Seed Savers Exchange Member Profile – Russ Crow (IL CR R)
Each year, hundreds of gardeners from all corners of the world share heirloom vegetable and fruit varieties they’ve collected from their own backyards. Within Seed Savers Exchange they’re known as...
View ArticleEvaluation Program Highlights for 2012
The Evaluation Program Maintaining and distributing unique heirloom and open-pollinated seeds is the primary goal of the Seed Savers Exchange (SSE) gene bank. The Evaluation Program is an important...
View ArticleSSE Collection Bean 5396: ‘Theodore Meece’
At 96 years of age, Theodore Meece was honored as Kentucky’s Oldest Worker. While a heart ailment caused by old age slowed the accomplished centennialist as he grew older, Theodore continued to work on...
View ArticleEvaluating Dried Legumes
With spring around the corner and a foot of snow still on the ground, the Seed Savers Exchange evaluation team has been evaluating dried legumes from last summer’s harvest. Beans, peas, and lima beans...
View ArticleMary Ann Fox: Legacy of a Seed Saver
In my role as an inventory technician for the Preservation Collection at Heritage Farm, I encounter the mundane and meaningful in almost equal parts. There’s no reliable rhythm to it. Some days are...
View ArticleFresh from the Garden
When I grab a basket and go to my garden to gather fresh vegetables and herbs, it’s like going to my own little market. I look at gardening as a good workout and a chance to listen to the sounds of...
View ArticleAn Afternoon in the Preservation Lab
The Preservation Lab at Seed Savers Exchange was buzzing with activity on this Friday afternoon in February. With about 13 full-time employees whose specializations range from germination testing to...
View ArticleThe Royal Family (…of heirloom seeds!)
Prince George of Cambridge has been big news this past year, and so have our seeds in this royal collection! Just in time for the royal wedding anniversary, we’ve compiled a list of our most...
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