William Ritter
About the Event
Song to Seed features seed-saving demonstrations, stories, humor, fiddle tunes, rare heirloom seeds to share, and original songs about Appalachian foodways. Hosted by Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture and sponsored by The Center for Appalachian Studies at Appalachian State University, please come and join us for a lively, interactive, and fun program.
This event is free to the public, registration is requested.
There will be a cash bar and time for socializing after the program.
About the Speaker:
William Ritter is a musician, folklorist--Western North Carolina born and raised--lover of southern Appalachia. He holds a MA in Appalachian Studies from Appalachian State University, and he's been saving seeds for a long time.
During his tenure at App State, William made the connection between old-time traditional music and heirloom seed saving. Keepers of both traditions carry stories and memories in their work—more than just seeds and songs. This inspired William to begin offering workshops on the importance of heirloom seeds and seed saving (complete with original and traditional song performances) in 2017. Now, he's busy raising his and Sarah's new little gardener, but he still finds time to sing old songs, nurture Appalachian heirloom varieties, and teach the seed saving gospel through Song to Seed.
For more information about William visit: songtoseed.com