October Newsletter - 2025 Program Updates: Thank You for Your Support

sweet corn resting on a bed of corn silks, grown by Nye Ranch, a Farmer Support Program grantee.

2025 Programs Update

As October comes to an end and there remain just two months left of this year, we have been putting together a reflective report on what we accomplished at Going to Seed. With your generous support, we created a coalition for local seeds, adapted the course materials to fit the limitations of prison gardens and provide inmate education, expanded the seed program from 4100 packets of 26 crops in 2024 to over 6000 packets of 41 crops in 2025, and more. 

We want to express our heartfelt gratitude for all your contributions. From participating in our online discussions, to growing out crops and sharing seeds, your continued engagement and donations allow us to fulfill our mission: inspiring a shift in agriculture towards adaptation, community, and diversity. 

We are so grateful for all the people we have worked with and met along the way, and we look forward to what 2026 brings. You can read the full report on our website here. 

Food as Medicine Global Virtual Conference November 8th-9th

Julia will be speaking at the Food as Medicine Global online conference on Saturday, November 8th, from 4 PM to 5 PM PT. She will be speaking about building resilient food systems through seed diversity, local adaptation, and community control. Many other speakers will be talking over the course of this two-day conference about the relation of food and wellbeing from a variety of disciplines and expertise. Registration information can be found here.

Community Posts

Hulless-seeded Cucurbita argyrosperma Squash Project

Mike Deyo is doing some detailed and ambitious work crossing C. pepo with C. argyrosperma in the hopes of developing a more robust hulless-seeded squash that can stand up to squash borers and squash vine borers. Check out this interesting project here. 

2025 Carrot Grow Report

Did you grow carrots this year from Going to Seed’s mix or from your own adaptation agriculture project? If so, share some updates and photos with the community or enjoy reading others’ updates and photos on this crop. Link here. 

Low-input Zucchini for Northern Europe

Malte Rod is working on a low-input zucchini grex for Northern Europe with lots of beautiful results. If you would like to read more about his project and updates, click here. 

In reflection and gratitude,

Lowell + GTS