Join us for a special FREE gardening workshop at the Native Seeds/SEARCH retail store. NS/S Executive Director Bill McDorman will walk us through the basics, from choosing your seed to cultivating both inner and outer spaces.

Happy growing!

Saturday February 25, 2012
1:00 - 2:00 PM
NS/S Retail Store
3061 North Campbell Road, just south of Ft. Lowell

The 13th-Annual Flavors of the Desert
Saturday April 28, 2012 - 6-9 PM
Under the stars at Tohono Chul Park - Tucson, AZ

In 1981, one hundred folks gathered in Tucson to talk about industrial agriculture and the need to increase crop diversity region by region. Called Seed Banks Serving People, this landmark event featured those who would become the luminaries of the seed world: Cary Fowler, Executive Director of the Global Crop Diversity Trust; Rob Johnston, the founder of Johnny’s Selected Seeds; Forest Shomer, founder of Abundant Life Seeds, Gary Nabhan cofounder of Native Seeds/SEARCH and many others.

Native Seeds/SEARCH will recognize the 30th anniversary of this historic event at Flavors of the Desert on April 28. Flavors celebrates the amazing, sumptuous bounty of the Sonoran Desert and our treasured collection of Southwest indigenous seeds at NS/S.

Continuing our scrumptious series of Native Seeds/SEARCH Salons, we've got some appetizing and enlightening events lined up you won't want to miss!

Cooking with Chile Pastes, with Celia Riddle

February 20th, 2012
5:30-7:30 PM

In this tongue-tingling Salon, Celia Riddle, owner and creator of "Hot Flash" Chile Products, will show you how to use her Roasted Green and Red Chile pastes to spice up your culinary chops. Samples will be on hand to savor, so prepare your taste buds for a Southwestern flavor adventure. Spices used will be of medium heat -- so don't be deterred if you're spice-sensitive!

Holy Mole! with Amy Schwemm

March 19th, 2012
5:30-7:30 PM

Join us for another delectable Salon as we welcome mole artisan extraordinaire Amy Schwemm. Her mouth-watering line of mole powders, Mano y Metate, are best-sellers at the Native Seeds/SEARCH store. Amy will show you creative and inspiring ways to incorporate mole sauces into your favorite recipes. With flavors including Mole Dulce, Mole Verde, and Mole Pipian Rojo, there's something to suit every palate.

Native Seeds/SEARCH Salons happen every third Monday of the month at our Retail Store at 3061 N. Campbell Road, and have a little something for anyone who has ever wielded a fork or pitchfork. Bring your juiciest ideas and appetite for mind-watering conversations.

Seed Library School: April 12 - 14, 2012
NS/S Conservation Center
3584 E. River Road, Tucson, AZ

Rebecca Newburn, Seed School graduate and founder of the pioneering Richmond Grows Seed Lending Library, joins us for an exciting three-day training intensive into starting your own seed library. Everything from location scouting to materials and organization will be covered in this first-of-its-kind learning experience.

“Unique, innovative and necessary! Seed School fills in a gaping hole in the sustainable agriculture landscape.”
— Toby Hemenway, Author of Gaia’s Garden

Join NS/S Executive Director Bill McDorman and special guests for a 6-day immersion into a new regional and sustainable seed production and distribution system. Seed School is for gardeners, farmers, herbalists, nurseries, CSAs, non-profits, government agencies and anyone else concerned with regional, sustainable and diverse agriculture.

Bill is a 30-year veteran of the bio-regional seed movement and founder of several successful seed companies and nonprofits. Learn the history, philosophy and genetics as well as the practical applications of growing, harvesting, packaging, and exchanging or selling seeds.