It’s raining seeds
February 10, 2010 by Amy Grisak
Filed under Living in Season
Despite at least 6 inches of snow on the ground and the fact the wretched rodent saw his shadow and predicted 6 more weeks of winter weather, I'm in full blown seed glory.
I enjoyed thirty minutes of peace and quiet the other morning while the boys slept to finish my seed orders. I maintained control with Territorial Seeds and Totally Tomatoes, but got a little click happy with Seeds of Change. Their site is just too gorgeous. I think I have everything I need for various articles I'm planning on writing this year. It's always better to have the photo shoot in the back yard since lighting and other conditions are so variable.
This has also been a productive week as far as setting up connections for the community garden effort. I attended the board meeting at the Salvation Army on Tuesday, the same morning I placed my seed orders. They're considering starting a garden for their family services program since they provide food for so many families in the Great Falls area. It's a fantastic location, and would be a tremendous benefit to local people. I was there to let them know what River City Harvest can do to help, and I think I'm now on the Salvation Army board! Funny how that happens, but I'm happy to do what I can. Hopefully, we'll have a final plan in March so we can move forward as soon as the weather permits. The greatest obstacles are securing water – the city of Great Falls charges $1500 to hook up a meter – and erecting a fence around the lot to discourage vandalism or theft. I'm confident we'll have something growing this year, though.
When I returned home from the board meeting, I was shocked to find a box from Seeds of Change on my porch. My initial thought was "Dang! They're good!" But I quickly realized it was the 100 packages of seeds I requested through their seed donation program for the community garden. Oh, what fun! I've sorted through the seeds to decide which ones need to be started ahead of time, and what we can direct seed. It's a good start to what I believe is going to be a highly productive year.
