What does regenerative culture look like? Rootsy. Here, a cornerstone 'eco-social' propagation archetype: the ASN's first propagation fair of the spring, in Williams, OR, this past weekend. All ASN events are vendor-free and free to attend. All scion and seed is shared freely.
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Folk gather under a large banner advertising the Agrarian Sharing Network spring propagation fair in Williams, OR.
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Grafters make fruit trees by wedding scion (specific varieties of fruit trees) chosen by attendees to rootstocks from among a selection determining tree-size, soil type, disease-resistance etc.
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Inside, out of the weather, folk gather round the seed tables.
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Putting the social back in eco. Demand for grafts and therefore for grafting help at our events, is strong. Several among our team travel to lend extra support to the grafting tables at our events scattered across the bioregion. A social network bounded within and bonded by ecological resilience.