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"...at the same time, we're growing this farm, and growing this food, and growing these people...
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Nash Huber from Farmer Interview, eNewsletter #62 |
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Dear Organic Gardeners,
 It's been a while since we published our last issue of The Cutting Edge; please accept our apologies. It's been an incredibly busy spring, both at our research farm where they are working to implement a new permaculture plan and train new interns, and at our Santa Fe packing facility where they have been fine tuning the new seed packing machine and working overtime to keep up with record orders.
As you read this, the gardening season is getting into full swing across the continent with soils warming and final frost dates passing in all but extreme northern areas and high elevations. As you are watching your direct-seeded crops emerge or monitoring your recent transplants, some of you may have noticed a few plants dying off by rotting at the stem. In this month's Disease Corner, Seed Pathologist Emily Gatch discusses some of the causes of "damping off" disease and what you can do to prevent it from happening to your plants.
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Farmer Interview
Scott Vlaun sits down with Nash Huber at his farm in Sequim, Washington....
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Disease Corner
Emily Gatch focuses on "damping off" in this month's column...
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Seed Give-away
Every April Seeds of Change hosts a Seed Give-away...
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Access to great seeds is of the utmost importance to us at Seeds of Change, but of course we can't preserve every worthy variety out there. Seed exchanges are becoming an important way for communities of gardeners and farmers to save regionally adapted varieties from extinction and share their favorite seeds. This month Head Seed Cleaner Emily Skelton writes about the annual seed giveaway at the Seeds of Change Research Farm and the subsequent Dixon Community Seed Exchange where they circulated many "seconds" of Seeds of Change varieties in one of the area’s most exiting events for organic growers.
Whether you are an organic grower or not, you can put our diverse selection of certified organic seeds to work to support your business or local school. Consumer Seed Manger Dan Sandweiss explains how as he outlines our new Healthy Fundraising and Customized Seed Pack Programs.
While good seeds are essential to successful organic agriculture, nothing is more important for a farmer than the gift of good land to grow them on. As part of our ongoing series of interviews with Seeds of Change seed growers, I share my October 2006 interview with Nash Huber. Nash cultivates some of the finest land in the Pacific Northwest and has done as much to protect the land that he farms from development, and train a new generation of farmers to work it, as he has to create one of the most vital organic farming enterprises in the region.
In addition, Field Manager Kelle Carter gets us up to date on the whirlwind of springtime activities at the Research Farm, and our News and Views section delves into the mysterious world-wide collapse of honey bee colonies, the link between pesticides and obesity, a court challenge to GMO alfalfa, and organic variety trial workshops.
Wherever you are in your gardening cycle, from working the soil to sowing and cultivating to mulching or harvesting, or all of the above, I hope you find inspiration in the words that follow.
Keep on Growing,
Scott Vlaun, Editor
Photo caption: Organic Farmer and Activist Nash Huber is interviewed for this edition of the Cutting Edge.
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IN THIS ISSUE
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Dear Organic Gardeners
The gardening season is getting into full swing...
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Farmer Interview with Nash Huber, the second in a series...
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Seed Give-away Every April Seeds of Change hosts a Seed Give-away...
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Healthy Fundraising New programs at Seeds of Change...
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Disease Corner A new feature focusing this issue on "damping off"...
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Farm Report: May'07 Planting update, new interns, and chickens on the farm...
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News & Views
Study Links Industrial Chemicals to Obesity...
Massive Honey Bee Die-Off Has Serious Agricultural Implications... Nationwide Ban on Roundup Ready Alfalfa Upheld... Organic Seed Alliance to host On-Farm Variety Trials...
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