2018 Free the Seeds Free SEEDS Fair and Seed Swap Promo and review of 2017

Published: Feb. 12, 2018, 2:17 a.m.

So, I’m waiting to talk to Robin Kelson from the https://goodseedco.net/ (Good Seed Company) about this years http://freetheseedsmontana.com/ (2018 Free the Seeds Seed Fair and Free Seeds Swap.) Grow Fresh Food All Winter – Laura Behenna, 5th Avenue Farm Converting Lawn to Garden – Pamela Lund, Planet B Harvest Dehydration for Everyone – Julie Liang, Twice as Tasty Fruit Tree Pruning – Barton Morse, The Garlic King of Montana Growing Your Nutrients – Linda Peterson, Polson Natural Wellness Home Canning Basics – Kathie Lapcevic Composting that is Right for You – Patti Armbrister, Agrarian Food Web Gardening from the Kitchen – Julie Liang, Twice as Tasty Real Botanicals for Thoughtful Skincare Formulations – Annagret Pfeifer, Kettle Care Organics How to Garden Like a Farmer – Todd Ulizio, Two Bear Farm School Gardens 101 – Alli Mitchell, Kalispell Middle School Grow, Gather & Make Your Own Herbal Remedies – Joleen Barce, Earth Garden Herbs Growing for Seed Saving – Robin Kelson, Good Seed Company Beekeeping – Wade Foley, Tamarack Apiaries Fruit Tree Grafting – Rod McIver Soil Nutrition – Heather Estrada, FVCC Agricultural Program Seed Cleaning – Judy Owsowitz, Terrapin Farm Food Forestry & Managing a Multi-Species Orchard – Leslie Lowe, Beargrass Landscape Architecture Chickens – Susan Waite, Earthstar Farms Beekeeping – Allyson Bush, Good Bee Company All workshops will be held at Flathead Valley Community College in the Arts & Technology Building on March 3rd from 10am-3:30pm. The schedule of times and rooms will be updated here shortly. The fair will open with the seed swap and vendor booths at 9am. The seed swap will go from 9am-noon http://freetheseedsmontana.com/ (2018 Free the Seeds Seed Fair and Free Seeds Swap) with Robin Kelson   So I thought well I never posted pics of last year so I’m gonna put them up here. I was probably too busy teaching. This year I would like to give a presentation on my new free garden course Mike and I developed over Christmas. But with teaching and all who knows if I can pull that off? Anyway the highlight for me last year was Patti Armbrister’s class on Garden Club Education but I also very much enjoyed Todd Ulizo from Two Bear and the kids rooms. Looks like I actually started out that morning reading an article from https://www.wired.com/2017/02/podcasts-new-ad-crisis/ (wired.com )about advertising in podcasting! Building school Gardens with Patti Armbrister Montana Adapted Indian Corn donated to free the seeds Venders Downstairs in the Main Room   Kids Activities Kids Garden Library Ag Financial Management Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G78la4c1wdk&list=PLo7dEjsu-Ro4Iw4K-QAmgiysaDvrfU38x&t=5s&index=13 (Ag Financial Management- Planting the Seeds of Success – Aimee Roberts from Farm Credit) Aimee Roberts with https://www.northwestfcs.com/ (Northwest Farm Credit Services )walks you through the key steps for successful financial management of your agriculture business. Financing over 145 commodities anything that chews or grows! Over 19,000 farmers and ranchers in agriculture. Providing financing and related services. Improving Your Understanding of Soil Mineralization, and why it matters – Todd Ulizio Todd Ulizio’s talk about soil health Todd Ulizio’s talk about soil health http://freetheseedsmontana.com/ (2018 Free the Seeds Seed Fair and Free Seeds Swap) is March 3 from 9-3pm. FVCC Arts and Technology building as hit has been for the last two years new workshops additional booths at this event! We’re planning on distributing about 10,000 seed packets this year like last year we’re gonna have an OPI teacher k-12 training I think there are 7 spots left you can sign up at the https://kalnet.io-solutions.com/pir/register.php (PIR Net portal )that teachers have access to. All about... Support this podcast