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NS/S Welcomes New Executive Director Raquel Aviles

| Lissa Marinaro
  We are excited to introduce Raquel Aviles as the new Executive Director of Native Seeds/SEARCH. A proud member of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, Raquel has deep roots in the Southwest and a lifelong commitment to Indigenous food sovereignty, sustainability, and cultural preservation.  Her leadership ...
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Irrigated Dry Farming

| Joel Johnson
Blending Tradition and Technology to Preserve Arid-Adapted Seedlines - Learn how Native Seeds/SEARCH is combining irrigation with dry farming techniques (deficit irrigation) for growing in arid climates.
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A Tomato's Story Revealed

| Sheryl Joy
When Chef Molly Beverly partnered with us to grow Prescott Heirloom Tomatoes last summer, she also became this tomato’s newest advocate and researcher. And in doing so, she brought us an entirely new understanding of this regional treasure...
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Seed Policy Update 2021, by Jacob Butler

| Lissa Marinaro
Skeg taṣ, The past year has been one of many trials and tribulations. We collectively have lost family, friends and co-workers, from the youth to the elders of our communities. Storefronts have closed and access to things we take for granted has been limited. Our water supply is also a growing c...
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Adopt-A-Crop Update 2021

| Joel Johnson
Thank you to everyone who donated to the 2021 Adopt-A-Crop fundraiser. Here's an update on how all of the crops are doing! Atlixco Quelite: The durability of this lamb’s quarters relative has been incredible to watch. Before July brought long-awaited rain to the Sonoran Desert, the crops in ...
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Why You Should Start Saving Seeds Right Now.

| Sheryl Joy
It used to be that families stewarded their own seeds, saving and selecting from year to year. If you have rural roots, you probably wouldn’t have to go back more than a few generations to find this practice in your own family. But things have changed. Since the 1950’s the seed trade has become b...
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Farewell to an NS/S Leader and Friend

| Alexandra Zamecnik
We would like to honor Angelo Joaquin Jr., a friend of Native Seeds/SEARCH (NS/S), who passed away earlier this year. Angelo, of the Coyote Clan of the Tohono O’odham Nation, became a board member in 1990, and part of the staff as the Native American Outreach Coordinator and Diabetes Project Dir...
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Remembering Laura Kerman

| Lissa Marinaro
by Karen Reichhardt Native Seeds/SEARCH (NS/S) is honored to celebrate the life of an extraordinary woman and seedkeeper during this year’s Women’s History Month. Laura Kerman (1895-1999), a Tohono O’odham woman from Topawa, Arizona, is recognized as an influential resource and inspiration durin...
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Winter Garden Update

| Joel Johnson
by Joel Johnson, Seed Production Technician After several weeks in the upper 70s, a late January snow on the Santa Catalinas reminded us that we really did have a winter! Now we’re back to blue skies and spring sprouts. Lots of changes are taking place in the Conservation Center grow-out gardens...
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