Dear Mother: April/May 2009

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Seeds swaps can be a fun — and free! — way to try new plant varieties, plus meet more of your neighbors.
Seeds swaps can be a fun — and free! — way to try new plant varieties, plus meet more of your neighbors.
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Several readers wrote in with some great suggestions for making or finding biochar if your neighborhood has a no-open-burning policy, including using backyard barbecues or purchasing lump charcoal.
Several readers wrote in with some great suggestions for making or finding biochar if your neighborhood has a no-open-burning policy, including using backyard barbecues or purchasing lump charcoal.
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Small farms are endangered by NAIS requirements that penalize small ranches and farms but offer exemptions for large corporations. You can go to FarmAndRanch Freedom.org for more information, or write your congressperson or President Obama about whether or not NAIS should be implemented.
Small farms are endangered by NAIS requirements that penalize small ranches and farms but offer exemptions for large corporations. You can go to FarmAndRanch Freedom.org for more information, or write your congressperson or President Obama about whether or not NAIS should be implemented.
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Inspired by the “brilliant” reader photos in We See You, Helen Moss sent in shots of a liverwort plant from Australia.
Inspired by the “brilliant” reader photos in We See You, Helen Moss sent in shots of a liverwort plant from Australia.
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Mary Miller wrote about her disappointing experiences growing GMO soybeans versus heritage varieties, and to warn about the problems she’s discovered with planting GMO crops.
Mary Miller wrote about her disappointing experiences growing GMO soybeans versus heritage varieties, and to warn about the problems she’s discovered with planting GMO crops.

<h3 class=”DearSubhead”>The Sweet Success of Swap Meets</h3>
<p class=”DearSubhead”>I saw your information on your website about putting together a community seed swap! Great! I wanted to tell you about something I started in my community. Every May, around Mother’s Day, I sit at the top of my road. I set out tables and bring buckets of plants from my yard. My neighbors bring what they have, as do people who’ve read my flyers. It’s a great way to meet people, see old friends and make new ones. The best part? It’s all free! We trade whatever we have for whatever anyone else brings. It’s so much fun! Grow the plants and they will come. Much love to everyone — share and share and share!</p>
<h5 class=”ReaderName”>Keoma McCaffrey<br />
Laytonville, California</h5>
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