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@ 1/25/2013 No comments: Labels: agriculture, city greening, edible, edible landscape, permaculture, sustainability, video
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Heritage Farm - Seed Savers HQ

Great little video put together by Iowa Public Television featuring Heritage Farm, the Seed Savers Exchange headquarters.

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Seed Savers Exchange
Seed Savers Exchange on G+
Gathering: Memoir of a Seed Saver by Diane Ott Whealy (2011)

@ 1/15/2013 No comments: Labels: heirloom, heritage, seeds, video
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