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Seed saving practicalities
This text concentrates on the practical side of seed saving; try why save seed? in the seed zone for more information on the issues involved. r e c o r d s & l a b e l l i n g Keeping good records of your seed saving activities is essential. As well as a marker in the ground, each variety should have a file recording seed ...
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Seed Saving
Seed Saving Tips for Saving Heirloom Seed If you'd like to save seed of heirloom cultivars, the first step is to figure out if they're self-pollinated ... pollinate squash, for example.) To make sure your heirloom seed is true to type, isolate the plants you want to collect seed from so they can't cross with other cultivars nearby ...
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seed saving
seed saving home topics factsheets books courses shop forum links more contact topics seed saving books forum – ask questions & chat to people about seed saving and other land & smallholding topics links to useful websites related topics organic gardening other land, gardening & smallholding topics
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Why save seed?
Seed saving encourages diversity by preserving that already found in land races and heritage varieties and saving more 'normal' commercial varieties from obscurity, when they are dropped by seed companies favouring profit over choice. Saving and planting seed ...
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Welcome to Irish Seedsavers
Seed Saving Trees Vegetables Soil Welcome to Irish Seedsavers The ISSA is a voluntary organisation dedicated to the location and preservation of traditional varieties of fruit and vegetables. The Association maintains a seed ... and genetic heritage into the hands of ordinary people. One of the unique aspects of seed saving networks, which exist all over the world, is the opportunity to share in the ...
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Seed sovereignty
Women and Children Newsletter Articles Publications Archives Contact us Search Seed sovereignty Navdanya pioneered the movement of seed saving, which began in response to the crisis of agricultural biodiversity. ... to keep agriculture and biodiversity free and in the commons. Seed sovereignty Manifesto on the Future of Seed Seed keepers Farmer's rights Mangalore rally Bija satyagraha Bija Yatra ...
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Bija Yatra 2006-07
The yatra, which was flagged off on May 9, 2006 from Sevagram in Vidarbha, Maharashtra focused on the Seed rights, seed conservation and sustainable ... covered. While addressing a press conference in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, Dr. Shiva said, “ Seed saving and sharing among farmers and adoption of ecological, organic farming will stop the vicious ...
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Environmental Commons: Santa Fe County Seed Sovereignty Resolution
New Mexico collectively and intentionally seek to continue the seed-saving traditions of our ancestors and maintain the landraces that are indigenous to the region ... , and collaborate toward projects and programs focused on revitalization of food traditions, agriculture, and seed saving and sharing. Passed, approved and adopted this 30th day of January, 2007 Board of ...
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Why and how of Saving your own Seeds
Saving your own Seeds The Why And How Of Saving Your Own Seed's If left to themselves, our fleshy fruits would naturally ... shaded place, testing them occasionally until they break rather than bend. Saving tomato seeds take a little more time. Harvest nicely ripe ... will turn yellowish-green, and white becomes golden. Eggplants ready for seed saving will be dull, off-colored and hard. Cut the ripe ...
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Saving Species - Arable Plants Project
Species dossiers Global Strategy & the UK Important plant areas in the UK Saving arable plants UK Publications Our nature reserves Campaigning for change Support Plantlife Get involved ... Britain, 60% are found in arable and other cultivated land. A combination of improved seed cleaning, increased fertiliser use, high yielding crop varieties and the introduction of herbicides has ...
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