Bonus Episode 2: Seed Chat June 2017

Bonus Episode 2: Seed Chat June 2017. A chat with an expert on Seeds, Bill McDorman. In This BONUS Podcast: There is always a bounty of information available in conversations […]

186: Robin Kelson on Seed Saving-Resiliency

Greg talks to a former lawyer Robin Kelson who now runs The Good Seed Company. She shares her story about the unexpected transition in her life leading her to her work around seeds. One of the big events in her new life is an epic community event focused on seed saving and sharing.  She also explains why the company is using seeds from backyard growers.

Be a Plant Diversity Superhero: Tips and Tricks for Saving Seeds

At one time, seed saving was a necessity. Gardeners and farmers carefully selected and stored the best seeds from their harvests, ensuring they had seed for planting in subsequent years. The knowledge of pollination, purity, harvesting and storage of seeds was all part of survival and learned within the family and community.

Seeds and Soak in Idaho

Seeds and Soak in Idaho By Belle Starr It is astounding to think that at the turn of the last century everyone saved their own seeds. Seed saving was part […]

The Seed School Edition

The Seed School Edition By Greg Peterson What do we have without seeds?  Is a question to ponder, but for not very long as the answer is we have nothing.  […]

Seeds with a Sense of Place

Seeds with a Sense of Place By Belle Starr Prominent in Europe for centuries, the local food movement is at last blossoming in the United States… and just in the […]

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