Making My Own Seed Bank (A world with GMO Tomatoes) | CHAT
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You are so even keeled. I just turned 60 but want to be like you when I finally grow up.
Me too :-) (mid 50's today)
Agree, turning 60 this summer. Jess gives me hope and it is a comfort to do something.
I'll be 63 soon and I say that all the time! I wanna be like Jess when I grow up 😊
58 and trying hard to be more like Jess!
Same
My mother-in-law was a young bride when the great depression hit, but like you, gardening was her passion. She grew enough food to feed her family and anyone who was in need of a meal. She saved seeds and fed people up until she died at 95 years. Evey year when she planted her
Garden, she designated the first 5 plants as her seed plant. The fruit was left on the vine until the seeds were ready to harvest. This was the purest strain of seeds that dated back to. The depression anthe finest vegetable I have ever eaten.
I love everything about this comment.🌱🪴🌾🫘🫙
I love that! I don’t have a big enough garden to do 5 plants but maybe I can do 1 of each variety !
Has someone continued growing the seeds she saved? That's a great family history story. =)
I would love to see this story turned into a movie.
When I heard your talking, for once I was not fear. I felt saving seeds was a way to help God's creation. Last year I tried and was not successful but I will try again this year.
I want you to know that a few years ago, I was paralyzed in fear. My husband started prepping for a survival situation. I was very unaware of how corrupt our systems were and when the veil of ignorance was lifted I was paralyzed. When I found your channel a few years ago, I was grasping at straws trying to figure out how to survive a catastrophe. Your words of comfort, compassion, and wisdom touched my heart in such a way that brought me peace. And I have been watching ever since. I tend to get lost in the what ifs and the what could be, but your words -
What can I do right now? What is the next step in front of me? - that brought me back to a level- headed baseline. You’ve said those words before and it’s something I say to myself often to calm my heart. This year, my focus is saving seeds as well. Thank you, Jess, for always bringing truth but also comfort in times of stress. All we can do is do what we can to thrive. Thank you for your honesty, authenticity, and showing us what we can do RIGHT NOW, and being a word of comfort and wisdom in a time of such uncertainty. ❤
I 100% agree with everything you just said!❤
@@cortneyh8437 you are so right and I wish you the best from the bottom of my heart ❤
Amen!!!🙏
AMEN
Yes!!! Times of stress and not good day 😢my gosh such a beautiful Jess!!! ❤
Sometimes we just need a reminder...My mother turned me onto organic gardening when I was a young child in the 1960s--fast forward to 1990 and she started a compost pile in MY backyard that is still in use/productive today! At the same time, she also used the back half of my yard as 'her' vegetable garden plot to share food and growing knowledge/inspiration with me (and SO many others)--our yards actually connect...She is now 92 years young, and I asked her a few years ago what she wanted her legacy to be. Her answer: my heirloom bean seeds! She finally passed the baton to me 3 years ago, so I now can carry on her legacy. Thank you Jess--I have been nervous about taking on such a responsibility, but in a split second, your words have resonated and I am up to the challenge! Happy Seed Saving everyone!
Wow that is so cool!! Happy growing!!! Now and years to come 😃😃
I can’t tell you the number of UA-cam channels I have stopped following because of fear-mongering. Thank you for being the voice of encouragement, not fear❤
Ditto'd!
This is fear mongering! She has been doing this since the pandemic!
Me too. Ones I used to watch I quit because of the gloom, doom and sensationalism titles.
4:54 - "for, like, humanity and tomatoes as a whole." LOL Jess, I feel the same about tomatoes.
I feel the same too. Have to save the tomatoes 😅 I feel like it’s blasphemy to grow gmo tomatoes at home honestly. If I wanted tomatoes that taste like disappointment, I’d go get some from the store.
The reason why you don’t get that many negative comments is because exactly what you said. Hope over fear.
You are knowledgeable and you do your work prior to speaking and what you don’t know. You say I don’t know. Authentic and true as you said. We listen carefully to what you say. Thank you for being you!
Found some zinnia seeds my Grandpa saved in 1998 before he passed. They were in a plastic ice cream tub in the summer kitchen (protected). We planted them first in 2007 and save seeds every year. Gave out some to family. Planting them again this year. Every year, fewer colors, now mostly pink.
