Organizer
KVANN – Norwegian Seed Savers
Website
https://kvann.no/KVANN (Kunnskap og Vern av Nytteplanter i Norge), also known as Norwegian Seed Savers, is a national non-profit member organization established in 2016/17 to conserve and promote plant genetic diversity in Norway. It originated from grassroots “plant clubs” and collaborates with the Norwegian Genetic Resource Centre and international networks like Let’s Liberate Diversity. KVANN supports preservation of old Norwegian varieties and tests new climate-adapted perennials—from vegetables to herbs, berries, and ornamentals—and encourages sustainable local food production as a strategy for food resilience
Seed Saving Course
Our member KVANN – Norwegian Seed Savers, in cooperation with Seed Keepers in Portugal, will hold a seed courses on the 24th January from 11-14:00. The course will be given by Andrew McMillion, who has years of experience on his farm and within KVANN activities.
The course will be in English, with a running Portuguese translation.
Tickets are available at the link below at a costs of 10 Euro (100 Norwegian Kroner).
Course contents
An introduction to Andrew McMillion´s farm and the plants grown there www.mcmillion.no
History of Community Seed Banks
Importance of Non Patens on Seeds and Intellectual Property Rights (Open Source Seed Initiative)
Seed Saving basics – selection, classification, pollination and adaptation
Seed saving specific to the following families of plants:
Spinach (Amaranthae)
Beans (Fabaceae)
Tomato (Solanaceae)
Lettuce (Aseraceae)
Squash (Cucurbitaceae)
Onion (allium)
Carrot (Apiaceae)
Cabbage (Brassica)
