Maine's Wild Seed Project Offers Education and an Example of Nationwide Significance
About this episode
Heather McCargo discusses the Wild Seed Project's initiatives to promote the growth of native plants and the evolution of her personal garden.
In this week's Growing Greener Heather McCargo, founder of the Wild Seed Project, describes its programs to encourage gardeners to grow native plants from wild-collected seeds to preserve genetic diversity in the garden and beyond, and how McCargo has embraced the evolution of her personal garden from meadow to biodiverse woodland.
People in this episode
Host: Tom Christopher
Guest: Heather McCargo
Topics covered
- native plants
- genetic diversity
- gardening
- biodiversity
- education
Keywords
- native plants
- wild-collected seeds
- genetic diversity
- gardening education
- biodiverse woodland
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Wild Seed Project
Places: Maine
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