Posts Tagged ‘seeds’

Organizing Seeds (video)

Organizing Seeds (video)

Packets of seeds can quickly add up. Learn an easy way to organize them in this short video.

Meet a Farmer: Joya Parsons, Chicken Farmer

Meet a Farmer: Joya Parsons, Chicken Farmer

March 07, 2010 Exposed to her parents interest in horticulture as a young child, Joya Parsons grew to embrace her green thumb. “By the time I reached my early twenties, I was bitten by the horticulture bug.” Her interest in growing things was played out on the land her parents went on to buy in [...]

Seed Catalogs: A Gardener’s Muse

February 08, 2010 If you are a food grower, it’s that time of year, again! Either you’re anxiously awaiting your seed order delivery, or you’re still pondering what will I grow this year. It doesn’t really matter if you only have a few pots on the patio or several beds in the backyard…planning and planting [...]

Monsanto v. Geerston Seed Farms: The Supreme Court Alfalfa Decision (video)

Monsanto v. Geerston Seed Farms: The Supreme Court Alfalfa Decision (video)

A Conversation with Craig Johnston June 28, 2010; The recent Supreme Court decision on the Roundup Ready Alfalfa case (PDF) has drawn a mixture of reactions from the mainstream media, and from the Blogosphere. To help us better understand this decision, CUpS sat down with Craig Johnston, professor of environmental law at Lewis & Clark [...]

Seed Art (video)

Seed Art (video)

Cathy Camper, a local Portland artist, makes interpretive portraits and images of nature from seeds. Her art pieces sparkle with color, and imagination; in a sense, they pay homage to the beauty and simplicity that abounds in nature. Food is more than for eating, in this story, it becomes the source material for artistic expression. [...]

Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

Check out the related video story: Sunflower Seeds Forever A field of shimmering sunflowers; a flock of hungry birds feeding , and a farmer who shares some of his stories about his sunflower fields.