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The Seedhead News

No. 129 - 2023

| Justin Risley
This edition celebrates 40 years of seed conservation, and the many friends, partners, donors, staff, members, and supporters who have been involved with NS/S through the years. Read about our history preserving Chiltepin and White Sonoran Wheat, Conservation Garden updates, seed donations and mo...

No. 128: Summer 2022

| Justin Risley
Read about Partner Farmers and other growers, Conservation Gardens expansion, NS/S Seed Policy, seed donations to schools, and more. Download PDF  

No. 127: Summer 2021

| Lissa Marinaro
Seedheads Speak, Partner Farmer program expansion, Grower Highlight- meet Justin Casiquito, Johnson-Su Composting Bioreactor and more. Download PDF

No. 126 Summer 2020

| Betsy Armstrong
The Story Behind the Story - The History of Yori Cahui. Family Reunion - Restoring relationships with tribes and their seeds. Original Names - Honoring the seeds and the names as they were given in the communities to whom they belong. Community Seed Grants and more. Download PDF

No. 125 Fall 2019

| Betsy Armstrong
Collection Spotlight - Mayo Garbanzo Bean. Adopt-A-Crop highlights. Vendor highlight - Tohono O'odham weavers Fred & Della Cruz. Download PDF  

No. 124: Spring 2019

| Betsy Armstrong
Growing Farmers at Ndée Bikíyaa - Apache crops go home to The People's Farm · Our Young(est) Stakeholders Transforming School Gardens into a Network of Urban Farms · Member Stories · Collection Spotlight: Guatemalan Amaranth · Sneak-a Peek at Adopt-a-Crop! Download PDF

No. 123: Fall 2018

| Betsy Armstrong
No. 123: Fall 2018A Quiet Revolution: Rescuing Landscapes at Owl Peak Farm · Adventures in Small-Plot Farming · Shop Talk · Collection Spotlight: Orach · Community Seed Grant Superstars Farewell, Friends· NS/S Staff and Contacts · Save the Date  Download PDF (2.5 MB)

No. 122: Spring 2017

| Betsy Armstrong
Annual Report 2016 · Seed Sovereignty in the Face of Climate Change · Meet our Conservation Farm Interns · Volunteer Salute · Celebrating the Desert's Bounty: Arid Abundance Potlucks · Collection Spotlight: Wild Cocolmeca Bean · Community Seed Grant Highlights · NS/S Staff and Contacts · News and...

No. 121: Winter 2016

| Betsy Armstrong
Annual Report · Spanish Language Seed Saving a Success · Enduring Seeds and the Future of Food · NS/S Interns Attend Tribal Food Sovereignty Conference in Shiprock · Farm Crew Celebrates New Seed Cleaning Machine· Teaching with Seeds · News and Notes  Download PDF (2.5MB)

No. 120: Spring/Summer 2015

| Betsy Armstrong
Explore the Southwest's Crop Diversity with ADAPTS · Adopt a Crop and Help Protect Endangered Varieties · A Report from the 2015 Great Lakes Intertribal Food Summit · Meet Our New Conservation Interns · From Our Friends · News and Notes Download PDF (2.5 MB)