Collecting and Processing Native Seeds by Ron Endres. Learn where to find species to harvest, how to get permission to harvest, how to dry, process and screen seeds, and how to receive training. Ron will discuss how large organizations and seed companies process seeds, as well as tricks individuals can use to hand clean seeds and the equipment used. Ron has been harvesting seeds in prairies, savannas, woodlands and wetlands over the last 14 years. He has operated like a foundation, accepting seed requests from non-profits, supplying seeds to over 100 plantings in Wisconsin, Illinois and Iowa. His last harvest had a retail value of $250,000, totaling over 650 lbs. of pure seed representing over 200 species.