Hello Gardeners!
The White Bear Lake Seed Library has received many new donated seeds of lettuce, melon, squash, and other vegetables. Check the blog to find out what is new.
Plant Companions
Seed Talk, February 9, 2021 6:30 pm on Zoom
The next seed talk is on plant companions – planting multiple types of plants next to each other in order to benefit one or both plants. I won’t be sharing old wives’ tales or anecdotal information. I’ll be sharing tested and proven methods of planting specific plants to improve your harvest.
As always, seed talks are community get-togethers! Please share you experiences and questions at the seed talk. You must register in advance for this Zoom seed talk.
If you find the event is full please let me or the library know. The number of participants can be increased. Also, you must sign up 2 hours in advance so there is time for the facilitator to send you the email to join the meeting.
Do You Need Seeds?
There is a seed pickup today, Feb 1 at 1:30 pm. Seed orders need to be in by 11 am.
The next seed pickup is tentatively scheduled for Saturday Feb 6th, 11:00-11:30 am at the White Bear Lake library’s parking lot. As it is winter, the date may have to be rescheduled due to snow storms or excessive cold. Check the blogsite for the most up to date information. The seed lists are also on the blogsite, right hand side. Order seeds by sending me a list of specific seeds you want by 9 am Saturday at wblseedlibrary@gmail.com.
*I will have seed pickups throughout the winter, spring and until the library is open to patrons. You can send your seed order in at any time and I will hold it for the next seed pickup.
If Feb 6th doesn’t work for you I can meet you at the White Bear Lake library’s parking lot on a different day. Just send me an email and we can work out a time. Also, if you’d like to package seeds you can pick up supplies at this time, but please send me an email so I can put together the supplies before you come.
How to Donate Seeds to the Seed Library
See the blog post on donating seeds.
Upcoming Events and Opportunities
Grow Native! and the Missouri Prairie Foundation series of webinars
From Grow Native! and the Missouri Prairie Foundation for a series of webinars and master classes being offered this winter. Every Wednesday at 4:00 p.m., participants can learn from a variety of speakers on topics such as native edibles, designing with native plants, building a bird sanctuary, and many others. Speakers include prairie and native plant experts from across the Midwest, including Scott Woodbury of Shaw Nature Reserve, authors Alan Branhagen and Heather Holm, Dr. Nadia Navarrete-Tindall of Lincoln University, and more.
Webinars are free, 30-minute programs, with time for questions after the presentations. Master classes are more specialized, with presenters sharing 50-minutes of material, with time for questions after the presentations. Master classes are free to MPF members and Grow Native! professional members, and $15 for non-members. Not a member? Join at moprairie.org/membership/ and attend all master class programming as a benefit of membership. Landscape architect continuing education credits are available for master classes and most webinars.
2021 Webinars and Master Classes:
Feb. 3 - MPF Webinar: Grassland Amphibians and Reptiles, with Brian Edmond
Feb. 10 - Grow Native! Master Class: Native Alternatives, with James Faupel
Feb. 17 - Grow Native! Webinar: Native Predatory Wasps, with Heather Holm
Feb. 24 - Grow Native! Webinar: Invasive Plant Q & A, with Dr. Quinn Long and Matt Arndt
Mar. 3 - Grow Native! Webinar: Build Your Own Bird Sanctuary, with Mitch Leachman
Mar. 10 - MPF Webinar: Notes from Underground: Ants in the Prairie, with Dr. James Trager
Mar. 24 - Grow Native! Master Class: Native Shrubs of the Lower Midwest, with Alan Branhagen
Mar. 31 - Grow Native! Webinar: Reflections on Urban Native Gardening, with Cody Hayo
MSP Cyber Seed Crawl Urban Edibles Edition
February 20, 2021
Produce, Herbs, & Medicinals
https://www.facebook.com/events/975245849550248
Twin Cities growers are sought for the final Cyber Seed Crawl- one more date in 2021 for more seed swapping! In the past 2 Cyber Seed Crawl virtual events, 74 swappers had fun making trades over 300 offered plant species. Don’t miss out on this final distanced and contactless swap that focuses on the edible side of our gardens! For the February swap date, gather your produce, herbs, and medicinal plant seeds in preparation for this exchange and head over to the event link to do the pre-event tasks. No minimum for participation and For those not on Facebook, connect to someone who is and they can make your trades for you.
