Come and learn about growing plants from seed to table with local experts Allen Adesse and Holde Fink. Class will cover site evaluation (water, soil, chemistry, sunlight, existing plantings), movement/layout, seed starting/planting, transplanting/dividing, soil mixes and direct sowing, greenhouse/indoor starting, seedling care and handling

Allen Adesse:

Studied Natural Resources management-, Forestry Technician, Started first business doing wild crafting medicinals/florals/mushrooms, Field manager Peace Seeds in Corvallis 1989-1993. Started my first organic farm in 1991, growing seeds and medicinal herbs until 2020. Contracted seed growing with companies--Seeds of Change, Botanical Interests, Abundant Life, High Mowing, JL Hudson, Orange Pippens, Johnny's Select, Territorial, Fedco,Southern Exposure. Semiretired, teaching about seeds growing and herb gathering.

Holde Fink

Operated Native and Urban Gardens in Eugene OR for 26 years. His interest in gardening began at a very early age picking green tomatoes, washing them and being seriously disappointed to find they could not be reattached and grown on. After further study he has expanded his interest to include native plants, edible gardens, and the conversation between gardens as an art form and their role as biodiversity reserves. Holde is excited to share his knowledge for current and future gardeners.