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Seeds are the New Hollywood Celebrities

Seed Stories You Need to Check Out By Sandy Swegel Seeds are the New Hollywood Celebrities The importance of seeds to life on Earth is growing in our consciousness. Have you noticed there are a number of new movies and other media about seeds? “Seeds” and “Sustainable Farming” are definitely “IN.” Many films are now […]

When Hard Frost Finally Comes

How to Prepare for the Cold by Sandy Swegel We’re supposed to get freezing temperatures soon, and it’s getting beyond the point where a bed sheet thrown over the tomatoes is going to help.  This is when the hard frost finally comes and it’s time to harvest those green tomatoes and put them in the house […]

The Ants Go Marching

The Journey of Seeds by Sandy Swegel Seeds have a big challenge this time of year. They’ve matured and are turning into the hard seeds we recognize in seed packets. Now their job is to disperse themselves near and far so they reproduce their species next year. This is a challenge because seeds have no […]