Seeds are living beings, just like you and me. And like us, they require the right conditions to thrive. This past summer brought environmental stressors for all of us, including our seeds.

Neil Lash of Waldoboro will give a talk on “Seed Banking, Sustainability and Food Systems” on Thursday, Oct. 4, at 3:30 p.m at the Morris Farm, 156 Gardiner Road in Wiscasset. The event is sponsored by the Coastal Senior College Events Committee. Seed banking is the collection, identification and storage of seeds to prevent loss of genetic material. The talk is free and open to the public. We are very grateful to the Morris Farm for agreeing to host this program.

Lash co-founded the Heirloom Seed Project at Medomak Valley High School in 1992. He was awarded the Source Maine Sustainability Award in 2018. We are honored to have such a distinguished and dedicated speaker to present the history of and necessity for seed banking.

For further information, contact Susan van Alsenoy at: svanalsenoy@gmail.com