141. Seeds Are True Wealth, with Elizabeth Buckingham

A Wild New Work

A seed holds everything it needs to know within its tiny being. They are a symbol of Life's potential, and we need to sit and learn from them right now. In this lively and eye-opening conversation with regenerative farmer Elizabeth Buckingham, we learn about seed keeping traditions, what seeds want, and how we can align with their interests. If you enjoyed this episode, please help get it to others by subscribing, rating the show, or sharing it with a friend! You can also pitch in to support the show once or monthly at: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/meganleatherman About Elizabeth: Elizabeth Buckingham is a small-scale regenerative farmer in the high-plains desert of western Colorado. She focuses on seed saving and heirloom dry beans. She's very conscious of capitalism and its effects on agriculture and is also very thoughtful in how she connects with the land, particularly as someone who is not Indigenous to the place she farms. You can learn more about her and her work at https://findingquietfarm.com/. Other resources mentioned: -Living the Seasons: A Journal for Surviving Capitalism and Bringing the Medicine of Spring into Your Life: https://awildnewwork.com/shop -https://sierraseeds.org/ -https://www.nativeseeds.org/ -https://www.safeseedpledge.org/ -https://osseeds.org/ -https://seedsavers.org/ -https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/propagation/seeds/seed-bank-information.htm -https://publiclibrariesonline.org/2015/01/simple-steps-to-starting-a-seed-library/