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Seed Saving and Plant Breeding with Dr. Andrew Riseman: A UBC Farm Growing Season Workshop

Saturday, October 4, 2008 from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM (PT)

Vancouver, Canada

Seed Saving and Plant Breeding with Dr. Andrew Riseman: A...

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Ticket Type Sales End Price Fee Quantity
Workshop Registration Ended CA$24.00 CA$0.99

Event Details

Interested in seed saving?

Plant reproduction?

Food politics?

Come join Plant Breeder and Professor Dr Andrew Riseman for an engaging, hands-on afternoon at the UBC Farm. Dr Riseman will be covering a wide range of topics from plant physiology to the tangible steps of saving seed in your back yard. A wonderful workshop for anyone interested in gardening, plants and the food system. Dr Riseman has prepared a thorough manual on the topic for participants, the cost of which is covered by the course fee.

seeds

Presenter Bio:

Originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Dr. Riseman completed Graduate Degrees in Horticulture (M.Sc. and PhD) at Penn State University. He also completed a Post-Doc in Denmark working on miniature pot roses. He began working for the Faculty of Land and Food Systems at UBC in 2000.

Growing Season Workshops:

This event is part of the UBC Farm Growing Season Workshop Series. We are opening a handful of lectures and workshops that are part of our "Sowing Seeds for the Future" Apprenticeship Program to our farm community. Come join us for a workshop, gain new skills and knowledge, and help support the UBC Farm! Celebrating local agriculture and local education!

Upcoming 2008 Growing Season Workshops:

1) Canning with Rosy Smit (Wednesday Oct 1, 6-9pm; Thursday Oct 2, 6-9pm) ~ registration opening Tuesday Sept 23

2) Fermented Fall Foods with Andrea Potter

Past 2008 Growing Season Workshops:

1) The Basics of Bees and Beekeeping with Allen Garr

2) Tool Sharpening with Henk Suys

3) Eating Fresh Year Round: Winter Gardening, Sprouting and Food Preservation with Heather Johnstone

4) Cheese Making with David Rotsztain

5) Wildcrafting and Domesticating Medicinal Herbs with Robin Wheeler