When: November 16th 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM 

Where: St. Mary's Nutrition Center, 208 Bates St. Lewiston, ME 

Join Wild Seed Project at the St. Mary's Nutrition Center, in partnership with the Androscoggin Valley Soil & Water Conservation District for an event on seed collecting, processing and sowing! Together, we will learn about the diverse plants that grow here in Maine and their unique seed collection, seed cleaning, and seed sowing processes. This workshop will guide participants through a hands-on exploration of these many steps of growing native plants from seed, and establishing diverse landscapes using seed-grown plants.

We’ll explore the Nutrition Center garden grounds to identify native plants you may (or may not!) recognize and demonstrate ecologically-responsible seed collecting practices for those plants. Then participants will get to practice winter seed sowing themselves inside. You will leave knowing the best practices for keeping your seeds outside for the winter, and with a pot of seeds to take home! Participants will also sow one pot of seeds to leave at the St. Mary's Nutrition Center, to expand the native plant garden. 

If you have any questions, please email: nell@wildseedproject.net, projectdirector@androscogginswcd.org, BBartlett@stmarysmaine.com or amcconnell@covh.org