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| savanna |
Posted - Feb 11 2009 : 12:37:17 PM
hello.
i am new to this farmgirl forum - well to this whole thing. But I think it will be wonderful.
I have been going in the directon of organic for about 10 yrs now. It started when my son was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis. I started with the lasagna gardening, then went to a much bigger garden when we moved to our farm. So now I use cover crops, composting,mulching, organic fertlizers.
But I am new to heirlooms. Wondering where the best places to buy seed are. and do you save the seeds at the end of the season for the next yr? and how do you go about exchanging seeds? Are all seeds labled heirloom really heirloom.
I reall y want to this and need know every thing a newby would need to know
savanna
chiqita |
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| Contrary Wife |
Posted - Feb 13 2009 : 07:14:28 AM
Hi Rita, come on over and visit with the rest of us MJ's Heirloom Mavens, we'd love to have ya!
Teresa Sue
Farmgirl Sister #316
Planting Zone 3
"Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly." The Dalai Lama |
| Corinnelouise |
Posted - Feb 11 2009 : 10:34:15 PM
Rita, welcome to MJF, we are having such a good time here.
Check out the Mavens Heavens where we talk about organic gardening, heirloom seeds among other things.
http://www.maryjanesfarm.org/snitz/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=24908
Looking forward to getting to know you,
Corinne
Sister # 101 |
| graciegreeneyes |
Posted - Feb 11 2009 : 6:30:35 PM
Rita - I think Rene and Kelley covered some important points but....no not all seed labeled heirloom is necessarily what we would like to think of as heirloom - it is not necessarily regulated as a definition so you have to research the company itself. A lot of current companies are connected with/owned by Monsanto which is actually anti-heirloom in the long run philosophy-wise. If you want to check out some books - there are a couple I would really recommend - one is by Lynn Coulter, the other by William Woys Weaver (I think) - check your library or inter-library loan. Those will give you a good start. If you join Seed Savers Exchange you get what is called a yearbook that lists registered members and what seeds they have available - you can list yours too. Of course at the mavens we are working on being able to exchange ours at the end of the season too.
Hope to see you over at the mavens - if you are curious check out the Beginners Maven Guide in the MJ's Mavens henhouse
Amy Grace
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"
Heirloom Mavens Badge Badger |
| ruralfarmgirl |
Posted - Feb 11 2009 : 6:25:05 PM
Hi ...welcome.. baker creek website is www.rareseeds.com and is owned by farmgirl Emilee Gettles and her hubby.....
Rene~Prosser Farmgirl #185
http://farmchicksfarm.blogspot.com/http://renenaturallyspeaking.blogspot.com/
Circumstances made us FRIENDS; MaryJane's has made us SISTERS :) |
| farmmommy |
Posted - Feb 11 2009 : 4:18:00 PM
hey chiquita, baker creek seed and seed savers exchange are 2 really great places to start for ordering seeds....while I can't answer all of your questions, i can direct you to a place that can....Under "keeping in touch" check out danger of extinction...scroll down to like the last page 288 i think, and hop on and introduce yourself!!!!! |
