Today I (Chris Thoreau) arrived in Whitehorse on the first of 8 days visiting the Yukon to talk and learn about seed in Yukon communities. The goal of the trip, I suppose, is to help Yukon communities determine how to integrate seed into their community food security initiatives. I will Read more…
13 July 2015 Today is my first of four days of travel on Vancouver Island to visit seed growers as part of the Bauta Initiative. This trip is a chance to talk to seed growers in person; see their farms; learn about their seed growing challenges and successes; and use Read more…
I started my first full day of travel with a visit to Lorelie Shoesmith at Sugar Shack Seeds. Lorelie is in her 5th year of running her small seed company and like many small business owners in their 5th she is questioning whether her business is viable or not. As Read more…