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Seed Stories · June 22, 2020

In Memory of Jonathan Spero

On April 13, the organic seed community lost a philosopher king. Jonathan Spero was an avidly curious and thoughtful farmer who committed …

Seed Stories · June 5, 2019

Winters in the Upper Midwest are bitterly cold, and the short summer days are heavy with humidity and scorching heat. The big swings in …

Seed Stories · January 15, 2019

Seed producer and plant breeder Heron Breen of Fedco Seeds and Fruits of Our Labors Farm of Saint Albans, Maine, has been elected to the …

Seed Stories · December 3, 2018

Clint Freund, proprietor of Cultivating the Commons in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, produces vegetable seed selected for the short humid …

Seed Stories · August 8, 2018

Ellen Bartholomew is always up to something. On most days she can be found tending the garden at Christ’s Church of the Golden Rule. Nestled …

Seed Stories · June 21, 2018

Dave Victor, the farm director at Garden City Harvest’s Orchard Gardens Neighborhood Farm and a new father, has a bushy red beard and a …

Seed Stories · May 31, 2018

Welcome to our new blog series, Meet Your Seed Grower, where you'll meet the farmers who grow the seed that feeds us. This month we begin …

Seed Stories · May 3, 2013

Nancy Redfeather and Gerry Herbert Kawanui Farm Kailua-Kona, Hawai’i Nancy Redfeather of Kailua-Kona, Hawai’i, remembers the exact …

Seed Stories · March 29, 2013

Prairie Road Organic Seed Theresa and Dan Podoll Fullerton, North Dakota Theresa and Dan Podoll stand out as pioneers of organic seed …

Seed Stories · February 18, 2013

Adaptive Seeds Andrew Still and Sarah Kleeger Sweet Home, Oregon In 2006, Andrew Still and Sarah Kleeger set out on a four-month …

Seed Stories · November 6, 2012

Midori Farm Marko Colby and Hanako Myers Port Townsend, Washington When Marko and Hanako started Midori Farm, both had a strong …