Free the Seeds returns to the Flathead Valley March 5–7, 2022, for the 7th year of workshops and a free seed giveaway. This year’s event features two locations for the open-pollinated seed giveaway and free virtual workshops that promote real seeds, real food, and real skills:
Seed Bundle Giveaway: 9am – Noon, Saturday, March 5
- Kalispell – Flathead Valley Community College (west parking lot)
- Columbia Falls – ImagineIF Library
Virtual Workshops
Saturday, March 5
- 2pm – 3:30pm | Building Community Seed Gardens by Robin Kelson (The Good Seed Co.)
- 4pm – 5:30pm | From Seed to Potent Skin Care by Annegret Pfeifer (Kettle Care Organics)
- 6pm – 7:30pm | Community Conversation Panel – Inform Our Future
Sunday, March 6
- 1pm – 2:30pm | Mushroom Cultivation by Shawn McDyre (Sun Hands Farm)
- 3pm – 4:30pm | Pickling Your Garden by Julie Laing (Twice as Tasty)
- 5pm – 6:30pm | Kids’ Cooking Class by Farmer Whitney (Land to Hand MT)
Monday, March 7
- 5pm – 6:30pm | Seed Starting 101 by Nathan Christianson (Raven Ridge Farm)
Links for the free virtual, interactive workshops and Community Conversation are available on the Land to Hand MT website; preregistration is required. Sign up and learn more at landtohandmt.org. Sponsors make this free event possible; donations can be made through the Land to Hand MT website. We also welcome donations of local open-pollinated seeds.
Over the last 6 years, more than 7,000 people have attended this free event. Upward of 85,000 packets of non-GMO, open-pollinated seeds have been given away, with about half collected locally and packed by local volunteers.
Free the Seeds is a program of the nonprofit Land to Hand MT and has a mission of building a sustainable and resilient future through real seeds, real food, and real skills. Free the Seeds can be found online at landtohandmt.org and on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.