In this day and age of GMO grains and veggies, one way to make sure that you have an endless supply of your own organic seeds is to save your own.
I will start this series of videos with the collection and storage of tomato seeds.
The first step towards collecting and storing your seeds is to grow your own tomatoes in a container, open garden space, or whatever area you have designated for growing your own food. Now you have the foundation for creating your very own seed bank.
Make sure the seeds you use for your garden are organic heirloom seeds. These seeds can be purchased at a number of online retailers specializing in organic seeds, just Google “organic seeds.” Get them while you can, then start saving your own.
If you have a packet of seeds and are unsure whether or not they are GMO, just Google the seed company and search their site. Most companies that have non-GMO seeds will tell you on their site. If you cannot find the information on the site, get the phone number and call the company. If they say they don’t know, or do not say right away that their seeds are non-GMO, then run, do not walk, away.
Remember that legislation is brought forth constantly by the Monsantos of this world to destroy the organic protections we now enjoy by including new rules for organic certification allowing GMO, irradiation, and sewage sludge. So don’t assume, ask.
Here is the video on collecting and storing your tomato seeds:
Barb
February 16, 2009 at 2:37 pm
Thanks, can you do this with all vegs and flowers?
February 16, 2009 at 11:49 pm
Hi Marcea,
I will be going through some videos that show how to harvest and store seeds for a variety of veggies, and posting regularly. If you have any preferences, I will be happy to get to them first. The priority is edible stuff.
Anything that has a viable seed (does not include GMO) can be harvested and stored. The reason I stress heirloom is because you will get a consistent result when planting and harvesting the fruit or veggie. If the seed is a hybrid, the results are not as reliable.
Barb
February 26, 2009 at 4:12 pm
Wow what a cool blog, thanks so much for sharing with us.
March 11, 2009 at 7:10 pm
The videos are disabled?? Just letting you know.
March 12, 2009 at 6:47 pm
Thanks to all for letting me know about this. I went to the WordPress help section to find out what is going on. I was directed to this:
“The owner of the video requested you-tube that his/her video would not be available for embedding into blogs.”
I will work on replacing the two videos from this source with another source right away. Thanks again!
March 11, 2009 at 11:52 pm
Why are both video`s “disabled by request”?
March 12, 2009 at 7:17 pm
The problem is corrected :)