Touch the Soil News #1705 (Feature Photo – Sunflower Seedlings, CCA SA 3.0 Unported) Wayblaze gives us the story of how a British Columbia (Canada) initiative has begun to source local seed from local farmers. At stake is the diversity of food and diversity of seed sources. Today, four (4) seed firms control 56% of…
Positive Future #779 (Feature photo – Seeds – Public Domain USDA) Shareable journalist Enrique Gili brings us the story of seed libraries. Seed libraries are local initiatives to bring in local seeds and distribute local seeds. This story, about the San Diego seed library, covers an important movement as there are over 600 such libraries…
Touch the Soil News #1608 (Feature Photo – Fruit and Vegetable Seeds – CCA 4.0 International) Modern Farmer journalist Alex Robinson brings us a very interesting story – how the demand for vegetable seeds has skyrocketed this spring. The good news is that seed producers are finally getting an economic message of their importance, which…
Touch the Soil News #1346 (Feature photo – Svalbard Global Seed Vault – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license – Miksu) WIA Media journalist Gerelyn Terzo brings us the story of seeds that have been adapted to climates unlike the climate change now unfolding. Seed stored at the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Norway…
