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  • From: Mike Brabo <mdbrabo AT att.net>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Consolidation of the seed industry
  • Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2011 11:29:16 -0500

Thank you this link. Excellent info.

On Jul 29, 2011, at 5:40 AM, Etienne Goyer wrote:

> 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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