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Seed-Savers: Preserving Our Ecological Heritage (Network)

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

Welcome new seed savers! Please listen in & enjoy reading our current discussions & comments. For viewing all the Discussion click the "View All" button below.

 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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Comment by Jamie Jedinak on October 15, 2010 at 7:09pm
Krista, If you come across extra please, would you let me know? Thanks, Jamie
Comment by Krista Rome on October 15, 2010 at 9:31am
Hey all, I need some multiplier onions to plant! I've not run into anyone around here growing them...any of you have any leads or planting stock?
Comment by Heather K on August 26, 2010 at 3:21pm
Nettle is now in green seed stage, a good time to collect some seeds for medicinal purposes.
Also bean seeds are now being harvesting while they are dry and many grains are being harvested. Great time to walk through the garden, woods, fields to see what is ready to harvest or soon will be.
Comment by Krista Rome on May 13, 2010 at 5:58pm
Hi Seed Savers! Remember, now is the time to plant your dry beans, flour corn, and buckwheat! Coming soon it will be warm enough for those millets and amaranths to germinate.

Pass the word if anyone is looking for some really early dry beans (both bush and pole), I have lots in little seed packs, plus flax, buckwheat, favas, flour corn, amaranth, soybeans. Call me at 224-4757 or email kristamrome@yahoo.com
Comment by Heather K on April 21, 2010 at 2:43am
An article written on how GMO seeds might be currently effecting our region would be great.
Possibly posted as a 'Discussion' in the larger Organic Gardeners..Permi group or the main TW page.

The word-on-the-street is that some local farmers are finding out that their animal feed has GMO seed in it, and they're concerned with it sprouting and crossing with their farm crops.

Thanks Rebecca for link to http://truefoodnow.org/
Another good online link is the http://www.seedalliance.org/
Comment by Tris Shirley on April 17, 2010 at 10:03am
Hey Seed Savers,
Some of you may have joined a FOOD related workgroup at the TGU. Check out the new TW event "All FOOD Workgroups Potluck" scheduled for Sunday, April 25th 5:00 PM. RSVP if you are in, or want to join, a FOOD workgroup. Among other things, we'll decide on a better way to communicate with everyone in the future.
Comment by Celt M. Schira on April 17, 2010 at 9:02am
Navajo Grey Squash is a member of the Hubbard family, smaller and more grey than blue compared to a Blue Hubbard. It is solid, delicious and stores well. I've never seen the seed in commerce. It seems to be a Whatcom backyard special. I have the last half of the last Navajo Grey in the fridge. I have some seed left from the last squash if anyone would like some.
Comment by Krista Rome on April 7, 2010 at 12:52pm
Hi All,
The Backyard Beans & Grains Project now has seed kits available to jump start the growing efforts of anyone interested in expanding the storage crops we produce locally in our gardens and farms. They are available for a donation that will go to offset the costs of all the seed trials we do each year. If you know anyone who is interested, please pass the word. It would make a great gift for mother's day or birthday for a gardener or sustainability-minded friend. The kits this year will include a variety of dry beans, favas, soybeans, flax, buckwheat, dry field corn, and amaranth. Please email me for more information: kristamrome@yahoo.com.
Comment by David Culver on January 11, 2010 at 9:24am
I'm coming and I'll be there early to help set up tables etc.
Thanks,
David
Comment by Heather K on January 9, 2010 at 12:07am
Seed-Savers – Please Share the News of our Jan 2010 Seed-Swap Event with your regional network!
Please take the time to RSVP on the TW Event page.
If you can come early to help set up or stay later to help clean up, please post a comment or contact Shannon on this TW site or her email.

If you can help with placing posters, please contact Shannon & request an pdf flyer - lightsourceon@comcast.net

Photographers - please remember your camera and take pictures to share later on our site...I'll be away so I'll enjoy some visual sharing.

You can invite friends who may not be on the Transition Whatcom site by using our Event tab or at : http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/events/2nd-annual-bellingham-seed
(Click on the “Invite More People” tab and scroll down to enter emails manually or by address book import)

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Bellingham Seed Swap -2010 - Sat January 31st at 12:30

Join Together for Sharing & Exchanging Seeds that are received 'Into The Hands of the People' from the Earth's Abundance, at our 2nd Annual 2010 B'ham Winter Swap!

Yes you can come even if you have already swapped your seeds
or have no seeds to share!

Time: 12:30pm to 4pm – Agenda below

Presentation : 'Why and How to Save Your Own Seeds' @ 3 PM

Location - 1317 Commercial (btwn Holly & Magnolia)
2nd floor – Center for Expressive Arts Bellingham, WA
(above Uisce Pub & Trivoli Restaurant. Across the street from the Parkade)

- Anyone with extra seed to share please bring them in either labeled envelopes or containers. (Both ‘saved’ or ‘purchased’ seeds are fine!)
-If you have speciality seeds bring them but hold on to them for the specialty swap time at 2pm
-New gardeners & those wanting learn to grow food & seeds, we welcome you!

Schedule:
12:00- 12:30 Tea & Introductions & Garden Share Opportunities
& Non-profit Tables.
12:30-1:00 Circle Gathering & Seed-Swap Etiquette.
1:00-3:00 Open Seed Exchange.
2:00- 3:00 Specialty Seed Exchange.
3:00-4:00 Presentation/Demo : Why and How to Save Your Own Seeds'.

Thanks to Shannon & friends for organizing this Swap,

and to this years Sponsors- Forest Garden Urban Ecology Center,
Earthcare Garden Designs, Center for Local Self Reliance, Sustainable Bellingham, Food Not Lawns, & Transition Whatcom.

For more info, contact Shannon Maris, lightsourceon@comcast.net.
 

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