Southern Exposure Seed Exchange was named Sustainable Institution of the Year by the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association (CFSA) 2012 CFSA Sustainable Ag Awards at the 26th Annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference in Durham, NC.
We are so proud to have been honored along with the farmers, activists and extension agents who "have made outstanding contributions to the sustainable food movement in North and South Carolina and have helped make the Carolinas one of the fastest growing sustainable agricultural sectors in the country."
Read about this year’s other award recipients >>
Snails For snail farming, try the species Helix aspersa maxima or “gros gris.” / Courtesy Helen Howard For would-be farmers interested in a regular source of escargot, an urban snail farm may be a good fit. Helen Howard, a writer and professor of health and social care in Canterbury, England, started a snail farm in a spare room seven years ago and now supplies chefs and people throwing dinner parties. The story of Howard’s snail farm is detailed in her bo
Modern Farmer: Lassie is the most famous fictional farm dog that ever existed, but the history of where Lassie came from is a little bit unclear. What was the first instance of Lassie in popular culture? AC: Well, Lassie was born in a short story in 1939 in The Saturday Evening Post written by Eric Knight. Knight was an American citizen who had come from Britain. He was a freelance writer and well respected journalist, and he had been sent back to England to report upon the
For beginner gardeners, it’s hard to know when to start gardening, and when to finish. The garden is always there – what needs doing when? You may assume that the key gardening seasons are spring and summer, and you’d be right. But there are significant jobs to do in autumn and winter, too. What’s more, gardening isn’t just about jobs. Being familiar with the gardening year is as much about knowing what to enjoy at key moments. Not all gardeners garden throughout the year, but there are m
It’s Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year. We wake up to the dark; we drive home in the dark. We have vanquished the autumn leaves, laid to rest the garden beds, and wait for the seed catalogue to arrive. There is little else to do. We welcome the shortest day of the year-winter solstice-one that goes largely unnoticed by most. However, for us gardeners it is a pivotal day of the year. We have surrendered completely to the ways of nature. We understand that many plants will not bl