The Seed, The Source


© Bob Ewing

So it is in the beginning, so it is in the end: an apt description of a seed if ever I have heard one. I have written about seeds several times over the past year but the Spring winds and the gradually thawing of the earth are reminders that it that time once again. Here in Thunder Bay, it still too early to plant seeds outside. You would be risking your crop if you did, frost is still a possibility. It's also a little too soon for starting them inside, unless you have a greenhouse to transfer the seedlings to before planting them out.

While seeds may be inexpensive to buy and even cheaper if you save them, they still are the heart of your food system. Any threat to the integrity of the seeds that bring us Life is a threat to our security. If you have not yet purchased the seeds that you want for this year, it is not yet too late to do so. Be sure to consider a few edible and heritage varieties so that you not only enhance the beauty of your yard but also your dinner table while preserving the past and protecting the future.

Heritage varieties provide diversity which helps insure the crop's and your garden's productivity. Seedshave the ability to take care of themselves as long as humans do not tamper with the system. They will travel with a little help from their friends and find a home where with the assistance of the rain and sun they will grow while snuggled in the nurturing embrace of Mother Earth.

In fact, you need to aspire to keep your home garden, both the plants you grow to nourish your body and the ones for the soul, as natural as possible, keep your interference to a minimum and you will be rewarded. This does not mean that you don't have a plan. Plans help insure success, especially in the early years as the garden begins to develop a life of is own. You may need to move some plants from one location to another as you learn more about their needs. You will add new ones and have to make room, but none of these activities need disrupt the natural process you set in place when you put the first seed in the ground and add some water.

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