As the Sandhill Cranes return to the prairie, they remind us that it is time to reflect on another year past and what our future holds. Their arrival seems even more poignant as we approach the end of what may be one of the most difficult years in memory. Like so many in our community,…
2020 has been a challenging year across the globe, in our community, and here at Working Food. In March, when the full realization of the pandemic hit, Working Food sprung to action to help our community with food access, while simultaneously shifting the way our programs operated. We had the opportunity to work with new…
Written by Melissa DeSa It’s been a whirlwind since the last seed dispersal in February when shortly after, COVID struck and sent all our energies frantically re-aligning to keep both our doors and hearts open to this community during the crisis. Although it has been a rough ride to say the least, it presented an…
Several years ago I was gifted these stunning tiny seeds with a jade-like color that were nestled neatly in their long slender little seed pods. The Edible Plant Project had been saving and sharing Molokhia and I was excited to try growing and eating this unknown (to me) vegetable. Like most plants, it has many…
by Melissa DeSa with excerpts from Janisse Ray’s The Seed Underground: A Growing Revolution to Save Food. Never before has such an interest in seeds and home gardening been so popular, except for during World War II when 20 million “Victory Gardens” sprung up, in a massive and coordinated effort to provide homeland food security.…
Huuuuge exhale! Last weekend we held our first ever online workshop for the Seed Librarian Summit! 50 people were there from all over the state ranging from no seed library yet and looking for ideas, to those that have been rocking seed libraries for many years! Thanks to Jenny Eason, Naomi Baxter, and Ben Cohen, we pulled…
We’ve been hustling and re-arranging everything with COVID 19 and are so excited to announce that our 4th Annual Southern Seed School is now online and live! We’re excited to have the opportunity and challenge to put our content online this year due to our inability to gather in person. It’s our first time facilitating…
Times like these show us what really matters: food, close at hand and accessible! Many of us are finding a lot more time on our hands with shelter in place mandates in effect, to now consider starting a new garden or picking back up where you left off. There is also the realization that close…
It’s that time of year again! We have a greenhouse full of lovely plants, waiting for their forever homes in your garden! Thanks to our helpers at Grow Hub, we have a great collection of varieties. Plants are now on sale at Grow Hub! *Still in business. Open air, safe social distancing** Shop regular nursery…
Written by Melissa DeSa On May 6, 2019 about 3,600 little corn seeds were planted in greenhouse trays. Normally corn is direct seeded in the field, but this corn was special and needed some extra protection- plenty can go horribly wrong for a little seed in the open field. Some of the seeds were dated…