Mary Alice Johnson, farmer, seed saver, and educator, speaks from 8:10 pm to 9:00 pm. Mary Alice has cultivated ALM Farm in Sooke for over 25 years. She has taught at her farm and at Camosun College, training and mentoring a generation of organic farmers. ALM farm provides organic produce for local restaurants, the Sooke Farmers’ Market and the Moss Street Market (which Mary Alice helped start). She was a founding member of the local chapter of Canadian Organic Growers. She started Full Circle Seeds 20 years ago, and still collects seeds.
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PRE-MEETING WORKSHOP: Mary Alice Johnson of FULL CIRCLE SEEDS guides us through the art and science of seed collecting and saving. Meet in the Lower Boardroom at 6:30 pm.
Meetings are held at the Garth Homer Centre, 813 Darwin Ave, Saanich. (Extra parking at the Saanich Municipal Hall parking lot.)