Attend seminars for expert gardening tips

Bevin Cohen (Ben) is an award-winning author, herbalist, owner of Small House Farm and host of the popular Seeds & Weeds podcast. He lives and works at Small House Farm with his wife and two sons on their family homestead in Sanford, Michigan. He offers workshops and lectures across the country on the benefits of living closer to the land through seeds, herbs, and locally grown food.

 

Bevin is a food and garden writer whose work has appeared in numerous publications including Mother Earth News, Modern Farmer Magazine, and The Journal of Medicinal Plant Conservation. He’s the author or editor of more than ten books, including Saving Our Seeds and The Artisan Herbalist.

 

The Cohen family grows seed crops, herbs and flowers and saves seeds from heirloom and unique varieties for sharing with the community. Bevin is also the founder of Michigan Seed Library, a community seed sharing initiative that has worked closely with a number of communities to help establish seed library programs across his home state and beyond.

 

Seminars:
Grow an Herb Garden – Discover how to grow the herb garden of your dreams! Whether your interest is in culinary or medicinal herbs, Bevin will guide you through planning, planting and caring for your herbs to ensure a bountiful harvest. The presentation will cover topics like starting herbs from seed, propagation and container gardening, plus herb harvesting and storage techniques.
 

Grow Your Best Tomatoes – There's nothing better than a homegrown tomato and Bevin will show us how to maximize our harvests with the least amount of work! He'll cover soil health, planting methods, mulching, pruning, trellising, and he'll share the secrets he's learned over a lifetime of gardening. Get ready to grow the best tomatoes you've ever tasted!

Schedule:
 

Friday
11:30   Grow Your Best Tomatoes
2:30     Grow an Herb Garden
5:30     Grow Your Best Tomatoes

Saturday
11:00   Grow Your Best Tomatoes
2:00     Grow an Herb Garden
5:00     Grow Your Best Tomatoes

Sunday
12:00   Grow Your Best Tomatoes
3:00     Grow an Herb Garden