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News from the Conservation Farm: Harvest and Closing Down for the Season

News from the Conservation Farm: Harvest and Closing Down for the Season

| Betsy Armstrong
Fall has been very busy at the Conservation Farm. With the help of friends and volunteers from the community, the apprentices harvested thousands of pounds of seed from the farm, and hosted the straw bale workshops and harvest festival. Native Seeds/SEARCH loved working with the 2013 farm apprent...
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Recipe for Fresh Corn Tortillas

Recipe for Fresh Corn Tortillas

| 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 ...
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Saguaro Fruit Recipes

Saguaro Fruit Recipes

| 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...
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News from the Conservation Farm: Apprentice Updates

News from the Conservation Farm: Apprentice Updates

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

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

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

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

| 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...
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Trek To Nepal Yields Cross-REgional Exchange Of Ideas

Trek To Nepal Yields Cross-REgional Exchange Of Ideas

| 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 ...
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NS/S Receives Largest Grant to Date from Gila River

| 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 ...
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