Cascadia's 'Salish Sea Seed-Savers'- Sharing & Saving Our Seeds, Educating Ourselves on the importance of regional seed-saving, Resisting corporate/laboratory bred GMO seeds, & Promoting Events for community food-security.
Location: Cascadia - Bellingham & Beyond
Members: 57
Latest Activity: Jan 4
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Welcome new members: We are not a 'chat' group, so you won't received many emails from us. We are growers & seed-savers who network together on resources, educational events, and to promote opportunities for sharing & saving seeds.
For offerings or requests for specific seeds, or to initiate a topic conversation, please use our groups 'Start Discussion' option below.
Most of our members are also part of the larger 'Earth Garden' network at: http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/group/organic
(Group admins currently are Heather K & David P. and more are welcome).
Events we wish to promote can be done through the main TW "Events" tab: http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/events and through the Sustainable Bellingham calendar: http://www.sustainablebellingham.org/events/community-calendar .
We now have a group page on faceboo -"Salish Seed Co-op".
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Our Vision- “We are Seed-Savers: Preserving Our Ecological Heritage - Sharing & Saving Our Seeds, Educating Ourselves on the importance of regional seed-saving, Resisting corporate/laboratory bred GMO seeds, and Promoting Events for community food-security.”
We are students, farmers, gardeners, scientists, scholars, and citizens. This blossoming month of May brings us outside to plant seeds that will nourish our community. We are alert to any introduction or planting of GMO seeds that could damage the commercial efforts of our farmers & gardeners growing locally consumed foods with locally saved seeds. We encourage us all to be alert to learning where GMO seeds or products containing seeds, are being brought into our county.
One of us will start a broader TW discussion on “Local Food & Seed Sovereignty” to be accessible to broader TW audience. As we learn more we'll share information with our GMO Awareness & Action network at http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/group/gmoaction
"Thomas Jefferson said he didn’t think we could have democracy unless at least 20% of the population was self-supporting on small farms so they were independent enough to be able to tell an oppressive government to 'stuff it'. It is very difficult to control people who can create products without purchasing inputs from the system, who can market their products directly thus avoiding the involvement of mercenary middlemen, who can butcher animals and preserve foods without reliance on industrial conglomerates, and who can’t be bullied because they can feed their own faces."
- Eliot Coleman, Author, Farmer, Human Being
If you are interested in working with others protecting our ability to grow & consume our own food locally, consider connecting with these transition networks by following the discussion & assisting in events & work-parties- (after you've got your garden planted!)
*** GMO Awareness & Action network http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/group/gmoaction
*** Whatcom Food Security Network & Transition Food Security: http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/group/foodsecurityworkgroup/forum...
*** Transition ARC (Actions for Resilient Communities) http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/group/edapgroup
New Grains from Uprising Organics:
Hulless Barley & Hulless Oats!
http://uprisingorganics.com/grains-new-/cat_60.html
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Community Seed-Swap on Jan 30th was a huge success!
Special thanks to all the seed-savers who work hard and share their abundance!
The idea of seed-swaps is catching on fast this year all across the country! “Seeds- Into the Hands of the People”
* Another chance to swap seeds in B'ham –Thurs Feb 10th
with WSU Whatcom County Extension
(thanks to Shannon's Garden E-News for info!)
“Master Gardener Foundation Meeting - Speaker & Seed Exchange
@ WSU Whatcom County Extension Office, 1000 North Forest Street, Bellingham. Please use the Laurel Street entrance.
As always, the evening will begin with non-formal social time beginning at 6:30 PM, the meeting 7:00 PM with the quest speaker
SPEAKER : Colleen Burrows, Whatcom County IPM Coordinator
Her topic: "IPM UPDATE: NEW PESTS TO WATCH FOR AND DEVELOPMENTS ON THE HERBICIDE CONTAMINATION ISSUE".
The February & March Meetings also include a SEED EXCHANGE - shared seeds brought by Master Gardeners as well a large donation of Territorial Company 2010 vegetable and flower seeds donated by Portal Way Farm & Garden in Ferndale. Their seeds are selected for the PNW climate. Small envelopes for seed sharing will be provided.
Free and Open to the Public”
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Video by Farmer Walter to enjoy on fabulous fava beans!
http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/video/fabulous-fava-beans-with
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Upcoming garden event at Terra Organica at the Public Market...pencil in the date Sat Feb 26th....More seed to share may be there that didn't make it in the mail in time for our winter community swap.
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* “Seed-Saving Around the World” presentation from native plant seed-collector Ellen Kuhlmann, on March 16th Weds ReStore.
http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/events/seed-saving-around-the-world
Great Quote you added Kate! “.....Swapping seeds may sound gentle, but it’s a way to get around the system. Maybe even a form of passive resistance? Take back your government, indeed. ...” - Editors of Transition Voice online
See you at the swap...I sense their may be lots of folks coming....
May the abundance of our seeds travel far.
* Plant Seeds & Sing Songs * - Heather K
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