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Rio Grande Red Seeded Watermelon + Recipe

Rio Grande Red Seeded Watermelon + Recipe

| Sheryl Joy
By Sheryl Joy, NS/S Seed Distribution Coordinator. Last summer's grow-out at the Conservation Farm gave us a nice harvest of Rio Grande Red-Seeded Watermelon, a variety that hasn't been available to the public before.  The small fruit have beautiful red seeds and juicy pale yellow flesh that is ...
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corn and squash - some of the crops in a three sisters garden

How to Grow a Three Sisters Garden

| Lissa Marinaro
By Melissa Kruse-Peeples, Education Coordinator For many Native American communities, three seeds - corn, beans, and squash represent the most important crops. When planted together, the Three Sisters, work together to help one another thrive and survive. Utilizing corn, beans, and squash toge...
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How to Use Olla Irrigation

How to Use Olla Irrigation

| Melissa Kruse-Peeples
By Melissa Kruse-Peeples, NS/S Education Coordinator. Use of low-fired, clay ceramic vessels (ollas) an ancient technique for the efficient irrigation of crops. First in use in China and North Africa more than 4,000 years ago, the technique has spread throughout arid regions of the world. The us...
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Seed Sovereignty Events in New Mexico

Seed Sovereignty Events in New Mexico

| Melissa Kruse-Peeples
Article by Melissa Kruse-Peeples, NS/S Education Coordinator, published May 5, 2016. Last month NS/S co-hosted two workshops in New Mexico in conjunction with the Traditional Native American Farmers Association, Pueblo of Tesuque, Pueblo of Acoma, and the Southwest Conservation Corps, and SeedBro...
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Adopt-A-Crop: Help Protect & Preserve Rare or Endangered Varieties

Adopt-A-Crop: Help Protect & Preserve Rare or Endangered Varieties

| Liz Fairchild
By Liz Fairchild, Volunteer & Production Coordinator  You must give to get, you must sow the seed, before you can reap the harvest. -Scott Reed Many of the seeds we steward are either rare in occurrence, threatened by loss of habitat, or in danger of extinction as supplies are small...
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Collaboration with Seedbroadcast

Collaboration with Seedbroadcast

| Betsy Armstrong
Article published April 12, 2016. Native Seeds/SEARCH is proud to announce an exciting collaboration with SeedBroadcast based in New Mexico. SeedBroadcast is a collaborative project exploring bioregional agri-Culture and seed action. Together, we will embark on a creative project to share the sto...
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Community Potluck: Cholla Buds

Community Potluck: Cholla Buds

| Melissa Kruse-Peeples
Article by Melissa Kruse-Peeples, NS/S Education Coordinator, published April 8, 2016. Last week was the first of our Arid Abundance Community Potluck events. The events are intended to celebrate the delicious and nutritious foods of our beloved Sonoran Desert. In addition to sampling, participan...
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Agave Heritage Week

Agave Heritage Week

| Melissa Kruse-Peeples
Article by Melissa Kruse-Peeples, NS/S Education Coordinator, published April 8, 2016. During the spring, southern Arizona landscapes experience a change. Cholla and prickly pears are blooming, wildflowers are in full color, and the spiky, long leaved plants known as agave are beginning their blo...
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Teaching With Seeds

Teaching With Seeds

| Melissa Kruse-Peeples
By Melissa Kruse-Peeples, NS/S Education Coordinator. Schools have been embracing the garden movement in recent years. It is easy to understand why if you have ever witnessed picky eaters enjoying fresh produce straight from the garden or the excitement students express when they find sprouts ...
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Heritage Sonoran Wheat: History, Growing, and Harvesting

Heritage Sonoran Wheat: History, Growing, and Harvesting

| Melissa Kruse-Peeples
In the lyrics of America the Beautiful, the line “amber waves of grain” does not necessarily conjure up the image of farmland in the desert Southwest. However, if you were looking out onto the farming landscapes of our region 100 years ago that is exactly what you would have seen. Arizona, southe...
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