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Seeking Seeds and Stories

8/1/2016

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PictureEthan holding out his hand for more seed to plant.

Seeds and stories are passed down between generations. Traditionally, gardeners saved much of their own seed and shared it with friends, families and neighbours. The names of some varieties reflect the story behind the seed. For example, Wild Goose beans were found in the gullet of a goose. Mortgage Lifter tomatoes sold so well they allowed the farmer who developed them to pay off his mortgage.  What about the stories from our region?

Atlantic Seed Stories is an inter-generational project that connects people to their past, children to their elders, and a community to their food supply. We would like to collect stories about heirloom seeds, grow out these seeds at community gardens, and then share the seeds.

If you have seeds or stories to share, or suggestions of people I should contact, please email Janet Wallace at [email protected]
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​Specifically, the project, funded in part by the Bauta Family Initiative on Canadian Seed Security, involves: 
 involves:
  • Collecting stories about the seeds/tubers from the original settlers and First Nations. Some stories will be collected by students talking to their elders.
  • Growing the plants at the community gardens at schools, museums and nursing homes in Albert County, NB (in partnership with the Our Food Project of Foods of Fundy Valley). Specifically, we will grow these at Riverside Consolidated School, Forest Dale Nursing Home and the Albert County Museum gardens.
  • Saving and sharing seed.
  • Educating people about the value of heirloom seeds and teaching people how to garden and save seeds.
Most importantly, we are growing the next generation of gardeners and seedsavers.

Imagine... A child visits a nursing home and hears his great-grandmother explain how the bean growing outside her window is the same type her grandmother grew. The child harvests that variety in his school garden, cooks and eats it, and also threshes the ones left for seed. We hope that student, along with his classmates, has developed a taste and a passion for heirloom vegetables, organic gardening and seedsaving. At the same time, the youth are connecting with their elders and appreciating the value of volunteer work and community.

Janet Wallace. Janet is an organic grower, seedsaver and freelancer writer. www.JanetWallace.ca
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4 Comments
Andrew MacIntyre
6/1/2016 11:43:30 am

Excellant idea! I grew up in Curryville on the Albert Mines road. I now live in Rothesay/Saint John and am very much involved in the farmer's market here. I grow herbs and garlic, jams, jellies, chutneys, pickles and small kitchen related woodworking. During summer I can be found at the Kingston Farmer's market.

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Janet Wallace link
14/1/2016 11:18:18 am

Good to hear. And if you have any stories or remember heritage varieties you grew in Curryville, please let me know.

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Jennifer McKenzie
7/1/2016 11:58:32 am

Have you thought about involving the schools? Both St Martins and Elgin villages have seed planting initiatives for school kids. It would be fun to start a FB site to compare notes. And learn!!

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Janet Wallace link
14/1/2016 11:17:02 am

All three schools in rural Albert County have gardens and will be involved in the project. It is exciting to see the students having fun in the gardens.

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