I get it Jess. I do ❤
I feel the same way. It’s just wisdom. Saving seeds bc the world seems crazy is wisdom. Doesn’t mean I’m scared and frantic and running around screaming the sky is falling. Just means we’re observing and thinking “huh, that might not be good, I’m going to start saving seeds just in case”. And we continue to go about enjoying life and being full of joy.
But at the same time, it would be foolish not to save seeds.
We’re just not being foolish. Doesn’t mean we’re panicking and doing things out of fear.
I’ve been “prepared” for most of my adult life (I think I still have some TP from Y2K 😁). My brother is 4 years older than me and has started to panic about not being ready enough. I told him no one is completely prepared. If the SHTF tomorrow it’s going to hurt but you can be prepared to the point it won’t hurt as much. Trust in God but have an extra can of beans on hand (and a way to grow more).
That's funny about the TP. I had 2 Costco packages of toilet paper in the attic from Y2K (only thing I stored). When the pandemic hit I never had to source T.P. therefor making more available for others.@@mkc0005
My 2020 motto still serves me - blessed, not stressed; prepared, not scared. Being reactive is easy. Being thoughtful and educating ourselves and taking whatever next right step - that's the key to sanity and calm. I do have concern about cross-pollination with things I don't want so I'm going to be more mindful of saving seeds and using bags this year. Thank you, as always, for being authentic!
I’m very cognizant of the fact that my tiny garden will likely not grow enough food to feed my family if anything big were to happen.
But I’m learning and doing something. Anything that makes me more survivable and that gives me peace.
In our last residence, we could not have a garden. Being able to even try in itself is the comfort.
The first step is to realize that your tiny garden will likely not grow enough food to feed your family, if anything big were to happen. The second step is to remedy that situation (if you are worried about it), by buying foods in bulk, as much as your budget allows, and preserve it! We grow a couple of big gardens, and likely have most of what we could eat if catastrophe hits, but I STILL have been buying extra food from farmers' markets and sales, and preserving it for such an emergency. Don't get overwhelmed, slow and steady is better than whirlwind and frazzled, with nothing preserved, and feeling paralyzed. Get going, everybody! You don't need huge gardens to be prepared. Pressure can, water bath can, steam can, freeze, dehydrate, freeze dry, or BUY freeze dried cans of food. I see the freeze dried foods on clearance late at night on Amazon, and they last 25 years. Don't live in fear, just confidence.
I think the great thing is just starting, and doing it where the stakes aren’t high. You are learning, but not in a potentially life threatening environment. I’m enjoying the freedom we have to grow our own food.
@@sassyherbgardener7154I have planted a herb medical garden. Just buying medical herbs can put you in the poor house haha
Thanks for sharing your pov! I share you pov and you are so much more articulate than I am ! Thank Goodness someone is 🙏🏻👍🏻🫣
Learning what not to do is what I’ve gained the most. Like don’t grow food you won’t eat. Ha! Learning is the most important thing!!!
You are NOT spreading fear Jess you are simply sharing knowledge !! And doing a bang up job of it girl !!!!!! Preach girl preach, tell everyone you know !!!
We live in an area of the country where the potential of severe winter weather (power outages and temporary isolation) are a given. We do not fear that... we PREPARE for that. This is no different. No different than canning and freezing food to hold us to the next garden season.... 150 years ago this was just what farm people did. We can do it too... farm or not.
Agree 100%
Well said!!!
Synchronicity man. Today when I got home from work there was a package from Will, 2 packets of seeds, seeds that were saved by riding ahead of the army. Right after I opened that package I went upstairs and sat down and to watch UA-cam and there you are sharing what you did. Now here I am delighted in the synchronicity of life. ❤
I love this! Does this person sell these seeds? I would absolutely love to grow and continue seeds with such a powerful story behind them!
I think this is going to land where it’s gonna land and fall on the ears that it needs to fall on. Some of us needed the nudge! Thank you, Jess!
Your greenhouse talks are my church.
Thank you for being brave enough to allow a power greater than all of us to flow through you.
