Free Online Classes!
Save Seeds,
Strengthen Your Community:
Build Resilience and Grow Local
Learn how to save seeds to bring your community together and strengthen your local food supply through our Seed Up Saturday offering.
In 8 short classes, you’ll learn simple ways to increase self-sufficiency and resiliency through seed saving!
Whether you’re an experienced seed saver or you’re brand-new, you’ll come away with practical advice to use in your garden and community.
Get your free access to Seed Up Saturday!
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In addition to empowering YOU,
Seed Up Saturday helps your community
You’ll come away with practical tips and ideas to bring your community together so that everyone benefits:
- Create connection: Forge positive relationships and meet new people by bringing them together over a common goal.
- Develop self-sufficiency: Give someone the skills and tools to grow their own food so they don’t have to rely on the commercial food chain.
- Improve health: Gardening improves mental health, and food picked straight from the vine gives more nutrients than grocery store veggies!
- Build protection: Protect your community from running out of food, while protecting plant diversity and reducing the threat of losing plants to disease and pests.
- Save on food costs: The rising cost of food has affected everyone. Growing your own food is the #1 way to save on food costs (while eating better!)
It's free!
How it works
1. Watch Seed Up Saturday
Watch 8 short online classes to learn learn how to save your first (or hundredth) seeds quickly and easily.
2. Make YOUR Action Plan
Come away with great ideas and strategies to get growing and saving!
3. Get Support Along the Way
From helping you source great "starter seeds" to directing you to more resources, we are here to guide you.
Seed Up Saturday is
Brought to You By:
Bill McDorman
Owner/Co-founder GASU
Co-founder, SeedSave.org
Instructor, Urban Farm U
Janis Norton
Owner/Manager GASU General Manager, Urban Farm
Instructor, Urban Farm U
Greg Peterson
Owner/Co-founder GASU Founder, Urban Farm U
Host of Urban Farm Podcast
Belle Starr
Owner/Co-founder GASU
Co-founder, SeedSave.org
Instructor, Urban Farm U
Why is this important?
Thing is, our food system is fragile.
Grocery stores stock only 3 days of food on the shelves...
And we've all seen how quickly that sells out if something happens!
It doesn't even take much—one good storm can affect food availability for weeks (or even months).
This affects all of us.
Bottom line is, there's not enough fresh food for everyone.
Thankfully, there's a simple solution: grow your OWN food!
But most communities don't have enough seeds to grow the food they need.
That's why we need to understand how to care for the seeds, just like we understand how to care for the plants.
And that is what makes us different—we're real "seed people."
This is what we do. We've been teaching people for decades how to become more resilient and support their local food systems.
We're doing this because we deeply care about the environment, sustainability, and community - just like you!
In the Seed Up Saturday videos, you'll see how to:
- Get quality seeds
- Store seeds so they last
- Start your seeds so they thrive
- Share your seeds to grow different kinds of food
See how to give your community the resiliency it needs from having a local and sustainable food supply - by sharing the joy of growing your own food!
Join Seed Up Saturday & start successfully saving seeds in your community.
It's Free!
Sign Up for Seed Up Saturday if...
You want to support your community
Whether you're a part of a community already, or you're looking to start one - Seed Up Saturday helps you support.
Perfect for:
- Seed Swaps
- Community Gardens
- Community Centers
- Seed Libraries
- Churches
- Schools
- Gardening Groups
- Small Farms
- And More
You want to improve your food-growing skills
We understand that there's more to seeds than just sticking them in soil.
Once you understand the basics, they'll keep you fed for life!
Plus, when you grow your own food you know exactly what goes into it.
Unlike conventional produce you'd buy at the grocery store, you can grow your own food without using pesticides or preservatives.
We'll show you how to gather the seeds and store them to use next season so you can continue to grow your own food!
And don't even get us STARTED about how much better it tastes. You'll never want to eat store-bought again :)
Growing your own food is one of the simplest ways to help climate change
Your food will travel just a few feet, instead of thousands of miles - which saves on transportation emissions and the need for processing and refrigerating food.
You can make a difference—while enjoying fresher, healthier, tastier food!
Join us for Seed Up Saturday so you can:
- Successfully save seeds so you never need to buy that variety again (even if you're new to seed saving or gardening!)
- Boost your local food economy, safety and sufficiency
- Eat healthy homegrown food while saving on food costs
- Protect plant diversity and strengthen your local food system
- Get your community excited and engaged while adding thousands of seeds to your local seed economy
Growing your own food is the most revolutionary thing you can do.
It's the #1 thing that can change both your life - and the opportunities for generations to come.
It's free!
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