Variety of Seeds Disappearing?

[admin]

One of the 'unintended consequences' of large-scale farming is that the varieties of each food is becoming smaller.  This is one more reason to 'grow your own' in your own backyard!

from http://northtexasvegetablegardeners.com/blog/2011/08/08/food-variety-extinction-graphic/



 

[Gale]

Wow!  What an eye-opener!

[007clint]

It is a little "spendy" but check out www.emergencyseedbank.com!

23 non-hybrid varieties and 37,000 seeds packed in resealable foil packets in a sealed "tackle box".  It comes with a 35 page "growing guide" for the vegetables and a 24 page "seed saving guide".

I am also worried about the disappearing vegetable varieties ESPECIALLY non-hybrid types that you can continue with year after year by harvesting seeds.

I am going to experiment a little with seed harvesting in my next Spring garden.