God bless and namaste.
I’ve been saving seeds for the last 4 years, just for the joy of sharing them with others. I got a vacuum sealer for Christmas this year so I’m considering sealing some in a bag and freezing them. I love the idea of having a seed vault and opening it in 50-100 years to see if there are any that don’t exist anymore at that point, that I could then bring back. ❤
I LOVE "prepper/conspiracy" Jess. I've adored you now for 4 years and am so grateful for you and the new freedom you've found in authentically and unapologetically speaking truth regardless of where you thing they'll land. 💚
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Last year was the first year I saved seeds. IM SO EXCITED!!! I have tomatoes that germinated at 80%, jalapeños at 60% so far, and my Sunflowers!! It was a thrill to see seeds germinate last year, now it’s like okay now I get to be a story teller!! Obviously it’s little early for my okra, zucchini, squash, watermelon. However I’m pretty sure I did this right! Look out future grandchildren, you will have grandma Georgia’s seeds!!! I’m not scared.
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SO PROUD OF YOU STRANGER
I am very confused. What purpose does a GMO anything serve? At what point are we going to collectively understand that we already have the food we need in the condition we need it? Jess, you grow a beautiful garden with real, healthy, nutritious food! It’s real and honourable and sustainable. We need to stop messing with our future food and focus on the marvellous gifts we have! Thank you Jess, for all you do and all you represent in this world! 🤗🤗🤗
My understanding is that genetic modification is the only way to patent a lifeform.
“What is your next step today! Where you are at right now!!”
SO GOOD! SO GOOD! Thank you for your wisdom and insight and views! You truly are a blessing to the gardening world!!
Please walk us along in this seed saving process, it is so helpful to watch and learn!
Over the past 8 years, I have transitioned to heirloom seeds only. The reason being that I find saving seeds is fun, challenging, and it helps to acclimate varieties to my colder climate.
Yes, I guess you could say I have a seed bank.😊
After watching this, I will step it up and add the barrier bags. That is a great idea now that things have changed.
Just like Ryan Hall says, "Don't be scared, be prepared." ❤
Another good way to easily save varieties if you have the space is to remember that peppers are perennials, so you can overwinter the same plant and be sure it will produce the same fruit. And you can propagate them from cuttings, along with many other plants! Seed saving will work better for super long term, of course, but options are always good.
Don't worry. Nature always finds a way. Wild populations of anything always revert back to what works best with the surrounding environment. She knows what she's doing
I LOVED the book Braiding Sweetgrass!💗 I have never heard anyone else talk about it since I read it. Made me smile 😊
Same! Beautiful book. I gave my copy to a coworker.
It’s one of my favorite books 🫶🏻
It's fantastic! I'm so glad she mentioned it
Loved it too and gave it to lots of people. What a powerful message it brings.🤗
Thank you Jess ... Will definitely save more than just enough seed for myself this year
It's a good book
How timely is this video…? I purchased a book, “Seed to Seed” earlier this year, not because I know anything about GMO seeds nor do I have your experience ( I am starting my 4th year) but because saving my own seeds is one step closer to self sustainability. I absolutely love gardening. I wish I would have discovered this passion earlier in my life (I am now just 61) the dreams of where I could be just blow my mind. But I accept your challenge and will save my seeds and put them in the bottom of my freezer and “if” anything happens my seeds will be moved someplace safe. Thank you for this video❤❤❤
Hey! I'm finally head of Jess on a gardening task! I created 2 seed banks and placed them for future use. I did it in 2020, after our Michigan governor banned stores from selling SEEDS. And yes, she did - I was in Walmart and witnessed employees wheeling a huge seed display into the garden center, then taping it off with caution tape. I took pics and asked what was going on. Workers told me they were doing it "under orders of the governor " BTW: i had 2 friends who had commercial greenhouses whose sales were ready, but the governor banned them taking phone or internet orders then be no contact placement in the buyers trunks. Yet the big box stores, pot shops, convenient stores were "essential "
So call me Miss Scarlet, but I'll never let a politician come between me and SEEDS again!
The day after she "banned" the sale of seeds...I went to Meijer and bought a bunch of vegetable and flower seeds!
