A Plant’s Life: From Seed to Seed Producer
can be dried and made into something
like an olive oil and balsamic vinaigrette
bread dipper, or saved for heirloom seeds
that could be distributed through one
of the many seed-saving sites online.
Heirloom tomatoes are extremely popular and the right variety might be really
popular at your local farmer’s market.
Alternatively, you could join an indoor
gardener’s co-op (or start your own)
where members meet monthly to share
the rewards of their stellar harvests.
Most people think we use and control
plants—and that is certainly true, as most
edible plants have been modified by
agriculture over centuries, becoming more
delicious and nutritious by our continued
selection of the best seeds to be used to
grow the next crop. However, plants that
produce the food we eat are actually using
us for their own ends as well—by producing the food we need to survive they have
also ensured their own survival. MY
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Maximum Yield USA | March 2012