The Journal Of The Seed Ambassadors Project
Posted in Denmark, TRAVEL LOG on Nov 30th, 2006
At the Frøsamlerne, event in Denmark we met up with Kayla and Amanda Preece, sisters(also from the Pacific Northwest) that have been traveling together checking out the seedscape of Italy since the beginning of November. We will be traveling together through our visit to Lithuania, after which they will return to the US.
Stay tuned for [...]
Posted in Denmark, Seed Saving, TRAVEL LOG on Nov 26th, 2006
When we got off the bus in Copenhagen it was very cold and seemed as though nothing was open. We decided to walk towards the center of town, past Tivoli Gardens and the wax museum to the main square. When we got to the town square it was full of life. We were surprised to [...]
Posted in Denmark, Germany, TRAVEL LOG on Nov 26th, 2006
We arrived in Frankfurt, Germany at 6pm on Thursday (11/23), after leaving LAX at about 8pm Wednesday night. Entering Germany was easier than any country I have ever traveled to. No “embarkation card” as is common in Southeast Asia, no visa, just a quick glance at our passports, a question of “where are you going?” [...]
Posted in Denmark, Germany, TRAVEL LOG on Nov 22nd, 2006
At 7pm we are leaving California for Germany and Denmark. we are very excited. When we arive in Europe we be posting a lot of great information and pictures and I am excited to share them with you all. Talk to you later when we are in another continent.
Posted in TRAVEL LOG on Nov 20th, 2006
We spent some good times with some great friends in Berkeley on Tuesday and Wednesday (Nov. 14 and 15). It seems we’re well in to our travel mode: we find ourselves walking for transportation and recreation for several hours daily (I wonder how that will be when we’re half frozen in Europe!). We walked up [...]
Posted in TRAVEL LOG on Nov 17th, 2006
Here are some quick photos of the trip from Arcata South to The Bay Area.
Humboldt Bay
Humboldt County’s scenic pastures.
Redwoods and The Eel River.
Further down the road we Stopped at the Solar Living Center in Hopland, CA. We looked around a little and bought the book “Weeds and What [...]
Posted in Poland on Nov 17th, 2006
We have been graciously invited by Jadwiga Lopata and Sir Julian Rose of the International Coalition to Protect the Polish Countryside to attend their winter farmer’s celebration in Stryszow in SW Poland on December 10. Here’s a snapshot of local foods from their last gathering:
And a photo of a recent “Future of small, family farms” [...]
Posted in Seed Saving on Nov 16th, 2006
We were approved for our Small Lots of Seed Importation Permit only two days after it was submitted electronically, just in time for my birthday yesterday. Who’d of thought the USDA was so thoughtful?
We’ll be getting links up to some of the details of the license, what it allows us to do (and not), in [...]