Seed Saving and Stewardship in High Schools
Posted on Wednesday, 13 July 2022 under Stories
Engaging with students from Grades 9-12 over the past few months provided a unique opportunity to connect, share knowledge, and inspire each other. We helped to launch a school seed library alongside sustainability and social justice classes at Edward Milne Community School in Sooke. With three foods classes from Belmont High School in Langford, we used seed cleaning equipment such as a threshing box, wooden screens and the Office Clipper. When the spring rains dragged on, and the garden remained a mud pit at Belmont High School, we engaged with students in five classes about stewardship and seed sovereignty. Over tabbouleh and a fresh-picked garden salad on a sunny spring day, we had a delicious time talking seed sovereignty at Royal Bay Secondary in Colwood with foods, culinary and science students.
We talked about seeds with over 200 potential future seed growers and advocates!