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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240120T110000
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URL:https://newtonconservators.org/events/winter-seed-sowing-workshop-morn
 ing/
SUMMARY:Winter Seed Sowing Workshop (Morning Session)
DESCRIPTION:\n\nThis Session is FULL\n\nSowing seeds collected from native 
 plants is a great way to generate lots of beneficial plants for very low c
 ost. But unfortunately\, success is not often as simple as putting a seed 
 in the ground and having a seedling appear a week or two later. Many nativ
 e plants have evolved to require exposure to the elements of a New England
  winter (fluctuating cold temperatures and varied moisture over a period o
 f months) before they will sprout in the spring.  During that winter and 
 spring many things can happen to interfere with seeds successfully growing
  into strong and healthy plants – they may be become food for birds\, ro
 dents\, or other creatures\, be washed away by rain or melting snow\, be b
 uried too deeply under soil or leaves\, or not deeply enough\, be exposed 
 to too much or too little moisture at critical times. Intentional Winter S
 eed Sowing creates a more ideal environment for seeds that allows us to co
 ntrol for many of those variables so that many more seeds sprout where you
  can locate them and nurture them along to grow big and strong.   Learn 
 to grow your own native plants from seed with a mini greenhouse crafted fr
 om an empty milk or water jug. Soil and native seeds will be provided and 
 participants will get to bring home their own mini greenhouse in a bottle.
  This 1.5 hour workshop will give you the tools to spark your own pollinat
 or garden.\n\n\n\n\n 	Date:   Saturday\, January 20\, 2024   (Snow Dat
 e:  Sunday\, January 21\, 2024)\n\n 	 Session 1:   11:00 am to 12:30 p
 m  (REGISTER BELOW for the Morning Session)\n 	 Session 2:    1:00 pm 
 to  2:30 pm  (Visit this Link for the Afternoon Session)\n 	Watch this w
 ebsite or your email in case of snow.\n\n\n 	Location:  Nahanton Park Nat
 ure Center\,  471 Nahanton Street\, Newton\, MA\n 	Cost:  FREE thanks to
  the generosity of our co-sponsors.  A donation of $5.00 would be apprec
 iated.\n 	Supplies: We can provide 2 translucent milk jugs\, 2 packets of 
 native seeds\, soil\, and additional supplies for each attendee.\n 	What t
 o Bring:  Scissors or other implements to cut milk jugs.  Optional -  u
 p to 2 translucent gallon milk jugs\, and  your own seeds if you wish.\n 
 	Workshop Leader: Freddie Gillespie\, founder of Biodiversity through Poll
 ination.  The local Newton organizers are Ann Dorfman\, Alan Nogee and Te
 d Kuklinski.  Channon Ames of Newton Parks. Recreation\, and Culture is t
 he site coordinator.\n 	Co-sponsors:  Newton Conservators\, Friends of Co
 ld Spring Park\, Newton Parks\, Recreation &amp\; Culture Department\, New
 ton Community Pollinator Project (NCPP)\, Green Newton\, Friends of Nahant
 on Park\n 	Questions:  Please contact Ann Dorfman ( dorfmanann@comcast.ne
 t \, 617-413-4901)\n\nPre-registration required. Space is limited to 20 pe
 r workshop.    REGISTRATION is below for the MORNING session.  If the s
 ession is full\, please check the Afternoon Session for openings.\n\nNOTE:
    Both Morning and Afternoon Sessions are now FULL   Registration her
 e is for the waiting list in case of a cancellation.  In addition you wil
 l be notified if we do additional sessions this season.   Alternatively
   you can email Ann Dorfman ( dorfmanann@comcast.net) to get on the waiti
 ng list  OR to be informed any future workshops.
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CATEGORIES:Special Events
LOCATION:Nahanton Park Nature Center\, 471 Nahanton Street\, Newton\, MA\, 
 United States
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