BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:646@newtonconservators.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260110T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260110T150000 DTSTAMP:20260116T201938Z URL:https://newtonconservators.org/events/winter-seed-sowing-workshops/ SUMMARY:Winter Seed Sowing Workshops - Morning & Afternoon DESCRIPTION:Winter Seed Sowing Workshop\, January 10\, 11:00 to 12:30 pm  AND 1:30 to 3:00 om\n\nJoin us to learn how to grow your own native plants from seed! This workshop will give you the tools you need to spark your o wn pollinator garden. Soil\, native seeds and one empty one-gallon milk ju g will be provided\, and you will get to bring home your own mini greenhou se in a bottle. We invite you to bring an extra one or two empty milk ju gs if you want to plant and bring home a variety of seeds.\n\nWinter seed sowing is a technique for starting native plant seeds outdoors in contain ers during winter to create optimal conditions for germination and growth when spring returns. Winter sowing is a simple and inexpensive technique t o grow a wide variety of native plants. It mimics the natural process of seeds falling to the ground in autumn and being stratified by New England ’s cold and wet winter weather\, while providing protection from critter s and adverse weather\, resulting in a very high germination success rate. \nHere is the pictorial list of plants available at the Winter Seed Sow Ev ent!\nWinter Seed Sowing 2026 Plant List\n\nScan QR code with you phone's camera app  to download.\n\nTo enable more people to participate\, we are holding two identical sessions of this workshop on Saturday\, January 10. Please sign up for either the morning session (11am-12:30pm) or the a fternoon session (1:30-3pm).\n\nThis program is presented by the Newton Co mmunity Pollinator Project\, a group of Newton residents who are working t o create pollinator pathways around Newton through native plantings. Their work includes educating residents and City departments about native\, pol linator-friendly plantings and maintaining several pollinator gardens on p ublic land.\n\nThe program will take place in the Druker Auditorium at the Newton Free Library.  Registration is through the Newton Free Library's website.  There are 35 slots open in each session.\n\nPlease note that th is event is currently fully subscribed!\nMorning Session Registration:     https://newtonfreelibrary.libcal.com/event/15577063\nAfternoon Sessio n Registration:  https://newtonfreelibrary.libcal.com/event/15577067\nTh is program is presented by the Newton Community Pollinator Project\, a gro up of Newton residents who are working to create pollinator pathways aroun d Newton through native plantings. Their work includes educating residents and City departments about native\, pollinator-friendly plantings and mai ntaining several pollinator gardens on public land.  The program is co-s ponsored by the Newton Free Library\, Newton Community Pollinator Projec t (NCPP)\, Newton Conservators\, Friends of Cold Spring Park\, Newton Mo thers Out Front\, and the Newton Parks\, Recreation &\; Culture Departm en\n\nHere are the presentations given at the workshop by Alan Nogee on Na tive Plants and by Ann Dorfman on Seed Sowing.\nWinter Seed Sowing - Nativ e Plants - Alan Nogee\nWinter Seed Sowing - Why and How - Ann Dorfman\nRes ources for Winter Sow Workshop\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://newtonconservators.org/wp-content/upload s/2024/12/20250111-WInter-Seed-So.jpg LOCATION:Newton Free Library\, 330 Homer Street\, Newton Centre\, MA\, Unit ed States GEO:42.3358776;-71.2080211 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=330 Homer Street\, Newton C entre\, MA\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Newton Free Library: geo:42.3358776,-71.2080211 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR