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Grower Network Information Page |
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Seed Guardian - Guardians are experienced seed savers interested in becoming an extension of our seed bank. They have a desire to be responsible for one or more seed varieties, growing them out on an annual or biannual basis, and supplying us with new stock on an as-needed basis. Requirements:
About the Program - Similar to trial gardening, you will be asked to keep growing and harvest yield notes, take pictures of the mature plants and produce, offer evaluations from the kitchen and submit the information for our records. The intent of this data is to verify that the integrity of the variety is intact. As implied in the requirements section, you must have adequate space to isolate, or practice caging and / or hand pollination. Rouging off-types is desired but selection is not performed as and effort to "improve" or otherwise change the variety. Instead, selections are made to maintain the original characteristics as described in historical documentation. Why Volunteer? - By participating you will be part of something bigger than any one person, one company or one organization. Help to keep old varieties available to other gardeners. As part of our growers network, you will be part of our extended community of people working to preserve important plant varieties. You will have access to interesting varieties and to other people with similar interests. |
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