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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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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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