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Online Courses These are our extended learning courses, jam packed with information for a significant boost in your food-growing knowledge and skills. We are ready to start when you are!…

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Urban Farm U is all about Empowering You! Have you ever wanted to free yourself from the disconnected nature of our industrial food system? To take control of your health,…

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Podcast/Blog

The Urban Farm Blog Useful articles & recipes Educating And Inspiring YOU To Become Part Of Your Food Revolution! This is just a few of our latest posts.  If you want…

563: Seed Saving Class September 2020

A chat with an expert on Seeds. – At least ten times a year we have a live Seed Saving Class with Bill McDorman. This is the September 2020 seed saving class discussing the importance of seed diversity, the value of…

Global Seed Summit

Summit Registration Speakers Daily Schedule Global Seed SummitThis free 4-day event begins Tuesday, November 17th and continues through Friday, November 20th.Create a healthy, self-sufficient life for yourself, your family, and…

559: Seed Saving Class August 2020

A chat with an expert on Seeds. – This is the August 2020 episode of a live Seed Saving Class discussing various seed exchange resources, finding heirloom seeds, supporting organizations, and so much more on how to connect people to local seed sources.

How to Host a Mini Seed Up

Sharing seeds with your friends and neighbors. Imagine walking into a room filled with over 100 varieties of seeds ready to literally be scooped up and taken home for planting or saving. This is exactly what the Great American Seed Up is all about. Although we can’t get together in big groups in person this year, sharing seeds is still possible. We’ve reorganized to create our Seed Up in a Box so that you can host your own Mini Seed Up with social distancing in mind.

556: Greg, Janis, Bill and Belle on Seed Up In a Box

Bringing bulk seed sharing to every community.The Great American Seed Up is a project designed to improve resilience through local seed saving and sharing. With the events of 2020, seed sharing cannot be done in large events so Greg, Janis, Bill & Belle chat about a new way for neighbors and groups to share seeds through the Seed Up In a Box Program.

552: Seed Saving Class July 2020

A chat with an expert on Seeds. – In This Podcast: This is the July 2020 episode of a live Seed Saving Class discussing the current status of world seeds, utility patents, community based seed systems, and so much more on building diversity and resilience back into the garden.