Join ethnobiologist Frederick Matthew Wiseman, Director of the Seeds of Renewal Project, and author of the new book, Seven Sisters, Ancient Seeds and Food Systems of the Wabanaki people... as he brings the Indigenous Seed School concept to the Burlington Area for an all-day workshop. The Indigenous Seed School is designed to acquaint Abenakis, organic and permaculture farmers, environmentalists, K-12 natural and social science teachers, foodies, and people interested in Native American history, culture, and ecology; with these tiny, living, foundations of the Vermont indigenous food renaissance.
This all day Saturday event begins with the origin, development and nature of seeds, then how early humans and early crop seeds co-evolved throughout the world in the early post-glacial world. Wiseman then focuses on Corn, Bean, and Squash domestication in Mexico and South America; as well as the little known "Eastern Agricultural Complex" of the East-Central United States. These ancient "hearths" of domestication are the ultimate source of the bewildering complex of crop plants raised by the Vermont Abenakis and their neighbors. The majority of the workshop will focus on the many newly discovered regional crop varieties that are believed to have local Native American origins.

$30 per person, $15 for Museum Members, No charge for Indigenous Citizens
Enroll Here: http://ow.ly/DlV830nkTFV