"We've created a vital organic movement, but almost forgotten a key aspect. Seed-saving, once an essential skill passed from generation to generation, is almost a lost art. Multi-national seed companies breed vegetables for large-scale food systems; for uniformity, durability in shipping and shelf-life. In contrast, organic farmers growing for local communities seek a diversity of flavorful, nutritious varieties, and especially value the farming heritage that heirlooms carry."
Lots of great info on growing seeds on this rich website, including an innovative whole-school program using seed, food and farming as themes to integrate learning; a ton of info on how to grow, breed and save seeds; restoring Northeast Native heirloom crops; a Middlebury College seed project for a campus sustainable food system; and educational programs on how to grow and improve organic seed.
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