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Category Archives: Petaluma
Baker Creek 2011 Calendar-Meet the artist
December 23, 2010
Artist Ginger Irwin talks about the inspiration behind her paintings featured in the 2011 Baker Creek Calendar.
Tagged 2011, 2011 Calendar, Art, Calendar, ginger irwin
Posted in Bakersville, CA Seed Store, gardening, Petaluma 51 Comments
Vegetarian Dishes for the Holidays
November 22, 2010
Offering alternatives to the traditional Thanksgiving Fare. Check out these winning recipes! Continue reading
Tagged Heirloom, recipes, Thanksgiving
Posted in Cooking, Petaluma 22 Comments
Green String Farm in Petaluma Feeds and Teaches
November 16, 2010
Sonoma County Organic Farm Feeds the Community Continue reading
Tagged farmer's markets, green string farm, heirlooms, organic, Petaluma
Posted in CA Seed Store, Farm, Petaluma 52 Comments
Sonoma County Slow Food Chefs Comment on Heirlooms
November 9, 2010
Two Slow Food chefs sing the praises of heirloom vegetables! Continue reading
Posted in Petaluma 20 Comments
Fall Planting Tips from Amy Rice Jones
September 2, 2010
We had a full house at The Seed Bank last week for Amy Rice Jones’s free talk on fall planting. Farm manager for Petaluma’s popular food growing non profit, Amy is well respected in the community for her wealth of knowledge on sustainable farming and raising all things green. And her talk was full of great tips for local gardeners hoping to reap the bounty of a fall and winter vegetable garden. Continue reading
Tagged california, event, garden amendments, gardening, guest speakers, heirloom gardening, heirloom seeds, Petaluma, planting, seed bank, Seed Store, Seeds
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Organic Vegetable Soap Takes "All Natural" to a New Level
August 26, 2010
When Seed Bank shoppers wait in line at the checkout counter, many are drawn to pick up one of the organic vegetable soaps on display and give it a sniff. They often even add a bar or two to their purchase. Continue reading
Tagged bath and body, garden essences, garden soap, gardening, herbs, natural, organic, produce, soap
Posted in CA Seed Store, gardening, Petaluma 37 Comments
The Story Behind the Best Gardening Tools Made
August 19, 2010
We have the late Alan Chadwick, a leading innovator of organic farming techniques, to thank for the fact that we can buy the best gardening tools ever made here in the U.S., including at The Seed Bank in Petaluma, CA. Continue reading
Tagged clarington forge, farming, gardening, handcrafted, implements, tools, weeding
Posted in CA Seed Store, gardening, Petaluma 55 Comments
Nonprofit Nourishes the Ill and Shares Whole Food Recipes
August 12, 2010
Author and food activist Michael Pollan has given us “Food Rules” for choosing healthy foods and eating habits, and if you need some ideas on what to do with those fresh, whole foods you’re harvesting from your garden and filling your canvas bags with at the grocer, Cathryn Couch and JoEllen DeNicola can help. Continue reading
Tagged cookbook, Cooking, health, meals, nutrition, organic, recipes, vegetables, whole foods
Posted in CA Seed Store, Cooking, Petaluma 58 Comments
NY Times Magazine Food Journalist at Seed Bank
August 5, 2010
Maybe you don’t give fish a second thought. You shop for fresh fillets at your favorite whole food market and enjoy a salmon dinner now and then. But if you attended food journalist Paul Greenberg’s talk at The Seed Bank last night, you’ll most likely look at this ocean-born food source a little differently from now on. Continue reading
Tagged copperfield books, endangered, event, fish farming, food supply, Four Fish: The Future of Food, National Geographic, NY Times Magazine, ocean fishing, Paul Greenberg, seed bank
Posted in CA Seed Store, events, Petaluma 50 Comments
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Check out our 2011 Heirloom Seed Catalog
Posted on December 25, 2010 by admin
Be sure to check out our new 2011 Heirloom seed catalog offering over 1400 varieties of non-GMO, open-pollinated, patent-free seeds! Continue reading →
Posted in Bakersville, CA Seed Store, Cooking, Farm, Festivals, gardening, Petaluma, Seed Store | 74 Comments