Events

Fall is a great time for learning to gather native seeds!
1-2:00pm - Seed collection hike throughout the prairies of County Farm Park.
2-3:30pm - Community seed share at Platt Pavillion
Everyone is welcome!
There are always extra seeds, so even if you don't have anything to share, pick up some seeds and have a cup of tea at the campfire while you converse with like-minded people and learn more about the local native plant gardening and seed-saving community. This event kicks off fall Seeds To Community processing as the series looks to grow in the new year. We invite you to stewards biodiversity in your neighborhood, one garden at a time!

Meet near the playground at the main park entrance. If you have collected seeds for the series, this event is a great time to drop them off. Offered as a collaboration between Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation and Seeds To Community!

No Registration Required.

Wayne Oliver at River Bend Gardens has given us another chance to visit for a walk through the gardens and restoration project, this time with a focus on collecting seeds! Join other Wild Ones Wayne County members to learn about seed collection and collect seeds both for yourself and the WOWC Seeds to Community Program!

Registration Required.

What to Bring:

Paper bags (Sandwich lunch bags or grocery paper bags work well)

Permanent black marker or pencil

Clean Pruners, heavy scissors, or garden clippers

Garden gloves

Something to hold bags of seed (Like a backpack, Cloth tote, or paper grocery bag)

The mission of the WOWC Seeds to Community program is to create connections with people and nature through the process of growing native plants from seed. The program is driven through community engagement in collection, germination and cultivation workshops.

WOWC Seeds to Community events require planning and community engagement. Join each third Thursday of the month to be a part of the year-round community initiative of growing native plants from seed.

This November meeting will include discussion on:

Winter Sowing Workshop Planning

Seed Data Updates

Collaborative Efforts with S2C Washtenaw

Program Donations

Members will receive invite and Zoom link via email. Reach out to Derek Shaffer or [email protected] with questions.

Discover the power of ecological garden design in this free national webinar, Living in the Liberated Landscape: My Yard, with award-winning landscape designer Larry Weaner. Join us for a personal look at how dynamic, self-sustaining landscapes can emerge when we partner with nature instead of controlling it. Drawing on more than 35 years of experience, Larry will share practical strategies for designing dynamic gardens that evolve naturally, support biodiversity, and bring lasting beauty to your yard.

Designing with native plants isn’t just about what you grow, it’s about how you shape your space. In this hands-on workshop, Zoe Evans (Plan it Wild) and Heather Evans (Design Your Wild) guide you through the process of creating a cohesive yard plan that supports both your lifestyle and biodiversity.

The mission of the WOWC Seeds to Community program is to create connections with people and nature through the process of growing native plants from seed. The program is driven through community engagement in collection, germination and cultivation workshops.

WOWC Seeds to Community events require planning and community engagement. Join each third Thursday of the month to be a part of the year-round community initiative of growing native plants from seed.

This December meeting will include discussion on:

Winter Sowing Workshop Planning

Seed Data Updates

Program Donations

Members will receive invite and Zoom link via email. Reach out to Derek Shaffer or [email protected] with questions.

Details coming soon! 

Details coming soon! This will be a paid webinar with all proceeds supporting the Seeds for Education Program. 

Details coming soon! 

Details coming soon! 

Details coming soon! 

Details coming soon!