8/18 Webinar: Learn to Save Seeds!

As more and more people turn to growing their own food, seed companies have been having trouble keeping up with demand and many seed racks have been depleted in stores. Want to learn how to save your own seeds and be part of local food and seed security? Join Rogue Farm Corps as we welcome Portland, OR based permaculture teacher Marisha Auerbach (Permaculture Rising) for an online seed saving workshop. Marisha will help you understand the basics of seed saving, pollination, and selection. She will also talk about how to clean your seeds, and how to store your seeds for use in later years. From flower seeds to vegetables seeds, this workshop will teach you how to collect and store your delicious and beautiful plants from this year to grow out in future generations. Marisha has decades of experience in saving seeds, and we are thrilled to partner with her on offering this highly informative workshop to catalyze your home seed collection and the beginning of a local seed library! ** WORKSHOP DETAILS ** Tuesday, August 18th 6-8pm $20 REGISTER & Purchase tickets on Eventbrite! This workshop will happen virtually via the Zoom platform. Questions will be taken via the chat box feature at dedicated intervals throughout the presentation, as well as a longer Q&A session at the end. A PDF copy of Marisha’s slide presentation will be sent to participants to keep as a reference. A video recording of the workshop will also be made available to participants after the workshop. Scholarships available: please email matt@roguefarmcorps.org to request a scholarship. Marisha Auerbach is an internationally recognized permaculture educator, designer, and speaker based in Portland, OR. Marisha has lived and practiced permaculture in both urban and rural environments. As an avid gardener and herbalist, Marisha specializes in food production, ecology, and useful plants. Marisha believes that it is possible to respond to the current environmental challenges, lower our ecological footprint, and continue to live equally delightful lives through permaculture design. This passion is what drives Marisha’s active teaching schedule throughout the year. Marisha Auerbach has taught over 50 permaculture design courses and numerous advanced workshops on a diversity of topics. Since 2004, she has worked in diverse environments from the humid temperate climate of her home in Oregon to the tropical rainforest in Belize to the arid landscapes of Colorado and Montana. Marisha has a BA from the Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA. She completed her permaculture design certificate with April Sampson-Kelly and Leisure Coast Permaculture Visions in Australia in 1998. Marisha holds advanced certificates in Keyline Design, Working with Cultural Diversity, and 2/3 World Permaculture Design. She has also completed an advanced permaculture course with Sepp Holzer. Marisha has offered permaculture consultancy services since 2008. Currently, Marisha teaches permaculture at the university level at Oregon State University, and Portland Community College. Marisha developed the Certificate in Holistic Landscape Design at Bastyr University and was the lead permaculture instructor for this program from Fall 2011 – 2014. Marisha currently teaches at least two 2 week intensive permaculture design courses each year. Marisha teaches annually at the Maya Mountain Research Farm in Belize in February.