Seed-Savers: Preserving Our Ecological Heritage (Network)

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Comment by Heather K on December 10, 2013 at 3:24pm

“Growing Biennials for Seed” - Dec 16^th, Webinar with Seed Savers Exchange - Register online or look for in archives afterward. http://www.seedsavers.org/Education/Webinars/

Seed Savers Exchange Webinar Archive http://www.seedsavers.org/Education/Webinar-Archive/

 

Comment by Heather K on November 10, 2013 at 4:04pm

Some of us will visit Inspiration Farm today this Sunday and bring food & seeds to share.  Contact Brian K is you are interested in joining us.

I've been gifted a bearded soft winter wheat 'Honey' variety from the Allegheny Mountain plateau watersheds, to share with grain seed-saver/growers.  I will bring some seed to Inspiration Farm today between 5pm- 7pm.   My Pennsylvania farmer friends have been growing this wheat for years.  It the only one the deer don't eat.  TLyle grinds it into pancake mix in the countries first solar powered grain mill!

Our 6th annual Community Seed Swap 2014 now seeking volunteers for set up & planning.  Date is Sunday January 26th, 2014!

Comment by Heather K on March 19, 2013 at 2:42pm

'Fundamentals of On-Farm Plant Breeding'  Weds March 20^th 2013 with Dr. John Navazio (Organic Seed Alliance Senior Scientist and Washington State University Seed Extension Specialist) http://snohomish.wsu.edu/ag/workshops/PlantBreeding2013.htm   “You’ll learn how to improve vegetable quality through careful seed selection and improvement as well as how to select for reproductive fitness, yield, disease resistance, and improved performance under adverse conditions. Dr. Navazio will share his knowledge on seed growing basics, sourcing germplasm, and conducting variety trials, as well as basic variety improvement techniques for inbreeding and outbreeding crops. In addition, all attendees will receive a copy of Dr. Navazio's recent book The Organic Seed Grower: A Farmer’s Guide to Vegetable Seed Production, itself a $50 value. Visit http://tinyurl.com/SeedGrower to learn about the book.”

Both Krista Rome & myself will be attending this event.

John Navazio, Ph.D. "trains farmers, university students, and others in organic seed production and the fundamentals of participatory, on-farm plant breeding for organic systems. His breeding work includes increasing genetic breadth in a number of vegetable crops for their nutritional quality, flavor, texture, ability to scavenge nutrients, compete with weeds, and resist heat and drought."

Comment by Heather K on February 9, 2013 at 12:44am

Community Heirloom Seed & Plant Exchange http://orcasissues.com/seed-swap-season-is-upon-us   on Orcas Island this Sunday, Feb 10^th from 2-5pm. 

A few seed-savers from Orcas came to our swap this year,

and I'll be going over to theirs!   (The people of Island county voted to ban GMO seeds on their lands, and Skagit is moving in this directions too).

Webinars for seed saving: http://www.seedsavers.org/Education/Webinars/  (thanks Walter).

Our 5^th annual Community Seed Swap – Jan 27- 2013  had an abundance of both seeds & people this year! http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/events/community-seed-swap-2013

Thanks to all who attended and shared their seeds and their wisdom! 

Share your ideas with me for next years 6seed exchange - “Seedy Sunday”.

Comment by Heather K on January 23, 2013 at 1:51am

Seed Saver friends!http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profiles/blogs/benefits-of-saving... . “Benefits of  Saving Open-pollinated Heirloom Seeds”.

Hope you're all caught up with sorting your seeds and see you at the swap on sunday, with set up time for volunteers and seed-savers at 12:30.

Please help us with organizing seeds on the seed tables; we have new labels this year with some latin family names.

We all our volunteers co-creating this event!

 

Swap info- http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/events/community-seed-swap-2013

 

My our children learn the mystery of seeds coming from flowers and our food coming from seeds!

Comment by Heather K on January 11, 2013 at 3:41am

Seed Saving Friends & Revolutionaries:  Sunday January 27^th Seed Swap.  Details at http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/events/community-seed-swap-2013

Time to choose what seeds to bring to our 5^th annual seed swap to place on the main table, or set up your own table, or carry your most precious seeds in a basket! 

If you can volunteer at the swap to help greet people and hold the donation can, and answer questions, that would be welcomed!  Email our volunteer coordinator, Sara, at:  volunteer –at- sustainablebelllingham.or  ,, or post a comment on our faceboo page at - https://www.facebook.com/notifications#!/events/466839620039241/

We are expecting a great year, and there will be seed-savers from Orcas Island that are planning on coming!

Plan to help clean up and then go our for a meal & drink after the swap  in the evening.

*. Label Your Seeds & Bring Extra Envelopes to Share*

Comment by Celt M. Schira on December 3, 2011 at 5:13pm

Walter, So, what about the spinach? Spinach, as you well know, is a stretch for the backyard gardener. Male and female plants, optimally at least a couple of hundred each to preserve the variability, and then if a person pulls that off they produce way too much seed for a family gardener to use within its shelf life. A good job for the market gardener, eh?

Celt's Technicolor Cabbage is coming along nicely, but I am selecting for robust tolerance of winter, delicious flavor, and that nifty deep blue green leaf color with the magenta racing stripe. The original heritage cabbage strains had tight compact heads and more uniformity in size, maturity and appearance. Depends what you want. 

By the way, Pinetree has Carentan leeks, the first time I've seen them offered in ten years.

Comment by Heather K on December 1, 2011 at 2:23pm

Sunday January 29^th at the Majestic ?downstairs!

"4th Annual Community Seed Day -Getting Seeds Into the Hands of the People!”

Save the date.  More event details to follow as we continue our planning.    We'll need volunteers to help set up & clean up, but mostly get  your seeds labeled & ready to share!  Save those recycled envelopes to bring for the new gardeners & seed planters that  will join us!

Comment by Heather K on November 27, 2011 at 6:38pm

4^th Annual Community Seed Day (& Seed-Swap):  “Seeds Into the Hands of the People” - is being planned for late January 2012.   We are looking for a central urban location that can be used for the swap, and has a break-out room with tables & chairs for teach-in.   Most likely dates of
swap, to pencil in your calendar, Sun Jan 29, or Sat Jan 28^th,
or Sun Jan 22^nd.   Date will depend on rental availablity.
 
New book out: “The Complete Guide to Saving Seeds” by Robert Gough & Cheryl Moore-Gough.   Let us know if you find this new book useful.

Some of us carry seeds in our pockets to trade whenever we travel!  :-)

I'll be traveling soon to warmer lands with my tent, garden tools, and seeds this winter.  I'll be back to our Salish Sea-Koma
Kulshan forest garden by early April.

Thanks to Farmer David Pike for watching over our seed & garden group online sites while I'm away....unless he departs for warmer lands with year-round fruits too.  Wish him Happy Birthday tomorrow!

 

Comment by Heather K on June 22, 2011 at 8:25am

“ Backyard Beans & Grains Project Work Party and Tour“ Sat June 25^th 3-6pm, followed by a meal and seed gifting!http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/events/backyard-beans-grains-project

 “Learn and farm alongside Celt & Krista during this afternoon of tending the seed variety trials out at the Backyard Beans & Grain Project site in Everson, WA. Learn about the specifics of growing different varieties of dry beans and grains, including millet, amaranth, oats, wheat, barley, dry corn, lentils, garbanzos, common beans, soup peas, soybeans and more! After the work party we will provide a light homegrown dinner of beans, cornbread, and salad. We can also offer some free seed from this year's harvest to interested work-traders.”

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