Monthly Archives: March 2011

SLOLA’s Burgeoning Inventory

Thanks to the efforts of Jesse Hill, SLOLA has the following seeds to add to our inventory.    Best Practices committee, meeting Saturday, the 26th (1:00PM to 2:30, at The Learning Garden), will be settling on policy that will enable us … Continue reading

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Best Practices Meets This Saturday

The Best Practices Committee from our last meeting, starting from the left; David King, Chair, Clara Yoshihara, Vice-Chair for Outreach, (short little fellow is Tre’, who is not a committee member), Araceli Perez, Lucia Burke, Megan Bomba, Albert Chang, Kathryn … Continue reading

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Farm, Pack, Ship, Repeat

From the website for the Hudson Valley Seed Library: Farm, Pack, Ship, Repeat Thank you all for your seed orders! More gardeners and farmers than ever before are turning to the Seed Library as their primary seed source. We’ve been … Continue reading

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STATE OF ORGANIC SEED report (OSA)

State of Organic Seed (SOS) is an ongoing project to monitor the status of organic seed systems in the United States. The project aims to develop diverse stakeholder involvement in implementing policy, research, education, and market‐driven activities that result in … Continue reading

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Proposed SLOLA MEETING AGENDA, 13 March, 2011

REMEMBER:  IT’S SPRING ‘SET YOUR CLOCKS FORWARD’ TONIGHT! Welcome to members/guests Secretary has minutes of last meeting Treasurer’s report Committee Chair’s reports A. Database B. Membership C. Organizational/Bylaws D. Web/Outreach E. Best Practices Old Business A. Web site B. Progress … Continue reading

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U R INVITED! 4th Gen’l Mtg SLOLA 3/13 @ 2:30

SLOLA (The Seed Library of Los Angeles) will hold its fourth general meeting on SUNDAY, MARCH 13 at 2:30 pm at the Venice High School Learning Garden. Everyone welcome; $10 lifetime membership. Help us organize this library, create the website, … Continue reading

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A Reason to Avoid Genetically Modified Seeds That Isn’t Often Mentioned

Actually, more than not mentioned, rarely considered.  I found this op ed piece in the Christian Science Monitor, usually a very conservative publication, to be worthy of note and consideration.   We already know, or are beginning to learn, the human … Continue reading

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