Seed to Sustainability Workshop Series

Southeast Ohio Based Seed Company, Ridge & Hollow Seed Alliance, Partners with Ohio State University InFACT Program for Statewide Workshop Series. Ridge & Hollow Seed Alliance, a program of Community Food Initiatives located in Athens Ohio, invites seed growers to attend Seed to Sustainability Workshop Series –a professional training for seed growers and plant breeders.
The workshops are led by faculty from Ohio State University, Ohio University, Miami University and Antioch College as well as staff from Cleveland Seed Bank. The series involves four workshop locations; each location includes four presenters and a locally catered lunch. Workshops provide professional training for seed savers, growers and plant breeders; create the foundation for a statewide seed savers alliance and expand opportunities and reduce barriers for small-scale seed producers in Ohio.

SEED TO SUSTAINABILITY WORKSHOP SERIES LOCATIONS AND DATES:
– SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 9TH OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY ARDEN BALLROOM, WOOSTER, OH
– SATURDAY OCTOBER 21ST ANTIOCH COLLEGE MCGREGOR HALL, YELLOW SPRINGS OH
– SATURDAY NOVEMBER 4TH CLEVELAND METROPARKS WATERSHED STEWARDSHIP CENTER, CLEVELAND OH
– SATURDAY JANUARY 21STATHENS COMMUNITY CENTER, ATHENS OH

For more information and registration please visit: communityfoodinitiativesorg.presencehost.net/s2s-workshop The Seed to Sustainability Workshop Series is a partnership project between Ridge & Hollow Seed Alliance and Ohio State University’s Initiative for Food and AgriCultural Transformation (InFACT). Ridge & Hollow Seed Alliance, a program of Community Food Initiatives, works to build a network of seed growers, preserve Appalachian heritage and increase market demand for locally saved seeds. Community Food Initiatives is an Athens Ohio based non-profit working to foster communities where everyone has equal access to healthy, local food.

Jess Chadwell
Ridge & Hollow Seed Alliance Developer
Community Food Initiatives
740.593.5971 | jess@communityfoodinitiatives.org

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