Winnow Seed Co. Farm Tour

Young Agrarians

Join us for a tour of the gardens at Winnow Seed Co. to learn how seeds are produced!

3714 Pine Rd

Ever wondered what a seed farm looks like at harvest time, or what your vegetables would look like at the end of their life cycle? Join us for a tour of the gardens at Winnow Seed Co. to learn how seeds are produced!Winnow Seed Co. is a seed farm that produces certified organic, open-pollinated vegetable, herb, and flower seeds in Krestova, BC. There are very few local seed growers, and even fewer that both produce and market all their own seeds direct-to-consumer, as Winnow Seed Co. does. This is a rare opportunity to tour a seed farm in the peak of harvest season to learn how seeds are produced. In this 2.5 hour tour, participants will have the chance to see a wide variety of plants going to seed, learn about seed cleaning tools, and try out different seed processing techniques.DATE: Sunday, August 25, 2024 • 9 am - 11:30 am PSTLOCATION: Sinixt, Ktunaxa, &amp; Syilx Territories. <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/3714+Pine+Rd,+Slocan+Park,+BC+V0G+2E0/@49.4451736,-117.5965664,295m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x537cce56cdcd2831:0xafa6cc3c383bc239!8m2!3d49.4452294!4d-117.5965504!16s%2Fg%2F11c5dcq3c9?entry=ttu" title="https://www.google.com/maps/place/3714+Pine+Rd,+Slocan+Park,+BC+V0G+2E0/@49.4451736,-117.5965664,295m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x537cce56cdcd2831:0xafa6cc3c383bc239!8m2!3d49.4452294!4d-117.5965504!16s%2Fg%2F11c5dcq3c9?entry=ttu" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">3714 Pine Rd. Krestova, BC</a>REGISTER: This event is free, but please register on Eventbrite as there is limited spaceSCHEDULE : 9 AM - Introductions and Opening Circle 9:30 - Garden Tour 10:15 - Refreshments Break 10:30 - Seed Processing Demonstration 11:00 - Q&amp;ABRING: Water, appropriate clothes for the weather.SHARE: Planning on joining us? Invite your friends and share the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/share/JhFBemVsySeZKAqf/" title="https://www.facebook.com/share/JhFBemVsySeZKAqf/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Facebook Event.</a>ACCESSIBILITY: If you have any accessibility needs, please get in touch with <a href="mailto:kim@youngagrarians.org" title="mailto:kim@youngagrarians.org" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">kim@youngagrarians.org</a>.ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:<ul><li>This event is free and open to everyone! Supervised children are welcome</li><li>Please leave furry friends at home</li><li>Please stay home if you have cold or flu symptoms</li><li>Please wash your shoes before visiting the farm, especially if you work on or have visited a farm recently</li><li>Please do not bring alcohol to this event</li></ul>

<h2>About WINNOW Seed Co.</h2>Julie Fletcher is the owner and operator of Winnow Seed Co. - a small scale organic farm that grows high quality, open-pollinated, and regionally adapted seeds. Seed is harvested from a wide variety of vegetables, herbs and flowers on the farm, while the land is stewarded in a way that promotes biodiversity, improves soil health and is ecologically sound. Julie loves being a part of the plant's full life cycle and seeing the many unique ways each plant goes to seed. She hopes to create a strong connection between growers and the seed they plant that honours the beauty, history and intrinsic value each seed holds.Julie had her seedy start with the lovely folks at Saanich Organics (Seeds of the Revolution) and was enchanted by seed keeping. When she moved back to the Kootenays she knew she wanted to keep working with seeds and has been growing seed crops at her home farm in Krestova since 2021. This is her tenth year farming and she looks forward to continuing learning from the plants and each season.Website: <a href="https://www.winnowseedco.ca/" title="https://www.winnowseedco.ca/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">winnowseedco.ca</a> Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/winnowseedco/" title="https://www.instagram.com/winnowseedco/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> @winnowseedco</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/WinnowSeedCo/" title="https://www.facebook.com/WinnowSeedCo/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">facebook.com/WinnowSeedCo/</a>

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