Judith Browning

There’s a human sense of dignity
that we can offer to another person
and that can only happen
when we have dignity within ourselves
when we have a sense of acceptance
of who we are.

Ram Appalaraju
(Chaplain and an Eco Chaplain,
faculty at Sati Center for Buddhist Studies
for the Eco Chaplaincy Training)

  Thanks for sharing your story, it's very uplifting.

as is yours!
...flowers feed the soul💜

We are fortunate that our son, who is a long time organic grower of all things, has been focusing on flowers lately and brings us and others bouquets all season long.

It’s really a spiritual power
that we all have as human beings,
as a spirit in this body suit;
it’s the loving strength of will
to confront injustice and violence without mirroring.  
That is what we must reinvigorate within ourselves,
but also between ourselves.
That soul force, to see it with kindness and compassion
and when we divert from it,
to be able to call ourselves and others back on that path.

Anu Gupta
(lawyer, social scientist, neuroscientist)

Joseph Lofthouse wrote:

Joylynn Hardesty wrote:I got Peanuts coming!

Lucky you! They went fast—within hours.

Someone got one peanut in the Fukuoka grab bag last year, and returned 7 seeds this year.

I think that was me😏 ....I do remember picking out 7 nice peanuts from my one plant to send.
https://permies.com/t/358014/growing-peanuts-mistake-success

and this year our son was ordering them and by the time he checked out they were all gone!
I plan to share peanut seeds that I have with both our sons who's gardens usually grow more abundantly than ours....and both are totally organic and pushing beyond😊

We're looking forward to your visit here!
It looks like there's a warm up that weekend and into the next week so should be nice even if the snow is not all gone yet.

Forgiveness is twice blessed.
It frees the one forgiven from guilt
and you from bitterness.
Forgiveness sheds light on the subject.
It lets love, instead of judgment, shine in.
Judgment curdles the soul;
forgiveness invites your spirit
to burst into bloom.

Daphne Rose Kingma
(1942 to pres., Psychoanalyst and poet)

can donated seeds be older if we have handled and stored well and labeled as such?

Christopher Weeks wrote:It gets harder each year to figure out which ten packets I want.

I also felt weird because this is the first time that I didn't send seeds into the program. Next year!

This is the first year that I did send seeds back and enjoyed being able to order early!
although the due date for donating for 2026 being last november caught me by surprise.

Joseph Lofthouse wrote:Here's the official announcement from the seed share coordinator:
Check https://GoingToSeed.org on February 1st.

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It's almost here! The 2026 US Seed Collection will be available on Sunday February 1st at 9AM Eastern / 6AM Pacific. With 60 different mixes, and seeds contributed by over 100 growers, these packets are bursting with diversity. Thank you to everyone who contributed. Extra special thanks to seed stewards Angel, François, Debbie, Emily, Holly, Jessic, Joseph L, Joseph Z, Julia, Kim, Lowell, Malcolm, Spencer, William, and Philip.

This year we've got some new crops like peanuts, artichokes, and sesame, as well as most of the crops we had last year. We had a higher percentage of returned seeds this year, so you should see more mixed-up genetics and greater resilience.

Grow them, allow them to cross-pollinate, and save seeds from the tastiest, earliest, and healthiest plants. Send some of those seeds back to the program -- you'll help other growers access diverse, resilient seed, and earn early access to the next year's collection.

Packets contain a generous amount of seed for a small to medium sized garden, with moderate germination and high genetic diversity. Not all seeds will thrive in your environment -- that is natural selection at work!

Our seeds are only available in the US and Canada. If you're in Canada, you can order from the US collection, but shipping is fairly expensive. We'll also have a Canada-only catalog of seeds, grown and shipped on your side of the border, available February 15th.

Thank you all for helping us build more resilient food systems through diversity, community, and adaptation.

Anna
Seed Share Program Coordinator

the seeds for 2026 are up!!!

it's an amazing selection!!!