Okay, I’ll be honest, I lured you in with the title. You want free seeds and I’m promising to give you some. There is only one catch; they aren’t for you. Socially conscious businesses arguably got sexy when TOMS started selling shoes. They promised you a nice pair of plimsols, and in return someone who […]
How to Save Tomato Seeds
Seed saving is important for many reasons. Not only does it give you control over what you grow in your garden, it also keeps seeds and their cultivation out of the grubby hands of companies like Monsanto. In addition, it helps to keep the costs of growing your own food down, and it gives you […]
5 Ideas for Surplus Seeds…
It’s that time of the year again – things are beginning to fruit, and in a few short months we’ll be seed saving like the zombie apocalypse depends on us. Which is might, so seed save just in case. That said, I don’t know about you, but there are always too many seeds. If I […]
How to Get Free Seeds
I’m the worst. Every time I go to the garden center, I end up in the seed aisle. Lured in by the promise of unusual plants or beautifully designed packages, I always end up buying some. I also save seeds from particularly robust plants or strange hybrids that form on the terrace, like the mutant […]