Seed Saving

Ever wonder about those precious heirlooms that were ferreted away by our great grand parents? I know my great grand parents were seed savers. They grew the same wonderful foods year after year. When they passed away, those seeds were past to other family members. Now, those heirlooms are gone. No one in the family gardens like my great grand parents once did. My father still gardens like they gardened. He still follows the same traditions every year putting plant after plant in the ground, but he doesn't start his from seed. He buys the plants.

Seed saving is important. Not only to save those precious heirlooms we all grew up on, but for the fact that prices are going space bound with each passing day. How much did you pay for milk the last time you bought it? How much more expensive was it from a year ago? Apply this principal to everything else you purchase at the grocery store and start looking at your grocery bill escalate like gas prices. It is a disgusting reality. One that more and more people are struggling with everyday.

Save seeds, save money. There are numerous resources on how to save seeds. One is at the Seed Savers Exchange.