Welcome to the FFSC Farmers' Blog

Welcome to our Farmers' Blog!

This blog will serve as a field trip into the fields and thoughts of organic seed producers.  Come watch us plant the seed that will produce your seed.  Observe the seedlings as they sprout.  Learn what is meant by “seedling vigor” and why seed producers pay attention to these early “stand outs”.  We'll share what we talk about during our  "greenhouse philosophy sessions" as we transplant the seedlings.  Or participate in the latest “hoe-think”—the musings of farmers as they observe, question, and discuss with hoes in hand.  Gain a seed farmer’s insights into the symbiotic relationship between farmers and the plants they steward.  Reconnect to the age-old art of selecting good seed and seed saving. Follow FFSC’s evolution, challenges and milestones.  And interact with us by responding to our blog posts-- the comment link is below!

Just as farmers live in relationship with the circle of life on their farms, so do we live in relationship with the people who receive and grow our seed.  Just as the soil, micro-organisms, insects, and plants give us useful feedback to help us become even better stewards-- so too, can you, the sowers of our seed, give us useful feedback.  Share your realities and react to our realities.  Help us create the feedback loops that enhance sustainability and food security. 

We can use this social networking tool to increase our collective “social, economic, and political access to seed diversity…”  In his book, “Where Our Food Comes From,” Gary Nahban (2009) states “it is the social, economic and political access to seed diversity at critical moments that can make or break a community’s means of achieving food security” (p. 192).  

Now is the critical moment.