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Saving Your Own Seed
Save seed from your own heirloom vegetables to prolong the production of these varieties. Written by Geoffrey Ian Miller.
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Saving Flower Seeds
Many gardeners save their own seeds each year. Some do it to save money, some to preserve genetic diversity, some to hybridize, some do it for fun .... Start saving now!
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Saving Seeds - Beginner Style
A beginner's guide to saving seeds. There are the basics here, with links to saving seeds of specific types, special seed treatments, and more!
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Seeds of HOPE (I hope)
Saving seeds, sharing seeds and some worries about the genetically engineered seeds.
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Golden Rice a Biotech Industry PR Scam?
Developers of Golden Rice say it will save the lives of millions of vitamin A deficient third world people. Others say the genetically modified rice is a biotechnology industry public relations scam.
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Historical Mail-Order Nurseries
Now we take garden catalogs for granted. Yet there was a time when they weren't around. Eventually mail-order nurseries came into existence. Some of the historical ones have been around for hundreds of years.
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Recycle Seed Starting Containers
Tips on finding and planting cheap or free, recycled or improvised seed starting containers from seed pan to individual plant pot to waterproof tray. Garden green!
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The Art of Saving Vegetable Seeds
If you have vegetables grown from heirloom seeds you may be able to save a few for next year instead of buying a whole new batch.
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Easy Keepers for Summer Gardens
Great performers for the summer garden. Everyone needs some dependable "easy keepers" and these plants selected among flowers, shrubs and trees have worked for me year after year. Maybe they'll work for you, too.
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In Season
Celebrate the year by enjoying each month's special offering from the vegetable garden, market, or the wild. It's not only good for you and the planet, it also tastes better.
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Saving Seeds
Want to save the seed of your favourite flowers and vegetables or are you interested in being a part of preserving our seed heritage or using seeds to fight world hunger? Find out how to save seeds and what to do with them.
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Agricultural Biodiversity
Is there such a thing as an illegal vegetable and could you be growing it?
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Heirloom Seed Saving Organizations
Seed saving has become a collaborative effort of gardeners, farmers, the food industry and governments throughout the world. Here are some of the organizations working to help preserve plant diversity.
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