Seed Balls

Hope to see you for our Arbor Day celebration!
Join us and plant a seed ball (also known as seed bombs.)
We’ll also have recipe cards if you want to make some at home.
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The ancient art of encasing seeds in earthen balls and spreading them in areas devoid of vegetation was revived in the 1970’s by Masanobu Fukuoka, the pioneer of Japanese natural farming, in his book One Straw Revolution. Since that time there has been a grassroots movement to create these so-called “seed balls” to improve the low success rate of wild seed dispersal. Clay and organic matter are mixed with seeds and thrown into abandoned lots, roadsides, railway lines, deforested lands, and anywhere one hopes to add more plant species. While there is no science demonstrating the effectiveness of this method of seed dispersal, it is an interesting and fun way to engage people in restoring vegetation, particularly if seeds of native species are used.

Saturday, April 25
The Tree Board activities begin at 10.