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[bobf <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>]

Early, before I went out this am, I read on a newspaper or website another 
farmer talking about the scarcity and late arrival of seeds this spring; just 
as some on this list have observed.  I can't remember where I read the 
article though.  Gurneys has plenty of seeds, it seems.  I guess it depends 
on what someone needs?

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--- On Sat, 2/28/09, Keith Addison <keith AT journeytoforever.org> wrote:

> From: Keith Addison <keith AT journeytoforever.org>
> Subject: Re: [Homestead] Seed saving 101
> To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Date: Saturday, February 28, 2009, 10:28 AM
> Greetings Bev
> 
> Lisa Erwin has produced a useful guide to seed saving for
> community 
> food security. Particulars about seed sources and regional
> growing 
> notes apply to the U.S., but the guide will be useful
> anywhere. Free 
> download - there's a PDF version here: 
> <http://mindspinner.net/docs/SeedSaving1-0.pdf> (344
> kb, 48 pages) 
> and an editable Word version here: 
> <http://mindspinner.net/docs/SeedSaving1-0.doc> (476
> kb). Anyone is 
> free to revise in order to customize the doc for a
> particular region.
> 
> Hope it helps - all best
> 
> Keith Addison
> Journey to Forever
> http://journeytoforever.org/
> 
> 
> >I don't save as much seed as I could.  I think that
> in the future it
> >will be even more important to save seed, because I am
> increasingly
> >distrustful of seed companies in general.  I'd like
> to hear how some of
> >you save seed from things like the brassicas or
> radishes.  Do you use
> >paper bags?  How do you affix the bag? Do you bend the
> stem or leave it
> >upright?  How do you judge when the to put the bag on? 
> When I have
> >tried this in the past, I have mis-timed the seed
> ripening and put the
> >bag on too early.  Does anyone use plastic instead of
> paper?  It would
> >be nice to see the seed/flower through the bag, but I
> think the
> >greenhouse effect might generate too much heat and
> moisture.  '
> >So, if anyone is up for writing up a Seed Saving 101
> tutorial, I'd love it.
> >Obviously, I save my tomato, peppers, squash, beans,
> sunflowers, and
> >corn seeds...large seeds, no problema.  It is the small
> seeds that give
> >me pause.
> >
> >Also, I'd like to hear how people store their seeds
> from year to year.
> >
> >Bev
> >--
> >I am having an out-of-money experience.
> >EarthNSky Farm, Northwest Georgia, USA
> 
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