Fall Seed Academy

Don Tipping has been offering hands on, practical workshops at Seven Seeds Farm since 1997.  We are a small, organic family farm in the Siskiyou Mountains of SW Oregon, on a tall forested mountain with rushing spring fed creeks nestled among old growth forests.Here we produce fruits, vegetables, seeds, herbs, wool, eggs, and lamb.  The farm has been designed to function as a self-contained, life regenerating organism with waste products being recycled and feeding other elements of the system.  Lauded as one of the best examples of a small productive Biodynamic and Permaculture farms in the northwest by many, Seven Seeds helps to mentor new farmers through internships and workshops. We have produced certified organic vegetable, flower and herb seeds for over a dozen national scale seed companies.  Seven Seeds has also been active in USDA Western SARE, Organic Seed Alliance and other seed initiatives to advance the development of open pollinated organic seeds.   In 2009 we began Siskiyou Seeds, a bioregional organic seed company operated from the home farm.  Don helped to found the Siskiyou Sustainable Cooperative which manages a 300 share CSA, commercial seed growing, an equipment co-op and internship curriculum among 12 cooperating farms.  He also co-founded the Family Farmers Seed Cooperative, a seed grower, marketing and distribution cooperative comprised of 10 western organic farms.Don helps people focus upon helping people build their skill sets in sustainable life skills such as permaculture, biodynamics, organic gardening, eco-forestry, seed saving and other traditional arts that help to build regenerative culture. He has co taught with a wide group of widely respected people in the both the seed & Permacukture movement including: Tom Ward, Larry Korn, Michael “Skeeter” Pilarski, Bill McDorman, Dennis Martinez, John Navazio, Frank Morton, Harald Hoven, Jude Hobbs, Becky Bee, Rowen White and more.

Don Tipping

The Fall Seed Academy is an engaging and immersive hands-on intensive on all things seeds &amp; permaculture

Siskiyou Seeds Farm

Permaculture in Action

Hands on & immersive practical Permaculture workshops at Siskiyou Seeds  Farm in Williams, Oregon

Join the Seed Academy with teachers Don Tipping (Siskiyou Seeds), &amp; guests TBAWe welcome you to the farm for an in-depth, hands-on training for farmers, gardeners, educators, entrepreneurs, permaculturalists &amp; anyone interested in becoming a part of the Seed Movement. The Seed Academy’s mission is to increase network capacity, collaboration &amp; synergy in the Seed Freedom Movement in the Rogue Bioregion &amp; beyond. Course will include deep dives into whole systems, permaculture, regenerative agriculture, and solutions oriented action steps. We will take a field trip to another small farm that produces organic seeds. <ul><li>Learn with the experts</li><li>Gain the essential skills you need to harvest &amp; process seed</li><li>Learn the fundamentals of plant breeding &amp; propagation</li><li>Receive the step-by step tools, strategies &amp; inspired vision required to start or upgrade a seed business, or implement a seed system to you farm or homestead</li><li>Meet &amp; network with your bioregional neighbors to optimize results.</li></ul>While this course focuses on Reproductive Biology in plants and the related seed saving science, we also delve into whole systems permaculture and pattern literacy to illuminate how central seeds are to human civilization. Many people leave this course transformed, inspired and energized!WHEN: 3 day Event begins Friday, October 4 @ 9:00am and runs through Sunday, October 6 at 4pm. The event is 9am through 6pm with dinner to follow and a more open, salon type format after dinner. People traveling from out of town can arrive Thursday eve (10/3) to set up camp.WHAT: We invite you to join us for a 3 day intensive training in seed saving, basic botany, reproductive biology in plants, understanding selection, planting seeds, soil mixes, seed germination, isolation, crossing, seed libraries, seed storage, germination tests and much more. Don Tipping is the lead instructor who brings over 30 years experience in organic farming, seeds, permaculture and enthusiastic on-farm education. The Seed Academy is much more than a simple "seed saving" course, but rather a deep dive into whole systems theory and management and an immersive experience in a mature Permaculture Farm site.WHO: Gardeners, farmers, permaculturalists, homesteaders, those interested in starting a neighborhood seed library or seed bank, those interested in stewarding and preserving heirloom varieties, and all who see growing and saving seed as a wonderful way to grow a positive future. No prior experience is necessary, however, some gardening familiarity will be helpful.HOW: includes delicious organic meals from the farm, camping, showers, instruction, handouts, field trips and a deeply nourishing dive into co-creating regenerative culture. In order to support local growers who envision themselves becoming part of a local seed production network. If you are traveling from out of the area and would like to camp on Thursday (10/3) night please email don@siskiyouseeds.com to pre-arrange that.Course Fees: Full Price - $650 (if able to pay the full price you enable us to welcome more people through scholarships.) Includes instruction, tours, excellent organic meals and camping.Early Bird Discount (until 9/5/23) - $550<a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/permaculture-farm-tours-tickets-793801791527?aff=oddtdtcreator" title="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/permaculture-farm-tours-tickets-793801791527?aff=oddtdtcreator">Farm Tour only: Friday, 10/4/24, 9 am - 12:30pm. - $40</a>*please note that we can not offer refunds. SCHOLARSHIPS: We offer a limited amount of scholarship opportunities. We also welcome help with course logistics. The hope is to eliminate any barrier for folks who want to participate. Please send an email sharing a bit about why attending this course will benefit your journey to become a seed steward to don@siskiyouseeds.com to apply.VISION: The journey with connecting more deeply with seeds as a source point of life begins with seed saving, then progresses to seed growing on a farm or garden preservation scale. The master level is seed stewardship, cultivating a deep relationship with the species and all of its potential for bioregional adaptation to climate, pests, disease and agronomic &amp; culinary preferences.We visualize interconnected Community Seed Hubs that are capable of doing breeding, selection, stewardship and improvement that work with bioregional centers that can do finish cleaning, climate controlled storage, marketing and distribution of high quality, open-pollinated organic seeds. In this way we can co-create a sustainable seed system that will support organic food production for local markets and resilient local food systems. Siskiyou Seeds - a certified organic family farm seed company, has been striving towards providing a Community Seed Hub for the Rogue Valley. We are partnering with the following non-profits Our Family Farms, Southern Oregon Seed Growers Association and other seed freedom organizations.Recomended Reading before or after:Seed To Seed, by Susan AshworthThe Organic Seed Grower, by John NavazioThe Seed Garden, Jared Zystro &amp; Miceala ColleyGuns, Germs and Steel, Jared DiamondWhere Our Food Comes From, Gary NabhamGarden Seed Inventory, Seed Savers ExchangeReturn to Resistance, by Roaul RobinsonBred Your Own Vegetable Varieties, Carol DeppeShattering, Cary FowlerPlants &amp; People, &amp; Seed to Civilization, Charles Heiser

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