value of seed saving and local seeds as the foundation of local food.
URL:https://www.urbanfarm.org/event/seed-chat-june-2026/
LOCATION:Zoom Chat Room\, The zoom link is the same every month. We will send link in an email.
CATEGORIES:Monthly Chats
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