[NAFEX] Nafex and the economy

S & E Hills ehills7408 at wowway.com
Sat Nov 15 14:54:59 EST 2008


My favorite seed source has got to be Pinetree seed company.
http://www.superseeds.com/products.php  I think.

 

I can recommend the "yellow wonder" alpine strawberry" seeds, but I will
comment that about 1/3rd of the seeds have produced red fruited plants
instead of yellow.  (even so I still like em)

 

Scott Hills

Zone 6b Michigan

 

 

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From: nafex-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:nafex-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of jas39a at earthlink.net
Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 12:07 PM
To: North American Fruit Explorers
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Nafex and the economy

 

I'd like to see reviews of the various sources for heirloom vegetables.
I'll be moving soon, hopefully to a property with room for a much larger
garden than I have now, and I hope to have a large garden full of heirloom
vegetables.

Eddie Earles



-----Original Message----- 
From: Donna &/or Kieran 
Sent: Nov 14, 2008 10:28 AM 
To: North American Fruit Explorers 
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Nafex and the economy 




Well, are you all thinking about where we stand in the middle of economic
collapse?  I think I asked this before, but maybe as winter closes in we'll
have more time for discussion.  Having been through all this before in the
70's, I know that garden seed stocks will be short in the coming year as
many people convert their backyard to a garden to make ends meet.  I always
save seeds from my heirloom tomatoes and beans, but this year I am also
saving seed from my sweet peppers, hot peppers, and winter squashes.  I'm
thinking of starting plants in the spring to sell at the farmer's mkt, or
for my son to do for extra income.  I think there will be a big upsurge in
the buying and planting of fruit trees.  I see some sprouts around my
blueberries and tame blackberries that could be dug and potted.  I have
extra fruit trees in pots to get rid of.  I have seriously thought about
taking a lot of them to a charity store that funds our local refuge for the
homeless.  I'd be helping both people with little money who shop there,
(fruit trees are expensive to buy retail these days!) and the people they
feed and house.  And I can produce more trees for nothing if I dig apple
roots and graft onto them.  Pears do better here, and should start cropping
long before the suggested 15 year economic recovery period.  

    Hey, maybe I should do up a sort of all purpose article on Nafex for
local newspapers.  Would you all think about offering it or locally altered
versions of it in your local papers?   It's a thought I've had for some
time.  Newspapers are strapped for cash like everyone else, actually they've
been in trouble for some time now, and free articles are good for them.
Ours publishes the occasional all purpose article from the co agent or
somewhere on ornamentals or how to fertilize your lawn.  Lee Reich's
articles show up from time to time too.      Donna 



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