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  1. Beans did great this year, we ate loads, froze some and they just kept coming.

    Peas are done, we let some dry for seeds and tore out the plants and supports.

    The last two surviving sweetcorn cobs were the largest and so got plucked and peeled to dry for seeds.

    Also got seeds from the two tobacco plants that popped up randomly after we dug over the former greenhouse for the first time. Nobody here smokes, but I'm kinda curious to experiment with them.

    Cucumbers are done too.

    Even managed to save a few hazelnuts from the mad squirrels this year.

    Just pumpkins, sunflowers and apples left now. And the apples are pretty sour still. Not enough sun. Endless rain.

    #Homestead #Harvest #Garden #Beans #Peas #Sweetcorn #Tobacco #Pumpkin #Cucumber #Hazelnuts #SeedSaving

  2. Beans did great this year, we ate loads, froze some and they just kept coming.

    Peas are done, we let some dry for seeds and tore out the plants and supports.

    The last two surviving sweetcorn cobs were the largest and so got plucked and peeled to dry for seeds.

    Also got seeds from the two tobacco plants that popped up randomly after we dug over the former greenhouse for the first time. Nobody here smokes, but I'm kinda curious to experiment with them.

    Cucumbers are done too.

    Even managed to save a few hazelnuts from the mad squirrels this year.

    Just pumpkins, sunflowers and apples left now. And the apples are pretty sour still. Not enough sun. Endless rain.

    #Homestead #Harvest #Garden #Beans #Peas #Sweetcorn #Tobacco #Pumpkin #Cucumber #Hazelnuts #SeedSaving

  3. Beans did great this year, we ate loads, froze some and they just kept coming.

    Peas are done, we let some dry for seeds and tore out the plants and supports.

    The last two surviving sweetcorn cobs were the largest and so got plucked and peeled to dry for seeds.

    Also got seeds from the two tobacco plants that popped up randomly after we dug over the former greenhouse for the first time. Nobody here smokes, but I'm kinda curious to experiment with them.

    Cucumbers are done too.

    Even managed to save a few hazelnuts from the mad squirrels this year.

    Just pumpkins, sunflowers and apples left now. And the apples are pretty sour still. Not enough sun. Endless rain.

    #Homestead #Harvest #Garden #Beans #Peas #Sweetcorn #Tobacco #Pumpkin #Cucumber #Hazelnuts #SeedSaving

  4. Beans did great this year, we ate loads, froze some and they just kept coming.

    Peas are done, we let some dry for seeds and tore out the plants and supports.

    The last two surviving sweetcorn cobs were the largest and so got plucked and peeled to dry for seeds.

    Also got seeds from the two tobacco plants that popped up randomly after we dug over the former greenhouse for the first time. Nobody here smokes, but I'm kinda curious to experiment with them.

    Cucumbers are done too.

    Even managed to save a few hazelnuts from the mad squirrels this year.

    Just pumpkins, sunflowers and apples left now. And the apples are pretty sour still. Not enough sun. Endless rain.

    #Homestead #Harvest #Garden #Beans #Peas #Sweetcorn #Tobacco #Pumpkin #Cucumber #Hazelnuts #SeedSaving

  5. Beans did great this year, we ate loads, froze some and they just kept coming.

    Peas are done, we let some dry for seeds and tore out the plants and supports.

    The last two surviving sweetcorn cobs were the largest and so got plucked and peeled to dry for seeds.

    Also got seeds from the two tobacco plants that popped up randomly after we dug over the former greenhouse for the first time. Nobody here smokes, but I'm kinda curious to experiment with them.

    Cucumbers are done too.

    Even managed to save a few hazelnuts from the mad squirrels this year.

    Just pumpkins, sunflowers and apples left now. And the apples are pretty sour still. Not enough sun. Endless rain.

    #Homestead #Harvest #Garden #Beans #Peas #Sweetcorn #Tobacco #Pumpkin #Cucumber #Hazelnuts #SeedSaving

  6. Don't let your summer harvest end! 🌱 Turn this year's success into next year's garden by saving your own seeds. Our new blog covers the 5 easiest vegetables to start with, from tomatoes to beans.

    Get all the tips here:
    vegplotter.com/blog/save-your-

    #SeedSaving #GardeningTips #GrowYourOwn

  7. Don't let your summer harvest end! 🌱 Turn this year's success into next year's garden by saving your own seeds. Our new blog covers the 5 easiest vegetables to start with, from tomatoes to beans.

    Get all the tips here:
    vegplotter.com/blog/save-your-

    #SeedSaving #GardeningTips #GrowYourOwn

  8. Don't let your summer harvest end! 🌱 Turn this year's success into next year's garden by saving your own seeds. Our new blog covers the 5 easiest vegetables to start with, from tomatoes to beans.

