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If 2020 Has Taught Us Anything...
For many reasons, we have been largely absent from social media and outward communication since Coronavirus came crashing into the US. An obvious r... -
Seed Sovereignty
This week I wanted to talk about one of our core values as an organization: seed sovereignty. Sovereignty is a powerful word in that it suggests in... -
The View From The Summit
We just returned from the Mountain West Seed Summit, put on by the Rocky Mountain Seed Alliance. I've long been grateful to RMSA for forming around... -
The Value of Diversity
We've just finished the eye-rolling chore of "strategic planning" for our organization, and while I balk at it, the process has been helpful in def... -
What I Learned from Vandana Shiva, Part III: 10 Everyday Actions To Take Down the Poison Cartel and Grow a Resilient and Delicious Regional Economy
See What I Learned from Vandana Shiva, Part 1 for a refresher on the poison cartel and the struggle for seed freedom. Plant a garden. Each yea... -
What I learned from Vandana Shiva, Part II: Eat as if Life depends on it, because it does
photo: Satya Murthy via Flickr Creative Commons In part one we left off with Dr. Shiva saying that if we want to stop Trump (a.k.a. the accelerati... -
What I Learned from Vandana Shiva, Part 1: Gandhi, Resistance, and Seed Freedom
Last weekend brought one of the greatest honors of my life--I got to spend part of three days in the company of Dr. Vandana Shiva, an Indian physic... -
Why are our seeds so expensive…or, such a great value?
Why are our seeds so expensive such a great value? a.k.a. The Seed Creates the System Seeds are mysterious. Even many avid gardeners couldn't ... -
The Gardener’s Guide to Seed Literacy and Advocacy
a.k.a. How to Choose Which Seeds To Buy So you want to buy seeds, but you're hearing all this stuff about GMOs and heirlooms and you don't know whi... -
10 Reasons to be a Seed Freak
10 reasons to be a seed freak: Without local seeds, we don't have a local food system. We must CLOSE THE LOOP! Seeds make a farm come alive w...