Garrett Mills, Chair of LIFTT’s Board of Directors, will bring several hundred practical, resealable seed envelopes to share with participants at the Community Seed Library’s Seed Saving Workshop on Saturday, September 12, from 10-11:30 a.m. at the Billings Public Library. Photo courtesy of Garett Mills.
Plant a Little Knowledge Today and Grow Something Wonderful Tomorrow
Every seed carries a story. It remembers the plant from which it came, holds the promise of another growing season, and reminds us that even the smallest beginning can produce something extraordinary.
On Saturday, September 12, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to noon, the Billings Community Seed Library will present Basic Seed Saving in the Community Room of the Billings Public Library, located at 510 North Broadway in Billings.
During this informative presentation, participants will learn how to collect, save, and properly store seeds from heirloom vegetables and native plants. The workshop will explore plant life cycles, the differences between hybrids and heirloom varieties, effective harvesting techniques, and helpful germination methods for the next growing season.
Whether you are an experienced gardener or planting your first vegetables and flowers, seed saving offers a practical, rewarding way to become more self-sufficient, preserve favorite plants, reduce future gardening costs, and share something valuable with neighbors and friends. It is also a wonderful reminder that sustainability often begins with simple actions taken close to home.
LIFTT will be represented at the workshop by Garrett Mills, Chair of LIFTT’s Board of Directors, who plans to attend and bring a special gift for participants. Garrett has obtained several hundred small seed envelopes that he will distribute at no cost while supplies last. The envelopes are practical, resealable, and made with a plastic liner and clear window, making them ideal for organizing, identifying, protecting, and storing seeds for future planting.
Gardening and seed saving reflect many of the values at the heart of Independent Living: knowledge, choice, self-direction, resourcefulness, community participation, and the confidence to create something meaningful. A handful of seeds can become food, flowers, habitat for pollinators, or a gift passed from one gardener to another. It can also become a quiet declaration of hope: there will be another season, and we are preparing for it.
Come learn something new, meet other members of the gardening community, and take home ideas that can continue growing long after the workshop ends. Be sure to find Garrett and pick up some of his seed envelopes before they are gone!
Workshop Information
Basic Seed Saving with the Billings Community Seed Library
Saturday, September 12, 2026
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Community Room, Billings Public Library
510 North Broadway, Billings, MT 59101
For the official program description and any updated information, visit the Billings Public Library event page or call the library at (406) 657-8258.
About Living Independently for Today & Tomorrow (LIFTT): LIFTT is a Montana 501(c)3 corporation organized as a Center for Independent Living (CIL). With team members based in Billings and Glendive, LIFTT provides people with disabilites and aging indivduals with programs, services, resources and advocacy that help empower them to break down the physical, bureaucratic, and cultural barriers that prevent them from being fully independent participants in their lives and communities throughout 18 counties in southeastern and south-central Montana: Big Horn, Carbon, Carter, Custer, Dawson, Fallon, Garfield, Golden Valley, McCone, Musselshell, Powder River, Prairie, Richland, Rosebud, Stillwater, Treasure, Wibaux, and Yellowstone. For more information, please visit liftt.org
Our Vision: Empowering aging individuals and people with disabilities to LIFTT themselves above the barriers of life.
Our Mission: Living Independently for Today and Tomorrow’s (LIFTT’s) mission as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit Center for Independent Living serving Southeastern Montana is to empower aging individuals and people with disabilities to live independently through education, support, and opportunities.