    Get all the tips here:
    vegplotter.com/blog/save-your-

    #SeedSaving #GardeningTips #GrowYourOwn

  9. Don't let your summer harvest end! 🌱 Turn this year's success into next year's garden by saving your own seeds. Our new blog covers the 5 easiest vegetables to start with, from tomatoes to beans.

    Get all the tips here:
    vegplotter.com/blog/save-yo...

    #SeedSaving #GardeningTips #GrowYourOwn

  10. Don't let your summer harvest end! 🌱 Turn this year's success into next year's garden by saving your own seeds. Our new blog covers the 5 easiest vegetables to start with, from tomatoes to beans.

    Get all the tips here:
    vegplotter.com/blog/save-your-

    #SeedSaving #GardeningTips #GrowYourOwn

  11. Don't let your summer harvest end! 🌱 Turn this year's success into next year's garden by saving your own seeds. Our new blog covers the 5 easiest vegetables to start with, from tomatoes to beans.

    Get all the tips here:
    vegplotter.com/blog/save-your-

    #SeedSaving #GardeningTips #GrowYourOwn

  12. 🌱 Want to garden more sustainably? Saving your own seeds is a great way to close the loop and preserve local varieties! 🌻

    Check out our latest guide on how to get started:
    vegplotter.com/blog/saving-...

    #GrowYourOwn #Sustainability #GardeningTips #SeedSaving

  13. 🌱 Want to garden more sustainably? Saving your own seeds is a great way to close the loop and preserve local varieties! 🌻

    Check out our latest guide on how to get started:
    vegplotter.com/blog/saving-see

    #GrowYourOwn #Sustainability #GardeningTips #SeedSaving

  14. #SeedSaving Basics

    Have you wondered whether you can replant seeds from your garden? Here is basic information to help you get started with saving seeds.

    by Lois Miklas, January 27, 2025

    "For longtime gardeners, saving seeds from their plants may be a family tradition. For new gardeners, it may only be a matter of time until they wonder if they can save the seeds forming in their vegetables and flowers to grow next year's garden. While the answer is yes, the successful seed saver will need to plan ahead. Here are a few things to consider in getting started with seed saving."

    Read more:
    extension.psu.edu/seed-saving-

    #SolarPunkSunday #PennStateExtension #HarvestTime #Harvesting #SeedSavers #FoodSecurity #GrowYourOwn #SeedExchange #SharingEconomy

  15. I even marked the day (it was in 2024)! The only way I got through it was by thinking "I am Freeman Lowell. I'm doing this for the future and for wildlife (and for food security)." I sometimes have to throw myself into a "role" to focus and get things done...

    kolektiva.social/@DoomsdaysCW/

    @BrambleBearGrrrauwling @BrambleBearWhuffling

    #SolarPunkSunday #SilentRunning #FreemanLowell #SeedSaving

  16. #Wabanaki group restoring 245-acre farm in #SwanvilleME as food hub

    #Niweskok, a Wabanaki-led #FoodSovereignty organization, recently bought the farm to aid its work reinvigorating traditional crops and land management.

    by Gillian Graham, May 8, 2025

    "A Wabanaki-led food sovereignty organization recently acquired a 245-acre farm in Swanville, marking the return of Wabanaki stewardship to ancestral lands in the Penobscot Bay region.

    "Niweskok: From the #StarsToSeeds, a collaboration of Wabanaki #FoodAndMedicine providers, has focused for years on reinvigorating #TraditionalCrops and #LandManagement strategies, distributing #TraditionalFoods and hosting workshops. But they did not have a permanent land base until buying the farm.

    " 'Now, with this land, we have permanency of place — and the ability to continue this work for generations to come,' said #AliviaMoore, a #PenobscotNation citizen and Niweskok co-director.

    "Niweskok (which translates to 'dried seeds for planting' in the Penobscot language) raised more than $1.8 million in just three months to buy the farm, which had been used to raise cattle and board horses. The group continues to raise money toward its $3 million capital campaign goal.

    "Acquiring the land in January was a major step toward restoring the #PenobscotBay region as a Wabanaki food hub and allows Indigenous communities to reconnect with #TraditionalFoodways, #medicines and #ecological #stewardship. Niweskok sees the land as an intergenerational center where Wabanaki values of care, reciprocity and sustainability can flourish.
    Moore said the land will allow Niweskok to go much deeper in its food production work. The group’s plans for the land include educational programming, #SeedSaving, #WildHarvesting and cultural camps.

    "Moore said the land itself would determine the name of the farm. The farm was selected because it is close to the ocean and Penobscot territory.
    'Penobscot people have been, through the process of #colonization and #genocide, thoroughly removed from coastal access,' Moore said. 'So for us to truly have healthful economies, healthful social structures and political systems, we need to be able to engage in our coastal ecology.'

    "The land, with access to the #GooseRiver, includes agricultural #fields, 140 acres of #forest, #wetlands and ponds. There are miles of riding trails through the woods, which Niweskok staff will map and decide which to maintain and whether more are needed for waterway access.