Keep preaching Jess. There are ABSOLUTELY those who see you..hear you…and cheer you on for saying what most of us with NO audience want to hear thank you. Truly.
Agreed - I will continue to honor the past generations and Indigenous cultures who worked incredibly hard to save the genetics of the heirlooms seeds. And I will also make this year for personal seed saving as well. Love this outlook
EVERYTHING you said is True! Thank you for your courage from the dangers that are out there! You re NOT walking this path alone! So many of us are with you! March ON! Love your Channel! 🥰🙏
Yes! Seed ark's are necessary. I've been saving seeds for myself, and seeds for others. Why not? It's fun, it saves money, and it also gives you peace of mind.
Dear Jess, Thank you for this call to save seeds, and especially to choose hope over fear. I'm looking at the handful of kinds of flower seeds that I saved last year, and I bought the tulle baggies last year to save my alpine strawberries from critters, now I'm ready to save seeds from many more plants this year. Thank you for all that you do!
I have a section of my freezer dedicated to seeds since covid. I never thought of this though.
= “Humanity and the Tomato” =
-A new broadening of the topic of concern. You are correct .. that is too much. What you’re doing right this very minute is reading this and gardening or listening to this and gardening. That’s the most important thing. We are so fortunate that you share with us, that’s all I can say. CARRY ON.
… and that little bag keeps the worms out, too.
I've been thinking of saving seeds lately. But you've inspired me to really do it this fall. Thanks. I've always hoped greed wouldn't win, but the monopolies just keep growing. So, for the sake of all our children, people need to become selfsaficent. This channel is very important to future better world. Thanks for everything you do. 👏 👏 👏 👏 ❤
Thanks for continuing to be a gentle light. An ambassador. A teachable humble teacher and friend! We love you Jess!
I’m screaming!!!😂 plant condoms!!!! Hahaha I will forever call them that! And I have already started grabbing and saving some of those because I had a feeling this year was the year to start learning to save seed. Also purchased the book “Seed to Seed”! A great guidebook!
I know I'm going to laugh out loud next time I'm at a nice fancy event and somebody's got some candy almonds in a drawstring sachet! 😂😂
@@shandysgarden yess lol. I won’t ever look at those organza bags the same and I’m so okay with it! 🤣😂
@@Thewildbloomgarden I think it's a good trade-off 😜
I have been concerned about food security and seed storage for years. I sprouted seeds recently that I saved from 2017. Thanks for the enlightenment and encouragement.
Thank-you for speaking out about everything going on. Some people choose to pretend everything is okay out of fear. I'm like you, I'm not fearful because I am preparing for my family's future. If people wouldn't have grown and raised their own food in the great depression, they wouldn't have survived. If people don't want to hear what's going on and prepare, they should avoid those topics. Don't expect others to avoid it because of your fear!
My first response when this story originally broke was “it seems like a slippery slope to me”. In and of itself not alarming but a peek behind the “future curtain” is what bothers me.
It just seems unnecessary 🤷🏻♀️
Just bought bags immediately after watching this video. Thanks for the solid reminder Jess! I too have gotten lax with the availability of seeds- but my dad has always said, “Better to not need it and have it, than to need it and not have it.”
Also, 100% this is a threat to us and shouldn’t be taken lightly. We don’t know when they will pull the trigger on something bigger.
Also… it’s your channel. Anyone contradicting you in spite or pride is sitting behind the keyboard for a reason!
Thanks again for what you share and your time to do it. ❤
Wow, Jess, your words on hope was the most profound thing I've heard in a long time.
Thank you so much for your balanced, rational, and educated voice of reason. Because this is a terrifying world. ❤️
Thank you Jess for your attention to this subject that you're always so eloquent. Love you
It’s a great idea to save seed. Not only as a prepper function but also as a cost efficient way to garden.
I just love this so much. I think keeping these varieties that have passed down from hand to hand for so long is culturally, environmentally, and ecologically important. Look forward to any seed saving videos in the future and will look for the past one.
Always appreciate these videos!!
