Why are our seeds so expensive…or, such a great value? – Snake River Seed Cooperative

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Seeds are mysterious. Even many avid gardeners couldn't tell you much about the life a seed has had before they shake it from the packet into moist soil. Everything from how plants actually make their seeds to where the seeds were grown to all the steps required to harvest, process, clean, dry, germination test them, and pack them into packets are largely absent from our consciousness when we line up in front of seed racks full of colorful photos and choose our hopeful summer bounty. In the same way consumers are waking up to the stark differences between factory farmed feedlot beef and animals raised on healthy pastures, seeds deserve our critical eye. The ways different brands of seeds find their way to our shelves create vastly different agricultural and economic systems in their wake. Most large-scale seed companies, even ones who offer "organic" seeds, source their seeds from all over the world, shipping seeds from China, industrial organic hybrids from Europe, etc. So while we mi

Why are our seeds so expensive such a great value? a.k.a. The Seed Creates the System Seeds are mysterious. Even many avid gardeners couldn't tell you much about the life a seed has had before they shake it from the packet into moist soil. Everything from how plants actually make their seeds to where the seeds were grown to all the steps required to harvest, process, clean, dry, germination test them, and pack them into packets are largely absent from our consciousness when we line up in front of seed racks full of colorful photos and choose our hopeful summer bounty. In the same way…

Why are our seeds so expensive…or, such a great value? – Snake River Seed Cooperative

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