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Articles about producing or saving seeds
Roberta Bailey with 'Lutz' beet in full seed production. Rob Lemire photo for the Fall 2010
Maine Organic Farmer & Gardener.
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Saving Seed: An Introduction
Posted by
MOFGApedia Editor
on September 01, 2010
Have you noticed that you can't buy ‘Lutz’ beet seed anymore? ‘Lutz’ was the victim of a few seed company mergers and a lack of attention in the seed industry to low-profit, open-pollinated varieties. A few companies listed it, but the variety was not truly ‘Lutz.’ One company is said to have a true strain.
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Organic Seed Production
Posted by
MOFGApedia Editor
on March 01, 2010
Finding reliable sources of quality organic seed continues to challenge farmers, and market development for organic seed has been slower than anticipated. At the 2009 Farmer-to-Farmer Conference, seed producers and consumers discussed issues of organic seed quality and availability.
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