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Seed Savers Annual Campout 2011

Rosalind Creasy — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 15:29:29 +0000

by Jean Ann Van Krevelen

Right now, Ros is at the 31st Annual Seed Savers Campout. In fact, Ros is a member of the board for the Seed Savers Exchange and thoroughly supports their efforts to save and share heirloom seeds. If you aren’t familiar with SSE, I highly recommend you head over to their site and take a look at the gorgeous edibles you can grow from the seeds they offer. Without a doubt, I am most excited to receive their catalog every winter.

Each year, SSE hosts a campout. In addition to being a wonderful time, it’s packed with heirloom experts from across the country. Here’s a bit about the event:

“It’s time to put down your hoe, scrape the mud off your boots and leave your garden behind for a few days for the Seed Savers Exchange Annual Conference & Campout, Friday, July 15 through Sunday, July 17.

We’ve invited all of the Seed Savers Exchange advisors to the farm this year–experts in their respective fields who regularly advise SSE on a range of horticultural and policy topics, people like Clive Blazey from The Digger’s Club in Australia and Suzanne Ashworth, from California, the author of the classic book “Seed to Seed.”

Herb and Flower Garden at SSE

Ros is speaking several times about edible landscaping. Just a few of the other topics include:

Apple Bud Grafting by Lindsey Lee
Dry Seed Cleaning by Will Bonsall
Herbs, Plain and Fancy by Ira Wallace
Heritage Poultry by Glenn Drowns
Selecting Varieties for Seed Saving by Suzanne Ashworth
Garden Photography by Christa Neu

If you are interested in heirloom edibles and seed saving, you should plan on attending next year’s campout. You’ll have a great time and build great relationships within the community.

tee pee of runner beans, 'Sunset' and under planted with 'Bull's Blood' beets

The New York Botanical Garden Seed Savers Garden

Rosalind Creasy — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:10:12 +0000

The last weekend in June I was at The New York Botanical Garden’s opening of The Edible Garden, their summer long exhibition. Saturday morning I gave a lecture on heirloom vegetables and antique flowers and how to incorporate them into your edible landscape. Then, I was in the Seed Savers Garden for the rest of the day, answering questions and teaching people how to save their own seeds. The New York Botanical Garden will offer many more events featuring edible plants throughout the summer, such as their Edible Evenings: A Celebration of Wine, Beer, and Food featuring well-known chefs, demonstrations, and food and wine samplings. You also may want to check the progress of my Seed Savers Garden and attend some of the other edible landscaping presentations like the Home Gardening Center Demonstrations on Saturdays and Sundays. If you are particularly interested in seed saving make sure you visit the Seed Savers’ website and if you want to get started right away, the gift shop at The New York Botanical Garden has a large selection of Seed Saver seeds.

The following photos show the initial planting of the garden I designed in March and how it looked on opening day. I will update you with photos of the same garden as it grows throughout the season.

Three raised beds with curly kale, young basil, Bull's Blood beets, new teepees for cucumbers and tomatoes - © Ivo M. Vermeulen, The NYBG

The raised beds on the opposite side include the chive diamonds, triangles of basil, Bull's Blood beets, and tomatoes - © Ivo M. Vermeulen, The NYBG