Category: Beets+Chard

The seed growers podcast episode  10 – Chris Bolden-Newsome and Owen Taylor of Truelove Seeds?

July 7, 2022

Chris and Owen are the founders of Truelove Seeds in Philadelphia. A farm-based seed company offering culturally important seeds grown by more than 70 small-scale urban and rural farmers. Chris is also.a market grower, seed keeper and educator at Sankofa Community Farm at Bartram’s Garden. In this episode Chris and Owen discuss their seed stories … More The seed growers podcast episode  10 – Chris Bolden-Newsome and Owen Taylor of Truelove Seeds?

The seed growers podcast episode  9 – Robin Tunnicliffe of Sea Bluff Farm

June 29, 2022

Robin grows vegetables and seeds  in Metchosin, British Columbia. Robin is also one of the co-owners of Saanich Organics – a collective of 3 farmers that run a  veggie box program and seed company. In this episode Robin talks about how she selects plants from her 10 acre vegetable farm and transplants them to a … More The seed growers podcast episode  9 – Robin Tunnicliffe of Sea Bluff Farm

The seed growers podcast episode 5 – Rowen White of Sierra Seeds

May 25, 2022

Rowen White is a Seed Keeper and farmer from the Mohawk community of Akwesasne and a passionate activist for indigenous seed and food sovereignty.  Rowen grows seeds outside of Nevada City in California. In this episode Rowen talks about stock seed improvement to offset the impact of genetic drift to select culturally and bio-regionally relevant … More The seed growers podcast episode 5 – Rowen White of Sierra Seeds

The seed growers podcast episode 4 – Annie and Nathaniel of Deep Harvest Farm?

May 18, 2022

Annie Jesperson and Nathaniel Talbot of of Deep Harvest Farm grow vegetables and seeds on Whidbey Island in Washington. In this episode, Annie and Nathaniel talk about how they run a CSA basket program in addition to a seed company – and how they love having both businesses to balance out the seasonal workload and … More The seed growers podcast episode 4 – Annie and Nathaniel of Deep Harvest Farm?

Is chard pollen like beet pollen?

February 21, 2022

Is chard pollen like beet pollen?  In its fascinating ambivalence, is it the aroma of paradox, of yang and yin commingled, of life and death combined in vegetable absolute? You should let some chard plants go to seed and find out. Yes, this is a modified #tomrobbins quote from #jitterbugperfume My next free online workshop … More Is chard pollen like beet pollen?

Beets is chard and chard is beets.

May 29, 2021

Beets is chard and chard is beets. That’s right, they are both the same species Beta vulgaris. And that means they will cross up if you let them. My favourite thing about growing beet/chard seed is the elongated stems of the flowering plants with their defined edges and stripes that offset the vivid colours. My … More Beets is chard and chard is beets.

My Seed Saving Zone Of Discomfort

May 20, 2021

There are things you know a lot about and things you don’t know as much about. I know a lot about Brassicas seeds and Brassica cross pollination. But now that we’ve ran out of seed Brassicas to talk about, it’s time to move on to other crossers on #seedsavingformarketgrowers. And next up are some storage … More My Seed Saving Zone Of Discomfort

Plant Seed Crops on Time – Seed Production Planning Part 4

May 20, 2011

This is the fourth part of a series on crop planning for seed production. Seed production planning part 3 covered calculating how much to grow to meet your farm and marketing demands. The next step is choosing when to plant your seed crop to get a reliable seed harvest. (Most of this article was originally … More Plant Seed Crops on Time – Seed Production Planning Part 4

Seed Production Planning Part 3 – How Much To Grow

May 18, 2011

This is the third part of a series on crop planning for seed production. Seed production planning part 2 covered calculating how much seed to harvest to meet your farm and marketing demands. The next step is determining how many plants you need to grow to produce the amount of seed you need. We’ll look … More Seed Production Planning Part 3 – How Much To Grow