Faith over fear but be aware and educated! The sheer number of people I have read who are chomping at the bit to grow those GMO seeds is absolutely scary. Mostly because I feel to my soul those are the same people who don't care about cross pollination and what effect that has. My own concerns are, this is ONE GMO seed, more will follow. Thank you for speaking up and thank you for being passionate. I look forward to seeing your seed saving videos!
Yeah, there can be a lot of excitement around the novelty of something, but sometimes we need to do some long-term thinking about impacts before getting swept up in the next new cool thing. I've saved seeds a bit before, but I'm going to be more intentional about it moving forward.
I 1000% agree. In some of the garden Forums ive been seeing a lot of people talking about Crossing this and disturbing the seeds, My worry is this GMO wont be regulated like the others are, so it could get spread and out of control quickly. And with not knowing how this could affect other varieties. 5-10 years from now could be a lot worse.
I do have some hope, I'm seeing more and more countries starting to Ban the growing and sale of GMOS, so far 28, after research is starting to show, they aren't that good for us, and unfortunately some are showing health issues are starting to pop up.
These are probably the same people that spray Roundup on their vegetable gardens. You just can’t reason with some folks using common sense.
Exactly how I feel! Ive been buying extra seeds now and planning to save more of my own seeds this year too! I'll do what I can to and try not to fear what I can't control. Thank you for sharing Exactly how many of us feel and sharing how we can prepare.
Thank you Jessica again for using your platform for good.
I see your love and light.
I love that you show no shame. I believe that “ staying where your feet are at and always 10 toes deep in your faith” is the only way to live a fulfilling life.
A lesson learned on the daily.
Thank you for being you and as always Be Blessed 🙏❤️
Three years ago, my seed supplier told me to start saving every seed possible because there were coming problems in the field of heirloom gardens, including theirs.
Very grateful for a R&R post that shared the movie "Seed: The Untold Story" available on Netflix. The clip of the Hopi Native American describing his corn as "these seeds are my children" really touched my heart 🙏💗🙏
"Jessica Sowards... The Keeper of the Seeds" ❤
Every time I watch your videos there is a takeaway…. I need to hear “hope over fear” today. Not necessarily for the same topic but in general. Thank you. Thanks for sharing this as well. Learned a lot.
My gosh, you sweet woman❤, we freaking love you too! 😢
The seed saving story from your area is beautifully sentimental and empowering❤seed saving from a place of empowerment and love of the plants🙏Ty for sharing!
I haven't gotten thru the entire video yet, but wanted to say THANKS!. This talk resonated with me today on a few different levels....and I really needed to hear it. Often I think a video isn't what i want or need to hear, and I'm often wrong. Again, as always, thanks for your content....and your truth!
I have a huge seed bank in the presence of being prepared. I try to not live in fear but frankly, that's why I started the seed bank.
Yes, Yes.... a thousand times Yes! I want to be the person my family turns to for food security IF something was to go horribly wrong, as they do now for their annual gardens. That means I have a responsibility to keep seed supplies and building my skills. When I found your channel I was in the first couple years of serious gardening. Before that I had piddled around in the garden with my dad for a couple tomatoes a year but mostly just as a place to be with him. After his passing I found joy there in remembrance of him. Now the kids in my family come piddle around with me. You and your skill building has helped to make me a confident, generous gardener. Thank you. And if something was to go haywire know that your teaching has fed my family as well.
Very excited to learn how to save seeds. It is what our grandparents and great grandparents did after all. It is wise to secure varieties but also to save seed from varieties grown in your garden because many times those seeds adapt to your area. This means that varieties can actually improve for you over time. What I am very excited about is saving money because the cost of living does not appear to decreasing anytime soon.
Jess, I have to go to Hobby Lobby today to pick up yarn and I’m going to pick up some of those bags. I’m going to ride ahead with you, protect those blossoms, and save those seeds. A silent army to protect God-given food for my loved ones and descendants, Lord willing.
LOVE the Braiding Sweetgrass shoutout, that book fundamentally changed my worldview
Solid plan! I just received a shipment of 250 brown lunch bags for seed storage. I've been seed saving from everything we eat because a friend had his gardening supplies roped off from purchase during the pandemic. I never want to be in a position where someone comes to me for seed and I have to send them away empty-handed. God gave us such reciprocity with our gardens it seems the best way to honor that gift is to give it to others. We have to take care of each other. ❤
Yes this did happen in some areas. Gardening supplies were deemed non-essential and blockaded in some stores in a few places.
