Seed bank now – your future could depend on it
“As the world’s seed supply is increasingly owned by multinational companies, farmers and gardeners are losing control of the seeds available to them. Vegetable varieties that were valued for their superior flavour are being replaced by varieties that can withstand travelling across the country, or across the world, in today’s global food market.” An extract from Orion Magazine with comments.
Saving seeds is a basic survival skill that used to be taught to children before they could talk. I followed my mother and grandparents into the garden where I learned it all. The churches and school should become local nursuries where the community can get gardens starts and seeds …. heirloom plant sales have replaced candy bars as school fund raisers, check out Saving Seeds video below:
I’ve read that during the Civil War, southerners kept seeds, it was a tradition, and that’s partially what kept them alive in those years after- they could plant a harvest to come.
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