WSU Extension Master Gardeners host “Save Our Seeds” Workshop

Seed saving, as practiced by Indigenous Peoples is “an act of loving resistance and curiosity in the face of great uncertainty.” Michelle Week, founder of x̌ast sq̓it which translates to Good Rain Farm in the traditional language of the Sngaytskstx (Sinixt) The Arrow Lakes People, will present on the dry seed process of seed saving (for lettuce, radish, grains, beans, peas and cole crops). Participants will learn about this process, deepen their relationship with the seeds and learn about their historical and cultural information.

This workshop is a part of a larger effort also entitled Save Our Seed, by Good Rain Farm. The program is a community engagement practice in seed saving and seed rematriation, an opportunity for everyone to gain and build the skills needed to strengthen our region’s food resiliency as we face climate and economic hardships. Part of colonization is the removal of Indigenous peoples, denying food access by burning fields of crops, and the continued destruction and domination over land once cared for as vast food forests and wetland aquaponic cultivation. SOS is Good Rain Farm’s response – in community – to reclaim and revitalize Indigenous food varieties and ancestral teachings.

Space is limited; advanced registration at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/save-our-seeds-workshop-dry-seed-process-tickets-532332389507?aff=oddtdtcreator
is required. Regular admission: $20. In solidarity with food justice and food sovereignty for Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC), we are reserving space for BIPOC community members free of charge. If you identify as BIPOC and would benefit from a free option, select this ticket.

All profits go to this project. Friday, August 11 from 7 to 9pm. This event is indoors. Location: Hazel Dell (Vancouver). Face coverings are encouraged. Contact: Erika.d.johnson@wsu.edu or 564-397-5738.