Sustainable Market Farming – Intensive Vegetable Production on a Few Acres
Description: Saving our Seeds: Information and Resources for Growers and Producers of Organic Vegetable Seed
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We honor the farmers of the world in their work. In stewarding the earth, in planting the seeds, nourishing them, and bringing them to harvest. We ask for blessing upon their hands and hearts. As they carry on the ancient work of sustaining cultural survival through this sacred task. --- Jerilyn Brusseau
Our mission is to promote sustainable, ecological, organic vegetable seed production in the Mid-Atlantic and South. Saving Our Seeds provides information, resources, and publications for gardeners, farmers, seed savers, and seed growers.
The genetic reservoir and uniqueness of our vegetable seed heritage resides principally in three places: (1) the USDA seed bank, (2) small specialized seed companies, and (3) small family farms, especially those in ethnic communities. Unfortunately, these are all at risk. Federally sponsored government institutions such as the USDA seed bank are subject to periodic funding crises. Small, specialized seed companies (which offer many unique varieties) have low market penetration, are labor intensive, and are
Sustainable Market Farming – Intensive Vegetable Production on a Few Acres