by Rowen | Apr 13, 2018 | Seed Song
I have been seeing people sharing the news that there has been another devastating merger between corporate global giants who seek further consolidation in the industrial food system as it relates to the global seed commons. “The Justice Department will allow two...
by Rowen | Mar 19, 2018 | Seed Song
The seeds are coming home to us. Across Turtle Island, there is a growing intergenerational movement of indigenous people proud to carry the message of the grand rematriation of seeds and foods back into our indigenous communities. Some having been missing from...
by Rowen | Jan 29, 2016 | Seed Song
Rain is falling on the roof, the stove is bubbling with a fragrant stew, the hearth is alit with warm fire…. I have lived in this land of the Maidu and Nisenan, in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains for over 10 years now, and I still find myself wondering...
by Rowen | Aug 9, 2015 | Seed Song
We see the light in the trees beginning to change, signaling the coming of fall. The air is still hot, the sun still peers down with great intensity upon the land, and the earth is unbelievably parched and dry….but we feel the seasonal shift, the turning of the...
by Rowen | Oct 11, 2014 | Seed Song
Golden light and cooler breezes, sand hill crane migration south and acorns falling sharply on the roof; these are all the harbingers of Autumn. As the days draw shorter and the season begins to wane, we are called into fervent action to bring in all the abundant seed...
by Rowen | Jul 5, 2014 | Seed Song
Just after Summer Solstice, there is this palpable exhale of activity on the farm…the fields are mostly planted, the weeds have been kept at bay, and we watch the diversity of foods slowly ripen for harvest. In this midsummer, when the days are long and the sun...
