Upcoming 2023 Seed Events

Salish Seed Swap is back!

February 18 @ 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm

At the – Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship Downstairs

12 noon to 3pm – Masks Requested

$10 suggested donation, at the door. No one turned away for lack of funds
Early entrance (11:30 am) for members of the Salish Seed Guild and people bringing seeds to share
.

New! To Become a Salish Seed Member now, Click here

Free Presentations and Workshops

  • 12pm – Global Earth Repair. An overview of the worldwide eco-restoration movement and what we can do in Whatcom County.   Presented by Michael Pilarski. Friends of the Trees Society
  • 1pm – Learn About the Salish Seed Guild & Preserving local seed heritage!
  • 2pm – Garden Strategies for the PNW

A Past Seed Swap Gathering

Help us promote it, Download the poster and..

Here is the link to the FB Event share away on social media!

Join us as a Vendor!

If you are interested in vending your garden related products to hundreds of people at the Annual Seed Swap. This will augment our free and barter related seed swap event. To secure one of 6 vending tables click here.


“Intro to seed saving” Presentations at local Libraries.

Planning, selecting, tending, harvesting and saving vegetable seeds.

Join one of our long-time seed-savers and amateur seed breeders, Celt Schira for workshops on the essentials of backyard seed-saving. Celt will present background information on seed saving and plant breeding, discuss dry seed and wet seed processing, and share some musings on the deeper reasons for growing heirloom vegetables and saving seed.

When and where

  • Wed 3/1 2:00-3:30 North Fork
  • Sat 4/1 Sat 1:00-2:30 Lynden
  • Wed 4/5 6:00-7:30 – Everson
  • Sat 4/8 1:30pm – 3:00pm South Whatcom Library.
  • Sat 4/22 10:30-12:00 Deming
  • Wed 5/3 6:00-7:30 – Blaine

Adopt a Seed Program

This year we are launching an Adopt a Seed program. This Program will bring the community together, allowing you to help the Salish Seed Guild grow out a wider variety of organic seeds for the community. You will be able to choose from a variety of crops we are looking to grow out for seed production. Most of these varieties will be the easier crops to save seed from. Not needing any special skills like hand pollinating or isolation. Learn More!

Salish Seed Swap

February 18, 2023 @ 12:00 pm 3:00 pm

At the – Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship Downstairs

12 noon to 3pm – Masks Requested

$10 suggested donation, at the door. No one turned away for lack of funds
Early entrance (11:30 am) for members of the Salish Seed Guild and people bringing seeds to share
.

Please Bring your own Envelops to package bulk seeds being offered.

Become a Salish Seed Member, Click here

Free Presentations and Workshops

  • 12pm – Global Earth Repair. An overview of the worldwide eco-restoration movement and what we can do in Whatcom County.   Presented by Michael Pilarski. Friends of the Trees Society
  • 1pm – Learn About the Salish Seed Guild & Preserving local seed heritage!
  • 2pm – Garden Strategies for the PNW

Help us promote it, Download the poster and Here is the link to the FB Event share away on social media!

Join us as a Vendor, here are the details:

If you are interested in vending your garden related products to hundreds of people at the Annual Seed Swap, we have a few spaces available first come first served. This will augment our free and barter related seed swap event.

The cost to have a booth space to sell at the seed swap is $30 paid in advance. To secure one of 6 vending tables make your payment using the donate button. You can also send a check using the information on the Donation Page. Let us a know that it is for vending at the 2023 Seed Swap event. If you would like to talk more about it you can call Brian at 360-319-2029

A Past Seed Swap Gathering

The Salish Seed Guild is a project of Sustainable Bellingham

$10

Brian Kerkvliet

+1 (360) 319-2029

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Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship

1207 Ellsworth Street
Bellingham, WA 98225 United States
3603192029
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Seed Saving and Processing Workshop

September 4, 2022 @ 10:00 am 12:00 pm

Join us for a 2 hour on-farm workshop on the essentials of backyard seed-saving. We will present background information on seed saving and plant breeding, discuss dry seed processing, and share some musings on the deeper reasons for growing heirloom vegetables and saving seed. Included in the workshop will be some hands-on seed processing of the Community Salish Seed Garden seeds that will later be distributed free to the community. 

The workshop is free and open to the public with an RSVP. We encourage attendees to stay for the seed processing portion of the workshop to clean seeds for the Salish Seed Guild. Donations to the seed garden to help with operating costs are welcome.

Free by donation

Brian

3603192029

View Organizer Website

Inspiration Farm

619 E Laurel Rd
Bellingham, Washington 98226
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360-319-2029
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Seed Saving Summer 2022

Hi Garden Friends, this year’s seed harvest is starting. We harvested snap peas and parsnips. The parsnip seed crop is amazing. Parsnips are delicious steamed, baked or in soup. Parsnip seed has a short shelf life, so we plan on giving it all away next spring.

There is still time to save seeds this summer. The herbs and flowers are flowering and forming seed heads. If you have peas or beans left on the plants, leave a few to dry down. Remember to save seed only from open pollinated varieties; hybrids don’t come true or may be infertile. You may have lettuce or kale that bolted in the heat. That is a great opportunity to save your own seed for next year.

We will be offering two workshops on seed saving again this summer. One will be on processing dry seeds, Follow the link for more information. The other will be on processing wet seeds such as tomatoes, stay tuned date yet to be set.

When you are out shopping, check for seeds on sale. You might want to buy favorites for next spring and store them somewhere dark, cool and dry over the winter. The seed industry is being challenged by erratic weather and convulsions in global trade.

That is all for now, Celt

Seed Saving and Processing Workshop

August 21, 2022 @ 10:00 am 12:00 pm

Join us for a 2 hour on-farm workshop on the essentials of backyard seed-saving. We will present background information on seed saving and plant breeding, discuss dry seed processing, and share some musings on the deeper reasons for growing heirloom vegetables and saving seed. Included in the workshop will be some hands-on seed processing of the Community Salish Seed Garden seeds that will later be distributed free to the community. 

The workshop is free and open to the public with an RSVP. We encourage attendees to stay for the seed processing portion of the workshop to clean seeds for the Salish Seed Guild. Donations to the seed garden to help with operating costs are welcome.

Free by donation

Brian

3603192029

View Organizer Website

Inspiration Farm

619 E Laurel Rd
Bellingham, Washington 98226
+ Google Map
360-319-2029
View Venue Website