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More than a year after state bureaucrats tried shutting down an heirloom seed exchange in Pennsylvania, the political battle continues, although supporters of heirloom seeds are slowly making progress. In fact, three states this year have approved new laws to ...

Imagine bumping into your neighbor at a local farmer’s market when the conversation turns to seeds. You have a great heirloom tomato variety he wants, and he has a green bean variety that you want. So you trade seeds, and ...

Trading heirloom or open-pollinated seeds with your friends and neighbors could be in violation of state law. That’s because from coast to coast, states are targeting “seed libraries.” Librarians in Duluth, Minnesota, learned the hard way about the law when ...

Italy’s first McDonald’s was about to open in Rome, and journalist and gastronomist Carlo Petrini was not going to stand idly by. Petrini assembled his friends and community to protest the global industrialization of food and take a stand for ...

Organizing a seed-sharing effort or community seed library to trade heirloom seeds apparently is illegal in Pennsylvania – and may be illegal in other states, too. The folks at the Joseph T. Simpson Public Library in Mechanicsburg learned that the ...

The joys and benefits of gardening go well beyond fresh zucchini bread and homemade tomato sauce. Gardening is a satisfying hobby, a budget saver and a way to ensure fresh, chemical-free produce. Of course, it can also be a silent ...

June 2, 2014 Nick explains the differences between Heirloom, Hybrid, and GMO seeds as well as why we prefer Heirloom above the rest. Video courtesy of Off The Grid News Previous Video

Planting your garden with transplants can be a great way to start a garden early. In hotter climates especially, this can give you a head start in the growing season with your cooler weather crops. You can start seeds indoors ...

Spring is almost here. In fact, it’s in the mail! Seed catalogs begin to arrive during the winter in hopes of enticing faithful gardeners to get a jump on planning their spring gardens. And with good reason – ordering your ...

There are so many different seeds available today, but with the introduction of genetically modified organisms (GMO), it can be hard to tell what you’re really getting. GMO plants and crops are genetically engineered to introduce a trait in the ...