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  • The Seedhead News

    No. 131 - 2025

    | Justin Risley
    Meet the New Executive Director · Breaking Ground on the Seed Barn · Bumper Crops · Seed Banks of the Southwest · Baidaj Harvest · Remembering John McLean Download PDF

    No. 130 - 2024

    | Justin Risley
    NS/S's five year strategic plan, Seed Savers Speak, Irrigated Dry Farming, Nichol's Heirloom Tomato, Seed Saving in Belize, 14-Year-Old Chiltepin Farmer, WIPO Treaty affecting Seeds & Traditional Knowledge, Farm Sale, Remembering Brett Bakker. Download PDF

    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...