September Newsletter - Farmer Support Program and Community Updates

For gardeners, adapting crops to our localities is an adventure. But for farmers trying to sell their produce or seeds, the adventure can be a risky one. Mixing varieties and letting nature take its course can mean several years of small harvests or unsalable produce. 

To help farmers get through the transition period and establish reliable, marketable landraces, Going to Seed created a Farmer Support Program. The program offers financial and technical support, as well as diverse seeds and marketing support, to mitigate farmers’ risks as they adapt their crops.

Read more about the Farmer Support Program on our blog.

Podcast Guests

Is there someone you’d like to hear from on the Going to Seed Podcast? Would you like to share your own Adaptation Gardening story? Let us know.

Upcoming Events

Julia Dakin is representing Going to Seed at the Slow Food event Terra Madre Salone del Gusto in Turin, Italy, on Saturday, Sept 28th at 6 pm in the Workshop Room. Or drop by the Slow Food USA booth to say hello!

Meanwhile, Joseph Lofthouse will be speaking at the Festival "Naša dobra hrana" (Our Good Food Festival), Vukomerić 23/3, 10418 Vukomeric, Croatia on Sept 28-29. Both will be in Antibes, France, for the International Farmer Seeds Gathering "Sow Your Resistance" where Going to Seed will have a table hosted by our European community members. 

Joseph’s European tour will continue to the UK, with talks at Lauriston Ecology Farm on Sat, Oct 12 and Oxton Organics on Thur, Oct 17. Then he's on to Future Heirloom in Copenhagen, Denmark on Sun, Oct 20.

A big thank-you to Thomas, Stephane, Malte, Hugo and the other  members for organizing the table and hosting Joseph's travels through Europe! Follow our facebook page for more updates.

In the Community Forum 

• Thinking about what to do with all the seeds you’re accumulating? Check out this thread on long term storage.
  
  
• It’s pumpkin spice season, but we prefer some candy roaster squash to Starbucks lattes.
  
  
• If you like pretty pictures of diverse vegetables, this thread is full of them.

Thanks for being part of the Going to Seed community! And if you’re harvesting crops from the Seed Share program, remember to save seeds and send some back for next year’s participants. 

Masha Zager

Coordinator, Farmer Support Program