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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

Thanks, Keith. Good stuff.

Happy to know that those rumors of you being eaten by the hogs is  
untrue.

Gene GeRue
www.RURALIZE.com


On Mar 1, 2009, at 7:59 AM, Keith Addison wrote:

> Worth a read - Seed Saving Procedures at Salt Spring Seeds, from
> Seed and Plant Sanctuary for Canada
> <http://www.seedsanctuary.com/articles/seedsaving.cfm>
>
>
> > 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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Gene GeRue
www.RURALIZE.com