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Straightforward instructions about how to save seeds. Inspiration from 20 farmers and activists bringing food and ideas to your plate. Organic seed alliance supports the ethical development and stewardship of the genetic resources of agricultural seed. An important book to have if youre saving seeds of heirloom. Its headquarters are at heritage farm in decorah, iowa. Seed to seed is a complete seed saving guide that describes specific techniques for saving the seeds. Suzanne became a member of seed savers exchange in 1983. Seed to seed suzanne ashworth 540 turtle tree seed. Having a trustworthy reference is vital, and anyone interested in saving seeds is certain to find seed to seed. Suzanne has donated the text of seed to seed to help support the work of the seed.
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