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  • From: "jay gee" <JayGee AT jghelp.com>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Tragedy/Abundant Life Seed Foundation
  • Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2003 12:07:15 -0700 (PDT)

Craig Gilbert wrote:

> This message was posted to the SANET list, and I thought I would share it.
> Abundant Life Seed Foundation, two hours north of Olympia in Port
> Townsend, WA, was destroyed in a fire several weeks ago.
>
> ALSF lost their collection of native, heirloom, and rare seeds--both
> their catalog inventory and their World Seed Fund collection. They
> estimate about 200 varieties are being grown out by farmers in their
> network. However, upwards of 1,800 carefully and lovingly tended
> varieties were destroyed.
>
> The foundation was located in an historic building in Port Townsend,
> along with the offices of the Northwest Natural Resources Group and

If any of you are involved with a seed preservation operation, the
above is a good reminder why bank vaults are fireproof and the building
you save seeds in should be as well.

A Cement block or brick building can be built cheaply with
steel doors and a steel roof and support sytem. Though
wood may be homey, it burns.

Seeing something like this breaks my heart.

Hope all are well.


jay gee
not a farmer -- but interested in farming



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