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Seed Savers Exchange Blog

Seed Savers Exchange is a nonprofit, member supported organization that collects, preserves and shares heirloom seeds for our future. Since 1975, SSE and our supporters have collected the seeds and stories that would otherwise have been lost.

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These beautiful (tiny!) Marble peppers are growing in our evaluation garden at Heritage Farm in Decorah for possible inclusion in a future catalog. They are also available on the Exchange - our community of gardeners and seed stewards, sharing and swapping rare seeds you might not find anywhere else. Check it out at exchange.seedsavers.org! 🌶 #tinyfood #peppers #seedsaversexchange #growyourown
What an incredible night at the Farm to Flavor Dinner 2019, an event hosted by @seedtokitchen and @organic_seed_alliance celebrating food biodiversity through small plates from Madison’s talented chefs. We were proud to see a few Seed Savers Exchange varieties, like the Bushy Cucumber, which was used in a delicious curry! #drdaucus #SeedSaversExchange #seedtokitchen #heirloomvegetables #organicplantbreeding #organicplant
Tiny harvest week continues at Heritage Farm with these Miniature Yellow Bell Peppers! Short stocky plants covered with lovely 2" long miniature bell peppers with an excellent fresh flavor. A friend gave the yellow and red versions to SSE member Lucina Cress of Ohio. She stuffed the peppers with cabbage and pickled and canned them to sell at her church bazaar. Great for salads and dipping! 🌶💛#tastesgoodwithRanch #SeedSaversExchange #yellowpeppers #minifood #growyourown
FREE book Friday! Donations at the $85+ and $170+ levels will be entered to win a free copies of “The Holistic Orchard” by Michael Phillips and “The Man Who Planted Trees” by Jean Gionobook thanks to our friends at @chelseagreenbooks! Visit linkinbio to learn more! #apples #growyourown #heirloomapples #appletrees #appleorchard #pomological #appleaday #homegrown #TheHolisticorchard #chelseagreenbooks
Big harvest today! These Mexican Sour Gherkin Cucumber bear an abundance of 1" fruits that resemble tiny watermelons. Their initial flavor profile is that of a sweet cucumber, but is followed by a surprising “already pickled” taste, offering an interesting and spirited note. Great for growing on a trellis, this species’ fruits fall from the vines when ripe and are great for pickling with small peppers and garlic. 🥒🌱#SeedSaversExchange #mousemelons #tinyfood
Seed Savers Exchange is seeking an Evaluation Technician to join our team. This position supports the Evaluation Program by annually evaluating hundreds of varieties of garden crops in the field and lab. In the winter months, this position prepares seed orders for shipment. The ideal candidate should have experience in horticulture or a related plant science degree. Additional information can be found at seedsavers.org/jobs. 🌱 #jobs #nowhiring #iowajobs #seedsaversexchange #horticulture #plantscience
March 28 ➡️ September 5! It’s always amazing to watch the transformation of Diane's Garden - A beautiful garden at Heritage Farm designed and maintained by co-founder Diane Ott Whealy. 🌱🌸🌻 #seedsaversexchange #gardening #fromseed
The results of the 2019 Tomato Tasting are in and we are prepared to announce the category winners. 🍅 Best Cherry/Snacking Tomato: Cherry Roma (second photo) Best Slicer: Dester (last photo) Best Paste/Sauce: Harry's Italian Plum (image with black background) We had 504 people cast votes this year at the annual Tomato Tasting that happened this past weekend. Attendees got the chance to taste dozens of different tomato here at Heritage Farm in Decorah, IA. #seedsaversexchange #tomatoes #tomatotasting
We had a wonderful time at today’s 14th annual Tomato Tasting at Heritage Farm! We are counting votes and will announce the favorite tomato of 2019 this week! 🍅🍅🍅 #tomatoes #tomatotasting #seedsaversexchange
It’s a beautiful day at Heritage Farm and we took full advantage to get some great photos of late summer here. *The bean is German Butter bean. *The bags on the corn cover the ears after they have been hand pollinated. Once the ears have matured enough the bags are removed and marked with a ribbon to note which ears were hand pollinated. *High tunnels allow us to extend our growing season a few weeks for varieties that require a longer growing season then we have in Northeast Iowa. #seedsaversexchange #corn #heirloomvegetables #decorah #driftless #okra #openpollinated #growyourownfood
Seed Savers Exchange is seeking a Tissue Culture Laboratory Technician to join our team. The Tissue Culture Lab Technician will utilize their technical skills and knowledge to maintain the potato and sweet potato tissue culture collections in vitro. To learn more or apply, visit seedsavers.org/jobs. 🌱#SeedSaversExchange #nowhiring #laboratorytechnician #jobs
It’s not too late to take advantage of our FLASH MATCH! But there are only a few hours left. Give now and your gift = double the impact! Donate now and ensure that over 1,200 exceptional apple varieties are preserved for generations to come. Give now at #linkinbio #apples #appletree #orchard

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