I have gardened my entire life with exception of moves but I am having health issues and having to cut back on my gardening. That being said I am going to try and set up more raised garden and I want to seed save which is new to me. Thank you for all you do to encourage people to feed their families as healthy as possible. It is a challenge with people having to have a two income family which is so sad. Just love you sister!!! 🙏♥️
This is an example of a very current problem that is quickly gaining strength. The drive of some of these ideas are not looked at objectively. They don’t even want others to think ahead, only to see the shiny object today. Many will push this kind of stuff much too hard on people for not a lot of longterm benefit.
I’ve always been on edge of Over Tinkering!
Saving seeds over here on my little 5 acre homestead in TN, Jess! Here's to hope! XOXO
You hear Jess folks.... Let's ride ahead!!! 🐎
Youre such a gem Jess. For anyone else who loves The Seed Keeper I recommend the podcast Native Seed Pod
Great video! Our local paper had an article about a man who saves seeds and is being honored by a preservation group in Davenport, Iowa. His business is called Sand Hill Preservation Center. After reading the article I determined I was going to start saving seeds this year. So glad you talked about this and I am going to try it with the party bags! Thanks!!
Ive been kinda saving seeds for a couple of years now, after seeing your original video, and its so gratifying to see the baby plant sprout from a seed you saved.
So if we don’t do it to preserve the purity of the seeds, let’s do it because it saves us money and it’s very rewarding to do so!
Have you read about vaccines on lettuce? Please tell us what you think.
Thanks for all that you do for the community.
God Bless you!
My new mantra: don't live like one with no hope. Just ride ahead! 💚💚💚
Such common sense! You just do you, that's why we watch your videos!
I do the seed saving and use them for my garden. Thankfully my neighbors are a good way aways from my garden. I can seed save and make sure I am careful. I am also looking at bees for our homestead.
Yes, yes….YES to all of your wise words! 👏
I’m a self confessed seed hoarder who’s been very laid back about saving seeds, but hopefully this season will be fruitful so we can all save more; I Love the idea of the mesh bags!✨ I too am rather even-keeled, I’ve actually been called stoic, but I like to observe and be aware more than I like to debate… That said the GMO’s have got me worried, especially after a friend & I started researching how many seed companies are owned by the large conglomerates , and how these companies are also buying heirloom variety names, to prevent the saving of their seeds; it’s mostly affecting farmers right now, but with initiatives like “Register Your Home Garden”, it makes you wonder where things are going… I try not to get too caught up, but I’m glad some of the larger channels like your’s are talking about these things, it’s helpful to be more aware so we can prepare as we see fit. I’m striving to find a balance somewhere between being informed and being prepared without being afraid; still trying to put Faith over fear✨🙏
Thank-you, so much for your thoughts. We are 63 and have 40 acres here in Oklahoma.
Tons of my tomato babies sproted this morning and i was just looking at and appreciating them and thinking to myself that this year and beyond more than ever my seed saving needs to be a priority ❤
Doing it. Been doing it. It got so bad with the blue lakes seeds we were buying, i sought out the best plants one year and just saved the seeds. Dedicating a few plants to save every year. Last yr my helpful hubby picked some of the beans at prime , was so proud of himself when he announced he had given them to our neighbor to enjoy. Glad i already had some tucked away. 😅
This is so simple yet also very wise. Arm ourselves with information… and seeds! Happy gardening everyone!
PS - off to watch the older video because I’ve never saved tomato seeds. Time to learn.
Jess I love your approach and delivery. I’m usually the quite student in your class room, lol
Just want to applaud you at how well you communicate your experiences in homesteading❤
YES YES YES! Thank you for being brave and sharing your truth with us. I agree 1000% with every heartfelt word you said.
Yay for historic heroes !! Nice knowledgeable speech of passion . Great topic which we all need to know .
