by the constant reminder that we
must switch off taps, recycle whatever water we can, and use water
mindfully. We need to have rain
water tanks and grey water systems
as a standard requirement for our
dwellings, community centres, commercial buildings, etc. We need to
employ methods of irrigation that
are conducive to saving water, like
drip irrigation, ditch or basin planting and aquaponic systems.
We need to grow heirloom vegetables so that we can save seed and
keep planting those vegetables,
season after season without buying
new seeds for the same vegetable
crop.
world.
There are so few heirloom, or sometimes called heritage, seeds left to
purchase in the commercial seed
space, but it is well worth the investment. Franchi Sementi, has
been producing heirloom/heritage
seeds for over 200 years in their
family owned business. Some of
their growers have been growing
seed for them for five generations.
Their seeds are tested in most perfectly developed and advanced laboratories and because Italy spans
such a diverse range of climatic
conditions, the seeds produced can
be planted in any place in the
Because they have developed over
so many generations, heirloom
seeds have a natural hardiness,
ability to adapt to climatic conditions, and are also strong and able
to withstand quite trying soils and
circumstances. The growth and
therefore produce of the plant is
thus most prolific and reliable and
if a few of the plants are left to go
to seed, you will be rewarded with
a bounty of heirloom seeds for the
next season's planting.
Remember when you seed save that
once you have harvested your