Today was all about saving seeds from your summer harvest!
We explored the garden and collected marigolds & basil. I had already had corn, sunflower, pumpkin ready for when the kids arrived.
After I showed them how to harvest the seeds we crafted seed packets for them to take their seeds home in.
We talked about the seed lending library at the Chico branch of the library. You can check out seeds then bring them back after harvest. Fun way of sharing seeds that you know grow well in our area!
We also discussed the reasons to save seeds the easiest seeds to save, and the more difficult ones, too.
The kids also got to feed the chickens sunflower seeds (a favorite of the birds) and chase the ducks.
The seed packets are from You Grow Girl . It is a great source for information on seeds, storing them, harvesting, and preserving. Also a great resource for canning, gardening, crafting (what I do, but on a much bigger scale :)
Thank you all for attending and hope to see you at the next class or two!
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