Seed Saving 101

Want to save your own seeds this season but don't know where to start?

Join Farmer Anthony Bracco as he introduces you to the hows and whys of saving seeds from your garden harvest.

He will demonstrate the basics on seed saving techniques through the use of visuals and simple tools.

Bracco will talk about how saving seeds will help you increase your self-sufficiency and grow healthy, productive plants year after year.  You will be able to produce your own seed and stop relying on outside sources to provide seed for you, saving money in the process.

Saving seeds also allows you a unique opportunity to create your own heirloom seeds to pass down through generations in your family. This way you’ll be passing on a legacy and gifting future generations with the gift of self-sufficiency. Preserving superior flavor and genetic diversity are additional benefits of seed saving.

Topics Bracco will cover include heirloom vs hybrid seeds, crossbreeding, harvesting, drying and storing. He will talk of which varieties of seed are popular to save including tomato seeds, pepper seeds, peas and beans, summer and winter squash and lettuce, among others.

This program is open to all and no registration is needed.

It is made possible with the support of the Friends of the Livingston Library.