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  • From: Shawnee Flowerfarmer <farmingflowers AT hotmail.com>
  • To: <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Consolidation of the seed industry
  • Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2011 11:09:56 -0500

EXCELLENT blog post.  Great resource!
Shawnee,
zone 5

> Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2011 06:40:11 -0400
> From: etienne.goyer AT outlands.ca
> To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Consolidation of the seed industry
>
> An interesting resource for the market growers that wants to save seeds
> is Dan Brisebois' blog:
>
> http://goingtoseed.wordpress.com/
>
>
> He goes into a *lots* of details about his method for saving seeds.
>
>
> On 11-07-28 11:06 PM, Shawnee Flowerfarmer wrote:
> > I don't have specific resources to recommend...that would depend on the
> > seed you anticipate saving. It's always challenging to get a seed crop
> > gathered at the optimum point, processed/dried, and into storage (for me
> > anyway) because I am usually harvesting the commercial crop at the same
> > time. I do germination tests in the winter and note that viability is
> > directly related to how carefully I've handled the seed. I know that I
> > am more successful (success= good germination rates) when I have
> > allocated a certain area or group of plants for seed and grown them for
> > that purpose, harvested the seed at its "fattest" and then
> > processed/cleaned/winnowed it as fast as possible and put it into the
> > driest and coldest storage I have. Simply separating a portion of the
> > cash crop (assuming the cash crop is also seed) for future seed use
> > works, but the germination rate will be a bit lower and that may be ok
> > as long as I know the approximate germination rate and sow accordingly
> > in the next season.
> > Gives a person a headache to think of all this fiddly stuff and makes me
> > understand why seed is so expensive even when I resent the costs.
> > Shawnee
> > zone 5
> >
> > From: mdbrabo AT att.net
> > Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2011 08:09:53 -0500
> > To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
> > Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Consolidation of the seed industry
> >
> > Shawnee,
> > Recommended resources for improving our harvest processes and storage
> > standards?
> > Thanks,
> > Mike
> > Vesterbrook Farm - Certified Naturally Grown
> > Clarksville, Missouri - Mississippi River Bluffs, Zone 6
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Jul 27, 2011, at 9:34 PM, Shawnee Flowerfarmer wrote:
> >
> > In my experience, stringent harvest processes and storage standards
> > are key to germination rates.
> >
> > Shawnee,
> > zone 5
> >
> > From: mdbrabo AT att.net <mailto:mdbrabo AT att.net>
> > Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2011 07:00:09 -0500
> > To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
> > <mailto:market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> > Subject: [Market-farming] Consolidation of the seed industry
> >
> > Quite an interesting article:
> > http://www.seedbuzz.com/knowledge-center/article/visualizing-consolidation-in-the-global-seed-industry-1996%E2%80%932008
> >
> > How many of you are successfully saving seed, thus controlling input
> > costs?
> > We've been saving a greater number of our seed strains but continue
> > to have lower germination rates. Suggestions for overcoming poor
> > germination rates?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Mike
> > Vesterbrook Farm
> > Certified Naturally Grown
> > Clarksville, Missouri - Mississippi River Bluffs, Zone 6
> >
> >
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