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Photo by Sara Dubler on Unsplash For many home gardeners growing their own nutritious vegetables from seeds, it’s not just the excitement of growing the biggest melon or the earliest vine-ripened tomato; it’s also how those fruits of our labors reward...
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February 10, 2020
Photo by Alexander Andrews on Unsplash Seeds ‘n Such founder and owner J. Wayne Hilton describes our ever-popular Moon Sign Book as, “The only almanac you’ll need this spring!” He notes that the almanac...
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February 7, 2020
Photo by Dani California on Unsplash Marty Travis had completed a highly successful career of crafting reproduction Shaker furniture for clients around the world for more than 35 years, when suddenly he realized that...
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February 3, 2020
In their book, Farming on the Wild Side, dedicated regenerative farming couple Nancy and John Hayden recount the story of how and why they turned a northern Vermont conventional dairy farm...
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January 31, 2020
Photo by Phoenix Han on Unsplash Internationally-known and highly-respected Virginia sustainable farmer Joel Salatin recently cited on his blog site a Clemson University research study. The research examined the results of conventional use of...
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January 27, 2020
“Over the last 100 years we’ve seen a revolution in the way our food is produced, how it is stored and distributed, and, above all, in our attitudes and relationship with...
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January 24, 2020
“Sustainable agriculture is not just a passing fad,” insists author John Ikerd in his book Small Farms Are Real Farms: Sustaining People Through Agriculture. “It’s not going to go away,” he...
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January 20, 2020
With the first two mailings of our Seeds ‘n Such 2020 Early Spring and Spring Catalogs now complete, we hope that you have received your copy and are ready to make...
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January 17, 2020
In her documentary book, Eat Less Water, author Florencia Ramirez has done careful research and determined, “The solution to worldwide water shortages is in our kitchens.” While many of her recommendations...
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