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What Do You REALLY Know About Seeds…?

The saying ‘good things come in small packages’ is best exemplified by one simple word: SEED.  seed-in-hand

Every spring, whether intentionally planted or by volunteer, the humble seed, bathed in water and nestled by soil, cracks in the sunlight to reveal the gift of life.  From that seed-burst into plant life, countless others are nourished.  For humans, the seed represents a 12,000 year food legacy, that sadly, most take for granted.   As one of the most critical issues of our time, the seed industry is NOT so simple, and the loss of seed diversity affects us all.  This tiny package has a story, a story that is critical to every being on the planet who eats food.

In the last century, 94% of our seed varieties have disappeared. As biotech chemical companies control the majority of our seeds, farmers, scientists, lawyers, and indigenous seed keepers fight a David and Goliath battle to defend the future of our food. In a harrowing and heartening story, these reluctant heroes rekindle a lost connection to our most treasured resource and revive a culture connected to seeds.

From the award winning Collective Eye Films, comes the movie SEED: The Untold Story.  The newly renovated Dairy Arts Center is hosting this environmental documentary, November 30 through December 3.  Boulder friends, please don’t miss this film featuring  Dr. Jane Goodall, Vandana Shiva, Winona LaDuke, and Andrew Kimbrell.  Order tickets here

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Boulder County Home & Garden Fair at the 29th Street Mall

Jim at 2015 Garden Fair booth

Ecoscape’s head landscape designer, Jim Haswell, shares a conversation with a cheerful attendee. Owner, Bill Melvin and designer Laura Green, were also on hand at Ecoscape’s booth.

It’s been raining, raining, raining…but on Saturday, May 16, the sun came out to cloudless skies and Boulder embraced a perfect May morning.  Ecoscape joined 40 other vendors for the 8th annual Boulder County Home & Garden Magazine’s Garden Fair at the 29th Street Mall.  Our friends from Harlequin Gardens and Farm Tub were there too.  Ecoscape’s plant filled and colorful booth was right next to the good folks from Mountain Mist Pool and Hot Tub.  Lucky for us they were grilling up a storm on their Green Egg Grills and sharing samples.  At Western Disposal’s booth, they were distributing info on their recycling programs and Green ‘N Gro compost.  Linda Wigod, the marketing executive for the magazine had arrived at 3:30 in the morning (!) to make sure the event got set up properly and was still chipper by the afternoon.  Editor, Carol Brock and husband Tom Brock made the Garden Fair possible, with their continued dedication to publishing the best in beautiful homes and sustainable gardening around Boulder County.  Many Thanks !

~Karina Z