"...organics makes sense to me. It’s the only way that I could farm, to take good care of my soil...and know that through the healthy soil I’m growing healthy plants that give me high quality seed." —Beth Rasgorshek from "Farmer Interview" in eNewsletter #61

Dear Organic Gardeners,

Spring is just around the corner, and with each day the increasing warmth of the sun lends more hope to our unfolding plans for starting seeds and sowing our gardens and farms with spring crops. If all that sun and those piles of seed packs aren't enough motivation for you, we've got more inspiring tales in this edition of the Cutting Edge.

We've added two different regular features to the newsletter. We are happy to kick off our series of interviews with the seed farmers featured in this year's catalog by presenting a conversation with Beth Rasgorshek of Canyon Bounty Farm. Hers is a wonderful story of someone returning to her roots to demonstrate the potential of organic seed production in an area that has seen its agriculture become highly industrialized and its farmland eroded by development. We also begin a new feature by Seeds of Change Seed Pathologist Emily Gatch called The Disease Corner. Since nothing excites Emily like a fully expressed plant disease, this should be an informative and entertaining addition featuring information about identifying and controlling a particular disease each month.

	Farmer Interview Scott Vlaun sits down with Beth Rasgorshek at Canyon Bounty Farm in Idaho... Read More >
	Disease Corner Emily Gatch focuses on Botrytis (Grey Mold) in this months column... Read More >
	Sustainable Cacao Seeds of Change teams up with Conservation International to help farmers in Brazil... Read More >

As many of you may already know, Seeds of Change is now selling organic chocolate inspired by flavors from around the world. We are pleased to announce the launch of a new partnership between Seeds of Change and Conservation International to support local farmers in Brazil with their efforts to protect an ecologically important area while developing a truly sustainable agriculture producing organic cacao, the primary ingredient in chocolate.

On the seed side of the business, we are thrilled to announce that our new seed packing machine has finally arrived and we are working overtime to pack and distribute our seeds in new, state-of-the-art, re-sealable seed packaging.

And finally, with this edition, Farm Field Coordinator Kelle Carter takes on the task of sharing the exciting activities happening at the Seeds of Change Research Farm.

With springtime inspiration,
Scott Vlaun, Editor


Photo caption: Beth Rasgorshek on her tractor at Canyon Bounty Farm.

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