This swap is organized by Como Community Seed Library, Hothouse Horticulture, and Stephanie Hankerson with support from District 10 Como Community Council & District 11 Hamline Midway Coalition.
Climate Change and Forests in Minnesota: Alternative Futures
Monday, February 22, 2021, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM, Online event
Forests in Minnesota have dramatically different futures depending on the CO2 emissions scenario that we follow as a society. For the business as usual scenario, the state would lose all of the boreal forest (cold climate conifer and birch forests of northern MN), and much of the state would support prairies rather than forests by 2070. For a low emissions scenario forests would experience much smaller changes, with some boreal forest remaining in the north.
Presenter: Lee Frelich is Director of the University of Minnesota Center for Forest Ecology. He has over 180 publications with 265 coauthors from 23 countries, and has appeared in the news media over 500 times, including the New York Times and Washington Post. Current research interests include impacts of fire and wind disturbances, invasive earthworms, and climate change in forests.
Register here
This event is co-sponsored by:
- Resilient Roseville, a Roseville citizens climate action group
- Do-Good Roseville
- The Sierra Club
- The League of Women Voters-Roseville
Vegetable Garden Design Class
Class Description: Whether you’re a first time, or a returning gardener, this class will get you digging into your garden with new found confidence this spring! We’ll cover all the design basics plus share simple strategies to keep you loving your garden all season long. You will understand design principles and how you can use these to create a bountiful vegetable garden, no matter the size! We will spend time with crop choices, garden location, choosing a garden style and getting your ideas down onto paper, so you can make your dreams a reality. This class will include Q&A time plus an emailed compilation of my favorite gardening resources. Taught by Michelle Bruhn of Forks in the Dirt.
If you're interested, you can register directly at this LINK.
There are other classes for the spring, though the rest are *coming soon* at this LINK.
Ramsey County Master Gardener Classes
Classes on many gardening topics held online. Register at:
http://ramseymastergardeners.org/index.php/events/rcmg-classes
Twin Cities Metro Growers Network
All the 2020 virtual meetings and notes are on TC Metro Growers website.
Even if you are not a farmer, these recording are interesting. Check them out while staying warm inside!
Dirt Rich Podcasts
Dirt Rich is SFA’s (Sustainable Farming Association) new podcast series, bringing you seasonal conversations about food and farming. There’s a wealth of knowledge in the farmer-to-farmer network, and plenty of people who want to share it.
Season two of Dirt Rich will include conversations on seed saving, silvopasture, the Midwest Grazing Exchange, and more. Check your podcast feeds on January 6, 2021 for the next episode. Our season one wrap-up is live with all of our episodes on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Podbean, and wherever else you get your podcasts. You can also listen on the SFA website. Do you have ideas for future episodes? Comments? Drop us a line.
2021 Virtual St. Croix Forestry Conference
Foresters, land managers, loggers, natural resource professionals and landowners interested in forest management and maintaining healthy watersheds are invited to attend the annual 2021 Virtual St. Croix Forestry Conference. Please see attached document for agenda. This event is on March 12, all day Friday and will include networking opportunities and plenty of great speakers on an interactive virtual platform!
Cost is only $40!
Continuing Forestry Education credits are available!
Register at https://www.stcroixriverassociation.org/event/2021-st-croix-forestry-conference/
Email Nichole Henger at nicholeh@scramail.com if you have any questions or concerns or are interested in moderating for the event!
Friends School Plant sale, May 6-9, 2021
YES! There will be a 2021 Friends School Plant Sale, a fund-raiser for the Friends School of Minnesota, a small Quaker K – 8 school in Saint Paul. This is a REAL event not virtual!
Details https://www.friendsschoolplantsale.com/
Future Seed Talks via Zoom, all at 6:30pm
Feb 9, 2021 Tues Companion Planting
Mar 9, 2021 Tues Seed Starting
Apr 13, 2021 Tues How to Grow Tomatoes w/Ramsey master gardeners
May 11, 2021 Tues Garden Design
Contact info for the Seed Library:
Email: wblseedlibrary@gmail.com
Blog site: WBL Seed Library
Hope 2021 brings you lots of gardening opportunities!
Pam
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