2018 Speakers
Lee-Ann Hill
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Lee-Ann holds a MA in Cultural Ecology from Prescott College where she studied traditional land management with an eye on food systems. After conducting research in New Mexico and working on organic farms in Costa Rica, Lee-Ann currently resides in southwest Colorado where she runs Laughing Wolf Farm integrating seed adaptation, water conservation, and landscape regeneration. Lee-Ann is also a graduate of RMSA’s Seed School Teacher Training and Grain School programs. As Special Projects Director, she produces the Mountain West Seed Summit and oversees the Seed Stewards program and Heritage Grain Trials project.
Seed Literacy for Western Ranchers and Sustainable Farmers
Desert Oasis Teaching Gardens at the Albuquerque Academy
Join the Rocky Mountain Seed Alliance for a day-long immersion into the modern seed world. You will learn where your seeds are actually grown and how you can find, test, source, grow, harvest, clean, store and even market the best seeds for your operation—that is, those best adapted to your particular environment. This engaging workshop will touch on the history, structure and growth of the modern seed industry, its extreme centralization, and the worldwide grassroots response offering new opportunities (especially for smaller and mid-sized operations). Learn everything from basic terminology to innovative new strategies to transition your operation with seed-focused and sustainable methods.