Seed Saturday: Veggies 101

Join Master Gardener Val Kehoe for a presentation on growing your own vegetables, and bring along your saved seeds to swap with other gardeners and the Blue Island Public Seed Library

Hosted by Val Kehoe, IL Extension Natural Resource, Environment and Energy Program Coordinator, along with representatives from area gardens:

· Liz Middendorf -Rec Center Garden

· Laura Piskor-Ann Street Garden

· Rocio Velis- Hope Garden

Agenda includes Seed Swap, plus

· Basic Vegetable Garden Growing -succession plantings

· Importance of incorporating native and pollinator plants into the garden

· Seed Library Tour 

· Questions/Answers

· Donations -food pantries  

· Tips on food preservation and recipes.