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2010 Welcome Letter and Donation information
Welcome to the fourth season of Uprising Seeds! Unusual seasons seem to be becoming the norm and true to form we had an incredibly hot and dry summer this year. So hot we rediscovered the value of farming within shouting distance of the Nooksack River, in which we spent many a long lunch break in 2009. After 2 consecutive years of cold and rain, this year we reveled in watermelons (200# from a 40' row!), bushels of eggplants and peppers, and blight-free field tomatoes. Longer season seed crops we had struggled with in recent years brought in bumper crops. 2009 also brought out the gardeners around town as we have never seen before. Whether out of resource saving necessity due to our depressed economy, or from a growing awareness of local food systems, we're not sure, but we saw such a profusion of new food gardens spring up all over our area that it feels as though a new consciousness is in the air. And, we like it! As seed farmers, the wide disparities in growing conditions these past few years in the PNW, the first epidemic tomato blight in the northeast, the recent drought in California... All this has brought home for us many of the underlying ideas behind what we are passionate about: working with interesting varieties that are specifically suited to our bioregion, and seeking out and breeding for the ever important qualities of vigor, hardiness, and resiliency. When we trial new varieties we look at both strengths and weaknesses. Anyone could have grown beautiful watermelons in Whatcom County during the heat of 2009, but we want the ones that also set fruit in the rainy fall of 2008. We grew beautiful lettuces all year in cool, cloudy 2008 but which varieties bolted the earliest when temps broke 100F in 2009? Which varieties still produced well in that bed where the weeds got away from us? Each year we as we add new varieties to our catalogue, we continue to look for those that taste great, look great, and perform well in all the conditions our crazy northwest climate throws at us. We think you will enjoy the over 40 new selections we have added to our catalogue this year. They are a tried and true group of both old friends and new discoveries, from the beautiful and delicious Violetta Eggplant to cheerful little red Cornfield Poppies and beyond. We look forward to growing with you this spring in the ever expanding network of farm, home gardens, community gardens, and school gardens that are shaping our foodsheds. And, as always, please let us know how our seeds performed for you and any suggestions you might have for new varieties. Thank you for joining us in this joyous uprising! Crystine, Brian, and Rowan DONATIONS: UPDATE: Donations are Closed! We were encouraged and inspired by the sheer amount of new and continuing school gardens as well as organizations reaching out to folks of all income levels. We look forward to hearing back and sharing with you how this new growing season unfolded for all those we donated to.
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We love to hear about new gardens going in schools. If you are a school that would like a donation of seeds, please email us and we'll happily see what we can do. We donate all previous year seeds to schools, non-profits, community gardens, etc. Please email us with your request.1) Whatcom School Garden Collective: Whatcom County, WA. A new project of 12 new school gardens spearheaded by the good folks at Common Threads Farm on Lummi Island, WA.
In solidarity with Latino farmworkers, whose skill and labor drive our domestic agricultural economy, we are happy to donate a percentage of sales to immigration and advocacy organizations working in the state of Washington. We honor these communities and the cultural riches they bring our country.Commonthreadsfarm.org 2) GruB: Garden Raised Bounty: Olympia, WA. "Grassroots non-profit organization dedicated to nourishing community by empowering people to engage in the creation of a sustainable food system." Building 100 free backyard gardens and providing garden support, seeds, and starts. goodgrub.org 3) Growing Gardens: Boulder County, CO. Organization reaching out to families, youth, and those with disabilities through: Fresh Food Families and Fitness Program, the Childrens Peace Garden, Cultiva! Youth Program, and their Horticultural Therapy program. They also distribute donations at: concerts, volunteer fairs, children's activities, youth job fairs, local food banks, homeless shelters, and lower income housing neighborhoods. growinggardens.org 4) New Day School: Portland, OR. Non-profit preschool/kindergarten which includes a kitchen garden for the children's lunches, a picking garden for the children to explore flowers and herbs, and herb, fruit tree and berry production. They offer a gardening class for kids which range from seed sowing, planting, harvesting, medicine making, seed saving, worm bin maintenance, insect exploration, plant storytelling, and paper making. newdayschool.org 4) Local Food Works: Whatcom County, WA. Distributing baskets of seeds and supplies to encourage families in the foothills area to grow their own gardens as well as share their bounty with local food distribution centers. 5) One more...info coming |
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