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Recipe for Fresh Corn Tortillas

August 01, 2013 | Betsy Armstrong

Rations for the Native Seeds/SEARCH farm apprentices are largely based on food that is grown at the Conservation Farm. They have access to a wide variety of dried corns and beans at the farm, and these foods have become staples. If you visit the farm, you are sure to witness the making of "daily ...

Saguaro Fruit Recipes

July 17, 2013 | Betsy Armstrong

As part of their Native Seeds/SEARCH experience, the 2013 farm apprentices have been learning about the bounty of the Sonoran Desert. In early July, Francesca, Matt and Travis took part in a Saguaro cactus fruit harvesting trip, the efforts of which are being enjoyed as part of smoothies, on top...

News from the Conservation Farm: Apprentice Updates

July 12, 2013 | Betsy Armstrong

The News from the Conservation Farm Blog posts are written by the 2013 farm apprentices Danielle, Matt, Pablo, Travis, and Francesca. Since early April, the Native Seed/SEARCH Conservation Farm has been home to a new team of awesome apprentices. Through this blog, we will bring you regular update...

Famine-Stricken Tarahumara Reunited with Native Seeds from NS/S Collection

June 12, 2013 | Betsy Armstrong

The Tarahumara Indians occupy remote slopes and deep canyons of the Sierra Madre of Chihuahua and Durango, Mexico, where they have retreated from the oppression of the modern world. Also known as the Rarámuri, or “foot-runners,” they are renowned long-distance runners with incredible endurance of...

The Story of Glass Gem Corn: Beauty, History, and Hope

June 10, 2013 | Native Seeds SEARCH

If you’ve spent any time online recently, you might have noticed a striking photo making its rounds. Feast your eyes on Glass Gem corn: a stunning, multi-colored variety that has taken Facebook and the blogosphere by storm. With its opalescent kernels glimmering like rare jewels, it’s easy to se...

Trek To Nepal Yields Cross-REgional Exchange Of Ideas

June 05, 2013 | Betsy Armstrong

By Chris Schmidt, Director of Conservation Every region of the world requires unique solutions to building and sustaining its own system for seed security, but practices that work well in one context can often be informative in others. With such cross-pollination of ideas in mind, I recently had ...

Grow Local, Build Local - An Interview with the Canelo Project's Bill Stein

August 12, 2012 | Betsy Armstrong

Native Seeds/SEARCH has long been a proponent of local agriculture for a sustainable food system. But rekindling a connection to place and the natural world goes beyond our garden plots and dinner tables. Many people are exploring ways to make other important aspects of our everyday lives more he...

NS/S Receives Largest Grant to Date from Gila River

July 12, 2011 | Betsy Armstrong

A $300,000 check was presented to Native Seeds/SEARCH on Saturday, July 23 by the Gila River Indian Community (GRIC). The funding comes from the State Shared Revenue Program the Tribe contributes to for services that benefit the general public in Arizona communities. Hugs circulated and everyone ...