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Re: [Market-farming] Consolidation of the seed industry
- 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 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ Market-farming > > mailing list Market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org > > <mailto:Market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org> http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/market-farming Market > > Farming List Archives may be found > > here: http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/market-farming/ Unsubscribe > > from the list here (you will need to login in with your email > > address and > > password): http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/options/market-farming > > _______________________________________________ > > Market-farming mailing list > > Market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org > > <mailto:Market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org> > > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/market-farming > > > > Market Farming List Archives may be found here: > > http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/market-farming/ > > Unsubscribe from the list here (you will need to login in with your > > address and password): > > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/options/market-farming > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ Market-farming mailing > > list Market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org > > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/market-farming Market Farming > > List Archives may be found here: > > https://lists.ibiblio.org/sympa/arc/market-farming/ Unsubscribe from the > > list here (you will need to login in with your email address and > > password): http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/options/market-farming > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Market-farming mailing list > > Market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org > > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/market-farming > > > > Market Farming List Archives may be found here: > > http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/market-farming/ > > Unsubscribe from the list here (you will need to login in with your email > > address and password): > > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/options/market-farming > > _______________________________________________ > Market-farming mailing list > Market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/market-farming > > Market Farming List Archives may be found here: > https://lists.ibiblio.org/sympa/arc/market-farming/ > Unsubscribe from the list here (you will need to login in with your email > address and password): > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/options/market-farming |
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Re: [Market-farming] Injecting Winter and Summer Squash with Bt
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- Re: [Market-farming] Injecting Winter and Summer Squash with Bt, Etienne Goyer, 07/28/2011
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Re: [Market-farming] Injecting Winter and Summer Squash with Bt,
sunnfarm, 07/26/2011
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Re: [Market-farming] Injecting Winter and Summer Squash with Bt,
Road's End Farm, 07/26/2011
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Re: [Market-farming] Injecting Winter and Summer Squash with Bt,
Brian, 07/26/2011
- Re: [Market-farming] Injecting Winter and Summer Squash with Bt, Jackie Jameson, 07/28/2011
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[Market-farming] Consolidation of the seed industry,
Mike Brabo, 07/27/2011
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Re: [Market-farming] Consolidation of the seed industry,
Shawnee Flowerfarmer, 07/27/2011
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Re: [Market-farming] Consolidation of the seed industry,
Mike Brabo, 07/28/2011
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Re: [Market-farming] Consolidation of the seed industry,
Shawnee Flowerfarmer, 07/28/2011
- Re: [Market-farming] Consolidation of the seed industry, Etienne Goyer, 07/29/2011
- Re: [Market-farming] Consolidation of the seed industry, Shawnee Flowerfarmer, 07/29/2011
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Re: [Market-farming] Consolidation of the seed industry,
Shawnee Flowerfarmer, 07/28/2011
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Re: [Market-farming] Consolidation of the seed industry,
Mike Brabo, 07/28/2011
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Re: [Market-farming] Consolidation of the seed industry,
Shawnee Flowerfarmer, 07/27/2011
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Re: [Market-farming] Injecting Winter and Summer Squash with Bt,
Brian, 07/26/2011
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Re: [Market-farming] Injecting Winter and Summer Squash with Bt,
Road's End Farm, 07/26/2011
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