    "Niweskok staff members have been preparing the soil for future planting and harvesting. Moore has been working on a 1-acre welcome garden that includes #perennials, #FruitTrees, #SweetGrass, #blueberries and other plants. Last week, she planted 70 #asparagus seedlings and 35 #rhubarb plants.

    "Plans also are underway to spruce up a #farmstand where Niweskok will share #FreeProduce with neighbors.

    "Moore has also been focused on working to restore the forests as #FoodForests — a process that will take years — and has started selective cutting to support existing #hazelnut groves and #BlackCherries.

    "Niweskok will also create outdoor classrooms for community members to engage with the land, including demonstrations on plantings and #agroforestry techniques.

    " 'An outdoor kitchen is one of our high-priority areas because so much of our time and how we want to support our community is being with our foods and outside as much as possible,' Moore said. 'Cooking over open fire is not only a way we want to engage with folks, but an important, culturally significant and really beautiful way to be together.'

    "Niweskok this month was awarded the #EspyHeritageAward from the #MaineCoastHeritageTrust, an annual award that recognizes those who make outstanding contributions to #LandConservation while inspiring others. It was the first time the award was given to an #Indigenous-led group.

    "Angela Twitchell, director of partnerships and public policy for Maine Coast Heritage Trust, said Niweskok’s work to restore the Penobscot Bay region as a Wabanaki food hub is 'an inspiring example of how land conservation is evolving.'

    "For decades starting in the 1950s, land conservation was centered on ecological and species protection and protecting lands from people and development. It has since evolved to center its work in community, Twitchell said.

    " '(Niweskok’s) work embodies resilience and a deep commitment to healing and nourishing both the land and the community,' she said. 'The collaborative work between #LandTrusts and Niweskok stands as a model to be replicated.'

    "Moore said the award acknowledges the leadership of Niweskok, and added that other incredible Wabanaki-led land work is happening in the region. Moore hopes the award indicates that Maine conservation groups will continue to find ways to support Wabanaki leadership in conservation.

    "Having the land has been a 'beautiful invitation' for the #NonWabanaki community 'to support Wabanaki food sovereignty and be in support of our leadership in care of the land,' Moore said."

    Source:
    pressherald.com/2025/05/08/wab

    Archived version:
    archive.md/Ii0au

    #WabanakiConfederacy
    #MaineFirstNations #LandBack #FoodSecurity #FoodSovereignty #sovereignty #Wabanakik #WabanakiAlliance #Decolonize #SolarPunkSunday #LandStewards #stewardship #NatureEducation #Foraging #Maine #IndigenousPeoplesDay

  17. Reconnecting people with food through large-scale gardening can transform the world. Grow fresher, healthier, pesticide-free food with unique varieties. Access seeds, guides, and One Community’s open-source strategy to feed 100+ people in a year.

    onecommunityglobal.org/plaster/

    #SustainableLiving #GrowYourOwn #FoodFreedom #Permaculture #RegenerativeAgriculture #SelfSufficiency #Homesteading #OrganicGardening #SeedSaving #FoodSecurity #EcoLiving #CommunityGardening #ResilientCommunities #FarmToTable

  18. Reconnecting people with food through large-scale gardening can transform the world. Grow fresher, healthier, pesticide-free food with unique varieties. Access seeds, guides, and One Community’s open-source strategy to feed 100+ people in a year.

    onecommunityglobal.org/revenue/

    #SustainableLiving #GrowYourOwn #FoodFreedom #Permaculture #RegenerativeAgriculture #SelfSufficiency #Homesteading #OrganicGardening #SeedSaving #FoodSecurity #EcoLiving #CommunityGardening #ResilientCommunities #FarmToTable

  19. Reconnecting people with food through large-scale gardening can transform the world. Grow fresher, healthier, pesticide-free food with unique varieties. Access seeds, guides, and One Community’s open-source strategy to feed 100+ people in a year.

    onecommunityglobal.org/large-s

    #SustainableLiving #GrowYourOwn #FoodFreedom #Permaculture #RegenerativeAgriculture #SelfSufficiency #Homesteading #OrganicGardening #SeedSaving #FoodSecurity #EcoLiving #CommunityGardening #ResilientCommunities

  20. Organized the "seed vault" today. Threw out anything that had gotten moldy or was too old. I have some treasured heirloom seeds tucked away in sealed containers just in case (beans, corn, sunflowers, etc.). Hopefully this year, my black #walnut tree will start producing walnuts. The "mother tree" was one fully acclimated to #Maine. I've manage to keep alive a few #HeirloomPlants -- including strongly scented #lilacs, that I've rooted and planted in other locations. I've always idolized #FreemanLowell from #SilentRunning -- trying to keep my little corner of the universe green and full of food for the local wildlife.

    Updated tag for #SolarPunkSunday . #SolarPunk #SeedSaving