SEEDS of CHANCE

In honor of the Label GMOs campaign that is hot and heavy in California right now,

and the decades of attack on our food supply by a company who's name won't be mentioned (M.......o),

and what is becoming the largest experiment on humankind and Earth,

I propose a Quiz to all my loyal followers.

Test your seed IQ. Answers will be posted later.

All seeds shown here are NON-GMO and collected by me from plants grown year after year with seeds saved from the previous years.

The IOO is committed to the simplifying of life. Genetic engineering is just too complicated and will not have a good ending as it separates us from the very Earth that has provided all we need for thousands of years. The IOO supports selective breeding and co-creation with nature.

Senescence : Part 2

Answers:
1. Green leaf lettuce
2. Hericot vert
3. Sage
4. Lovage
5. Zucchini squash
6. Coriander
7. Romano pole bean
8. Red russian kale
9. Artichoke
10. Beeplant
11. Sunflower

Your Score:

9 to 11 correct: survivalist level
5 to 8   correct: let your plants go to seed more often
1 to 5   correct: get a pot and start planting food. See for yourself.

Senescence : Part 1

Seed saving is becoming a lost art for the average citizen. Seeds can now be acquired at a super market, and it is convenient, but the quality is usually suspect. Also, many gardeners today prefer to have everything look good year round. When plants die, it is a special beauty not fit for all.

I have chosen to save my own seeds year after year. It is best to save the best looking pods for genetic strength. You are probably wondering where the original seeds came from. I got them from a seed company with a good reputation and mostly organic farming practices. It is important to research your seed companies and check the seed viability and fertility. Some seed "manufacturers" design seed that will not reproduce so you are required to keep buying more seed year after year. It is a travesty of the plant kingdom and human civilization.
This is why at the Institute, we will record and preserve ways to save seed and we will stock viable seed for future generations.

In order to get better acquainted, take today's quiz!
For each photo, name the plant that is beginning to die and turn to seed. You can score 1 to 11.
Answers will post later.

                                                    1.

                                          2.

                                          3.

                                          4.

                                          5.

                                          6.

                                                    7.

                                          8.

                                                    9.

                                          10.

                                                    11.