Press, Podcasts & Presentation Links
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Public Lectures & Research Presentations
“Seed Hunting, Ethnobotany & Ecological Restoration for Children & Youth,” Closing Keynote. American Horticulture Society Youth & Garden Summit, Hartford, CT- July 2025.
“Global Seed Conservation: Safeguarding Biodiversity for the Future,” “Botanical Traditions of the Vikings and Druids,” “Born Ready: Twin Explorers share how early wilderness training shaped their global missions in resilience and response.” Ponant x Explorers Club Speaker Series, aboard Le Bellot: Scottish archipelagos and the Faroe Islands: Nordic heritage and island identities, May 2025.
“Paradise Ground: Protecting Precious Seeds.” Next Generation Explorers Network of the Explorers Club Symposium, New York City, NY- April 2025.
“The Northeast Seed Network Taking Root: Ecotypes, Ecoregions & Ecological Restoration,”and “The Revival of The Southport Globe Onion.” Organic Seed Growers Conference {Organic Seed Alliance}, Corvallis, OR- March 2025
“Northeast Seed Network Insights and Innovations from Partners and Projects: The Ecotype Project’s Role in Modeling Subregional Seed Networks & The Formation of the Farmer-Led Northeast Seed Collective Company.” National Native Seed Conference, Santa Fe, NM- February 2025.
“Amplifying the Power of One.” Hearts in the Ice Arctic Climate Summit, Svalbard, Norway- September 2024.
“The Role of Indigenous Seed Supply Chains in Building Human Capital for Ecological Restoration.” Uganda Climate Tech Summit, Kampala, Uganda- June 2024.
“The Ecotype Project.” Garden Club of America Annual Meeting, Hartford, CT- April 2024.
“A Seed Conservation Safari with The Seed Huntress: Keeping The Right Plants in the Right Place!" WINGS WorldQuest, Marblehead, MA- April 2024.
“Seed Conservation Safari.” Organic Vegetable, Flower & Seed Production Course, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA- December 2023.
“Ecotypes | Ecoregions + Ecological Restoration: Weaving A Native Seed Supply Chain in The Northeast USA by Mentoring Smallhold Organic Farmers in Ecotypic Seed Production.” 10th World Conference on Ecological Restoration, virtual- November 2023
“Seeds Are Spices: Ethnobotany of Your Kitchen Cabinet.” Global Explorers Forum, New York City, NY- October 2023
“Seed Safari with Sefra Alexandra, The Seed Huntress.” Central Park, NY-
June 2023
“Mentoring Smallholder Organic Farmers in the Production of Ecoregionally Provenanced {Ecotypic} Restoration Seed.” The National Native Seed Conference, Alexandria, VA- March 2023.
“Ecotypic Education Evolution.” Keynote, The Native Plant Center- Spring Landscape Conference, Westchester, NY- March 2023.
“Ecotypes | Ecoregions & Ecological Restoration.” Northeast Organic Farming Association of NY Annual Conference, virtual- February 2023.
“Need for Seed: A Strategy for the Northeast.” Native Plant Trust Symposium, virtual- November 2022.
“Save the Seeds! Forming a Farmer-Led Seed Collective.” Aspetuck Land Trust, Easton, CT- November 2022.
“A Perennial Expedition to Preserve Seed Biodiversity.” Explorers Forum, New York City, NY- October 2022.
“Permaculture & Native Plants: Putting the Right Plants in the Right Place.” Organic Land Care Course (CT NOFA), virtual- August 2022.
“Sefra Alexandra | The Seed Huntress.” Exploring By The Seat Of Your Pants, virtual- May 2022
“Seed Saving Safari.” New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT- May 2022
“Seed Conservation Safari: A perennial ethnobotanical expedition to preserve and restore the flora of wildlands through the conservation of seed.” Hearts in the Ice, virtual- May 2022
“Ecotypes | Ecoregions | Ecological Restoration.” Greenwich Land Trust, Greenwich, CT, April 2022.
“The Ecotype Project: Ecotypes | Ecoregions | Ecological Restoration.” Keynote, Rhode Island Wild Plant Society- Annual Meeting. University of Rhode Island, March 2022.
“The Ecotype Project: Ecotypes | Ecoregions | Ecological Restoration.” Commonwealth Interagency Pollinator Habitat Summit VIII, virtual, March 2022.
“The Ecotype Project.” Ridgefield Library, Ridgefield, CT, March 2022.
“Ecotypes, Ecoregions, and Ecological Restoration: Fortifying the Living Seed Bank.” Keynote, Native Plants: Forces for Conservation and Community, US National Arboretum 35th Annual LAHR Symposium, Virtual, March 2022.
Seed Conservation Safari with Sefra Alexandra | The Seed Huntress.” Granby Public Libraries, virtual, February 2022.
“Ecotypes | Ecoregions | Ecological Restoration.” Northeast Organic Farming Association of Connecticut- Board, virtual, May 2022.
“Seed Conservation Safari with The Seed Huntress.” Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, April 2022
“The Right Plants in The Right Place on Your Landscape!” Northeast Organic Farming Association of Massachusetts, Winter Conference, virtual, January 2022.
