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Successful Seed Saving 101: Plant Families

Welcome to the first installment of the Successful Seed Saving 101 program.  Throughout this growing season in 2024, I’ll be walking you through the science and steps of seed saving so that you can confidently save your own seeds to grow your own food.

Gardening has the ability to transform your relationship with food because it requires (demands) that you spend energy and time focused on what you are growing, which will become what you are eating.  Actions generate transformation of the body and mind.  Knowledge is not enough.

As you learn how to nurture plants with the intention of saving seeds, you step into an ancient human relationship between people and their food.  Unlocking the power to generate your own food (for free!) can help to create security in what is otherwise an increasingly chaotic world.

So for about the price of a coffee once a month, I hope you will come on this journey with me and learn the secrets of successful seed saving.

It is just the beginning of February and here in Canada it’s too cold to plant outside just yet (without a lot of fancy equipment anyway).  But this is the time to plan out what your garden is going to look like and what you hope to grow.  I covered the basics of choosing your seeds a few weeks ago.

Today I want to go over what plant families are and why this is important to understand right at the beginning when you embark on your seed saving journey. This system of grouping plants will help you navigate the do’s and don’ts of seed saving, which will bring you greater success.