Treasure Valley Native Seeds Workshop

When: Thursday, June 4th 2026 (8:30am-4pm, with optional networking happy hour after)

Where: Short morning hike on the Warm Springs trail, followed by whole group & breakout sessions at the Idaho Botanical Garden. Networking happy hour after the event at Warm Springs Grill & Golf.

This dynamic workshop will include:

• Hands-on practice identifying native plants whose seeds are mature for harvest with local expert Peggy Faith of Xeric Gardens
• Permitting & ethical wild seed collection basics (presenters TBD)
• Native seed & plant production best practices (Peggy Faith, Daniel Murphy, Casey O’Leary, others TBD)
• Short presentations by community stakeholders & partners committed to increasing native plant & seed production in the Treasure Valley (current partners include Ada Soil & Water Conservation District, City of Boise, Idaho Botanical Garden, Snake River Seed Cooperative, Taproots Farm Hub; others TBD)
• Breakout groups to build alliances and identify next steps for increasing our valley’s native seed & plant supply
• Good times with fellow plant geeks who love native plants!
  

Lunch provided from Clean Cuisine by Gina featuring local ingredients - omnivore, vegan/vegetarian, and gluten free options availableMore details to come as the event planning unfolds!

$20 registration fee helps to offset the cost of food. No one turned away for inability to pay. Reach out to [email protected] to request partial or full financial assistance.

This event is supported through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP). TOPP is a program of the USDA Organic Transition Initiative and is administered by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) National Organic Program (NOP).”
Know a farm interested in transitioning to organic? Reach out to Hanna, an Organic Transition Specialist, at [email protected]

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Host or Publisher Snake River Seed Cooperative