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Come join Andrew Bucienski as we discuss Regionally Native Foods and how to grow them.

Heard of the three sisters (corn, beans, & squash)? Ever wonder about our region’s original annual vegetable varieties? Where can you get them today? Not all seeds are the same.

Aldo Leopold said “the key to wise tinkering is keeping all the parts”. What’s happening to these vegetable parts? And, will we need them in the future? Ever heard of the Irish potato famine? People’s lives depend on biodiversity!
Are there some cultural things about growing these plants we don’t want left out? Can these plants be important to us? Something to gather around? A good cooked meal?

These seeds are regionally adapted and provide a glimpse into the past. They don’t grow on their own and we need seeds, places and people to sustainably carry them into the future for humanity. Training is needed to do this and my presentation is a symbol of trying to start lead the way, as are the references provided at the meeting. We need to grow these plants to experience and know them.

Hope to see you there! Free and open to the public. Bring your gardening friends.