St George runner bean germination, light source from centre right. Seedcoat is cream/Speckled and peeling back to reveal coteledyns (first 'leaves, full of carbohydrates to sustain growth until photosynthesis kicks in) Rationale: Seed needs to be grown out and shared around the community, around all communities, to ensure seed is as accessible as possible to everyone wanting to grow. As we keep growing out, saving and sharing seed, we are achieving the following: Building community Adapting plants/genetic information to our climate Learning how to garden Offsetting *some food costs (depending on privilege in areas of health, fitness, accessibility, time, money, skill, space, and so on) Priorìtising our mental health Learning about natural processes and the science that informs this. Recognition of how our deep ancestors were seedsavers, passing on knowledge and seed Because collecting stuff is fun Because it's art, science, meaning, purpose, in the past, in the future, and it's important to us as humans now. It allows us a deeper recognition of ourselves, and how we operate in our immediate environment. W

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Beans are easy beginner #seedsaving plants. Leave some pods on the plant until it dies, and that's future #seed. Share excess seed with #whanau and #whanautanga, and #community #seedlibraries
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