I can feel your passion and I love it. I am the same I don't know how every one will respond. But when you have a passion and a feeling like you need to warn people I feel like that's also from the Lord. It says to cast our cares upon him. That's what I feel don't be worried be prepared! ❤ Thanks for sharing there are sometimes I watch your stuff and think that's exactly they way I feel and I'm glad I'm not the only one.
Actions empower. The empowered person will always have hope. ❤❤❤
Your seed saving videos over the years have empowered me to save a lot of seeds. I eventually got a book on it too. I've listened to various podcasts such as ones from Joe Gardener podcast on the subject. Amazing power to save seeds! I Have 4-5 types of seeds dried, ready to be packaged from last year on my bookshelf. The mesh bags go a long way and are so easy to use. As I'm sowing seeds, I make note of what packs are low and need to be saved. I have 5 thing so far that I need to save!
You're doing a good job! Thank you for covering these topics. People don't realize how sick they are from the poor food quality.
I've been binging on your seed haul videos for the past few days ... I never get tired of them ,🥰
Jess I've been watching you since about the time you put out that first video. Today you were part of my honeschool morning with this one. ❤❤
You can also find those little bags at the dollar tree stores, in the party section. I use them to save the seeds from flower heads that I want to grow again, As the flower starts to fade, I put the bag over it and let it dry inside the bag.
Thank you Jess for addressing the GMO dilema. I so agree with your thoughts on those new GMO purple tomato seeds. My first reaction was to fall into the various rabbit holes for long term consequences. Even after reading and researching any articles on these seeds, I am totally unswayed as to their supposed benefits. I trust that we home gardeners and homesteaders are as informed and wise in our decisions to continue saving or purchasing tried and true seed varieties from those reputable companies we all trust, and swap among communities of like-minded gardeners.
Seeds are sacred. I have always believed this, and I treat my small gardens as a mini temple.
Thanks Jess; well said as always.
I see a t-shirt, “for humanity… & tomatoes “ 😄
I’m concerned as well about this and I’ll be doing the same thing this year and creating a seed bank for myself as well. Seed saving will definitely be a focus in my garden this year
I'm saving a ton of heirloom seeds partly because I also know in a crud hit the fan scenario, I could help my neighbors start a garden. Probably won't ever happen..... but just in case...........
I want to like this several times. You are such a fantastic educator! I already save lettuce herb and Asian greens. I also think this topic is important. I will now be saving seed from my tomatoes eggplants and chillies. Keep up the great work. We need your voice. Together we are better and stronger. My children and grandchildren will be eating heirloom fruit and veg. I commit to that. And we will be a family that in our small urban yard saves and shares seed. So much power and future in that. From my different spiritual beliefs to yours…I bless you and yours 🌻🌈🌱☀️🌦️🌧️🍅
Thank goodness for this kind of content. Yes please, show us all your seed saving techniques in real time this year, I am sure so many gardeners (new and old) will benefit greatly from seeing how to keep our seeds from year to year and how to prevent unwelcome cross pollination from occurring, especially in a world with GMO seeds on the market. I also wonder how an abundance of GMO plants being grown out in the open environment will affect the local wildlife, the insect pollinators, and the native plants of our areas.
Ooo my R&R New Video radar has never been this spot on before!
I love you and I love this response so much 🥰🥰
Ngl- I got a little teary-eyed thinking about 1000 people choosing to protect the seeds ahead of potential threat. I've been saving seeds for years and have used those little mesh bags to prevent cross-pollination in my tomatoes since I saw your seed saving video years ago.
You have been such an incredible inspiration in my life - so much so that I quit my gov job to get a bachelor's degree in sustainable food and farming and start teaching others how to grow their own food.
Thank you so much for being such a light in this world! ❤
God bless you...I agree with you completely! I am starting our homestead and feel a tad overwhelmed with all the knowledge needed, but as Granddad always said, "The only way to eat an elephant is one bite at a time."
Or, as Grandma would say, "Put your big girl panties on and deal with it!" 😊
Faith over fear, thank you for your words of wisdom Jess in a time where fear can and does EASILY run rampant. Your channel brings me comfort even in my small apartment with the tiniest porch for tower gardening. Thank you!!! ❤