“The Ecotype Project.” Yale School for the Environment, New Haven, CT, January, 2022.
“Tis’ the Seed-son for Winter Sowing!” Mansfield Public Library, virtual, January 2022.
“Sefra Alexandra | The Seed Huntress.” Pathfinders: Women of the Explorers Club Symposium, virtual, November 2021.
“The Ecotype Project.” Keynote, The Connecticut Botanical Society- Annual Meeting, Haddam, CT, October 2021.
“The Ecotype Project: Ecotypes | Ecoregions | Ecological Restoration.” Northeast Organic Farming Association, Summer Conference, virtual, August 2021.
“Permaculture 101 for Organic Landscape Design- Biomimicry Cues for Designing Efficient Systems.” Organic Land Care Course (CT NOFA), virtual, August 2021.
“The Ecotype Project: The Right Plants in the Right Place.” Litchfield Land Trust, White Memorial Conservation Center, Litchfield, CT, May 2021.
“The Ecotype Project: The Right Plants in the Right Place.” Rivertowns Pollinator Pathway, virtual, June 2021.
“Ecotypes, Ecoregions + Ecological Restoration / Fortifying an Ecotypic Seed Production Network in the Northeastern US.” 9th World Conference on Ecological Restoration, virtual, June 2021.
“Regenerative Agriculture: From Seed to Soil.” Keynote, Southport Garden Stroll, Southport, CT, June 2021.
“The Ecotype Project.” Plan it Wild, virtual, May 2021.
“Regenerative Ecological Design for Emergency Management: Biomimicry Cues for Designing Efficient Systems” Georgetown University, Washington DC, May 2021.
“An Ethnobotanical Expedition with The Seed Huntress: Seed Banks for Conservation.” The Future of Food Course, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, May 2021.
“Ecological Seed Restoration for Pollinator Health.” Massachusetts Pollinator Network, virtual, March 2021.
“Ecotypes, Ecoregions + Ecological Restoration.” Wild Ones: Mt. Laurel Chapter, virtual, March 2021.
“The Ecotype Project.” Sustainable Westport, Virtual, March 2021.
“How to Use Your Local Seed Library: The Revival of the Southport Globe Onion.” Pequot Library, Southport, CT, March 2021.
“The Ecotype Project.” The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, virtual, February 2021.
“The Ecotype Project: An Ecoregional Framework for Restoration.” Regenerative Farming Webinar, Save the Sound, virtual, January 2021.
“The Right Plants in The RIght Place.” Northeast Organic Seed Conference, virtual, January 2021.
“Native Plants, Ecotype Farm Plots & A Food Secure Future.” Yellow Farmhouse, Stonington, CT, September 2020.
“The Art of Seed Saving with The Seed Huntress.” Darien Library, virtual, September 2020.
“Native Pairings: From Earth to Sky- A Pollinators Perspective.” Aspetuck Land Trust, virtual, May 2020.
“Welcoming Home Our Famous Allium Heirloom: The Southport Globe Onion!” Earth Day Celebration, Fairfield, CT, April 2020.
“Creating an Ecotypic Seed Network in the Northeast: A Roundtable Needs Assessment on Ecoregional Seed Amplification.” Northeast Organic Seed Conference (NOFA NY), virtual, January 2020.
“Native Seed Saving: For Pollinator Health.” Wakeman Town Farm, Westport, CT, October 2019.
“Sefra Alexandra | The Seed Huntress.”Reseeding the City: Ethnobotany in the Urban Symposium, Brown University, Providence, RI, October 2019.
“The Southport Globe Onion Initiative.” The National Heirloom Exposition, Ventura, CA, September 2019.
“The Tale of Taro Leaf Blight.” Crop Trust Board Presentation, Oak Spring Garden Foundation, Upperville, VA, May 2019.
“Save Seeds- Seeds Save.” Arcosanti Convergence, Arcosanti, AZ, October 2019
“The Art of Seed Hunting.” Mountain West Seed Summit, Santa Fe, NM February 2019
“Secrets of Seed Saving.” Wakeman Town Farm, Westport, CT, March 2019.
Garden Club Speaking Engagements
Garden Club of America Leadership Meeting Week- NYC, October 2025
Hortulus Garden Club, October 2025
Fairfield Garden Club, March 2025
Cambridge Plant & Garden Club, January 2025
GCA Annual Meeting, April 2024
The City Gardens Club of New York City, March 2024
Green Fingers, March 2024
Rowayton Gardeners, February 2024
Connecticut Valley Garden Club, November 2023
Philipstown Garden Club, November 2023
Darien Garden Club, September 2023
Stonington Garden Club, March 2023
Yellow Farmhouse, January 2023
New Canaan Garden Club, October 2022
Wilton Garden Club, October 2022
Middlebury Garden Club, April 2022
Newport Garden Club, November 2021
Westport Garden Club, November 2020, February 2022
Easton Garden Club, October 2020
Bigelow Garden Club, October 2019
Sasqua Garden Club, June 2018