This will be an uncharacteristically short post for me.
I just wanted to give you guys a little sneak peak into my seed saving practice and share a story and some info on the seeds I happened to be gathering, drying and sorting today from the garden today.
Saving and sorting seeds is a much needed therapeutic practice for me especially now, offering a reprieve from the extensive researching / writing I recently did about modern industrial civilization.
Running the seed pods between my finger unlocking stimulating fragrances (from seed pods like tulsi, lemon balm, basil and lemon balm) and releasing the tiny living embryos (seeds) filled with ancient memory and potential.
Holding them in my hands , saying a prayer and then packaging them up to be gifted between the pages of copies of my book ordered as a surprise for readers to discover when they open up the pages.
I find this process so nourishing to the soul.
If you are interesting in me sending you any of the seeds shown in the video above (except the Ramp seeds, which I have planned to be planted as part of a local bio-cultural refugia/community food forest project) check out the link below to find out where you can order my book, send me an email or drop a comment letting me know what seeds you want sent with your copy of my book and i’ll send some your way!
The gift that keeps on giving (announcing a holiday book sale that comes with heirloom seeds from my garden!)
Give a person a basket full of fresh veggies and mushrooms and they can eat for a day, give a person a copy of Recipes For Reciprocity : The Regenerative Way From Seed To Table and a handful of heirloom seeds and they can not only feed themselves for a lifetime, but also send out ripple effects of abundance, resilience and hope into their local communit…
For in depth info on the seed varieties mentioned in the video above, read these articles and watch the clips linked below:
Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis)
This post serves as the 11th installment of the (Stacking Functions in the Garden, Food Forest and Medicine Cabinet : The Regenerative Way From Seed To Apothecary series).
Tulsi: The Queen of Herbs
This was my favorite crop from our garden in 2021 and is now among my top 5 favorite garden crops of all time. It smells great, it tastes amazing, it heals the body, mind and nourishes the local pollinators.
Day Twelve:. ECHINACEA
Glowing with serene radiance as if she shines some kind of bioluminescent light from within. Echinacea may be seen as a common weed by some here but I adore her and am grateful for her presence in our lives.
(For info on ramps, read/watch:
25 Spring Foods To Forage For In 2025
Spring time is just around the corner for some of us! And while I may be jumping the gun a bit for those of us at my latitude this year (here in Southern Ontario) and certainly for those north of me, it is always good to plan ahead.
Agastache foeniculum (aka Anise Hyssop)
This post serves as the third crossover post which is both part of the above mentioned (Stacking Functions in the Garden, Food Forest and Medicine Cabinet : The Regenerative Way From Seed To Apothecary series) as well as constituting the 6th installment of the
The Many Gifts Of The Goji
The goji berry plant (Lycium barbarum, Lycium chinense and the lesser known Lycium ruthenicum), also known as a wolfberry (gouqizi, 枸杞) in Chinese, is a scrambling deciduous shrub with long, sparsely spiny weeping branches. It’s a Lycium (boxthorn) species that is a member of the Solanacea…
For more info on why saving seeds is empowering, important, fulfilling and practical, read the following posts:
Saving Seeds to Save The Future
The act of saving seed from your heirloom garden crops is an act of love and hope for tomorrow. Not only does this act save one money and ensure food security for one's household (and local community) but, it also offers one the unique sense of satisfaction that comes from the knowing that each successive year seeds are saved the varieties of seeds are …
The Best Investment On Earth, Is Earth
While I was sorting kale seeds I had saved from our garden a few years back I was thinking about how I come across a lot of people who see the spiritual, psychological, emergency preparedness or (at the least) the nutritional value in gardening, but for some reason think it’s not financially viable and use that as an excuse to opt out of even trying. Wh…
Seed Saving Season Is Here!
This time of year I am often out in the garden selecting the largest fruit I have allowed to ripen on my tomato and pepper plants, tapping bean pods to see if they are dry, peeking into sunflower heads and loosening seeds to test if they are cured, caressing amaranth flower heads to see if the shiny seeds drop out easily and collecting an array of medic…
Embracing The Gift Economy As An Antidote For The Scarcity Economy
December is here! Christmas time is coming soon!
