SFA and Zachary Paige are pleased to announce a second intensive, multi-day Seed School, to be held at the North Circle Seeds Farm in Vergas, Minn. October 3-5th, 2025. This opportunity is made possible through a grant from West Central Initiative Foundation.
Zachary will lead a three-day immersive training where participants will learn all things seed saving including: seed sourcing, pollination/isolation, harvest, cleaning, winnowing/threshing, storage, germination testing, and more so participants will learn how to save seeds successfully for their own operation—that is, those seeds best adapted to their particular environment. With a Masters in Plant Breeding from Iowa State University and dozens of shorter seed workshops under his belt, you'll be in good hands. Zachary is also a member of the Lake Agassiz Chapter of SFA, and started North Circle Seeds in 2019.
Space in the School is limited to 14 participants who have a deep passion for saving seeds and an interest in sharing the information they have learned with others. If this sounds like you, please fill out this questionnaire by noon this Friday, September 26 so we can learn a bit about where you are in your seed saving journey and what you hope to gain from participating in the School.
Participants will be notified this weekend. We’re able to offer this three-day intensive learning experience because of generous grant support from WCIF. Registration is $80 per person, and $60 for members of SFA. No one will be turned away due to inability to pay.
**Note: If you filled out the interest form last year, you do not need to fill it out again. Please watch for an email from Zachary.
You can contact Zachary Paige with questions at zacharypaige@gmail.com.
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