Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
Since the crackdown on seed libraries by some U.S. states last year, organizers (including Shareable) around the country have been working to protect seed sharing. In both Minnesota and Nebraska, bills that specifically exempt non-commercial seed sharing from commercial seed laws were recently signed into law.
Given that here in the Midwest it’s still planting season, and pollinators still (always!) need good habitat, I hope that anyone reading this will feel inspired to add more native plants to their gardens.
How are some plant breeders, farmers, millers and bakers retracing the path to ancient, diverse grains that will see us eating healthier, tastier bread into the future?
Among the manifold quotes that are attributed to Albert Einstein, are variants along the lines of: "If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe then man would only have four years of life left. No more bees, no more pollination, no more plants, no more animals, no more man."
So, how is it possible that low-tech vegetable plots out perform modern mechanised farms?
You’d think you could walk the streets of an average residential neighborhood and see green infrastructure galore, including raingardens and bioswales, not to mention hedgerows. But no.
An introduction to the most beautiful animal you’ll never see.
If pollinator health is made a priority, to be successful much current policy and practice must change.
Seeds are the forgotten heroes of food—and of life itself.
What is a domesticated yet wild landscape?
Have you ever saved seeds, joined a local seed swap or contributed to a seed library?
The campaign is designed to educate people about seed sharing issues, support seed sharing communities, and reform overzealous seed laws.
