Workshop: Seed Sowing with Wild Seed Project

Registration is required and limited to 10-15 people. Register online or by phone at (207) 774-4229.

Join us at the Burbank Branch to learn about the diverse plants that grow here in Maine and their unique seed collection and seed sowing processes!

In this workshop, Wild Seed Project staff will facilitate a hands-on exploration of the many steps of growing native plants from seed, and establishing your own diverse, pollinator-friendly garden using seed-grown plants. Weather permitting, the class will begin outside with a walk, identifying different plants in the area and demonstrating ecologically-responsible seed collecting practices for those plants. For the second part of the workshop, we will practice fall seed sowing and talk through the best practices for keeping your seeds outside for the winter.

Each participant will sow two pots of seeds; one to take home with them, and one to stay at the Burbank Branch to add to their new Community Seed Garden! Be on the lookout for future workshops at the library, as we watch and interact with the life cycles of the seeds we sow.

In collaboration with Wild Seed Project Portland Public Library is working to build biodiversity at the Burbank Branch with a Community Seed Garden! As part of this project, representatives from Wild Seed Project will lead workshops to assess a space, select and plan an appropriate planting, and implement a native plant garden to build biodiversity in our space. Projects like this one provide the skills and resources they need to collectively repopulate landscapes with native plants that expand wildlife habitat, support biodiversity, and build climate resilience.

The mission of Wild Seed Project is to inspire people to take action and join us in increasing the presence of native plants grown from wild seed. Our vision is that people create and repopulate landscapes to be abundant with native plants that safeguard wildlife habitat, support biodiversity, and mitigate the effects of climate change.