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Post by Alan on Feb 24, 2007 18:40:37 GMT -5
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Post by mbrown on Mar 16, 2007 9:37:28 GMT -5
Alan, enjoyed reading about this gentleman. Too bad there are not more like him.
Mike
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brook
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Post by brook on Apr 5, 2007 7:22:32 GMT -5
Mike, there actually are a lot like him. You just don't hear about them, much. And the politics of seed saving sometimes discourages major collections as well.
But the fact is, the country is full of people who have been specializing in specific plant types for years, and who know more about multiplying onions, or tomatoes, or brassicas, or cucurbits, or what-have-you than any of the "stars" in the heirloom community. They just quietly go about their hobby, and the world only hears about them by accident, if at all.
I have a friend, for instance, who specializes in multiplying onions. Last I heard he had more than 80 varieties he was maintaining. Other than a presentation he gave at one of AHSC's annual Fall Conferences, nobody knows he is in to this. And I had to twist his arm to give the talk he did.
What I'm saying is that there are lots of folks just like him. They're really the ones who have kept heirlooms alive, and we all owe them a vote of thanks.
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Post by landarc on Apr 5, 2007 14:49:16 GMT -5
I would agree with Brook, there are a lot of folks about trying to preserve some part of our gardening and landscape heritage. But, would add that some are not particularly easy to get along with, so they do not get the acclaim they might otherwise get.
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Post by Jim on Dec 6, 2007 18:36:40 GMT -5
Old thread but the more I read about this guy the more impressed I am.
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