Very cool George! I can't make it to this meeting but would love to keep updated of how things are progressing!

Elaine

We had a very good first meeting last Sunday. The website is up, though still under construction.

This coming Monday afternoon I'm supposed to do an interview with KTLQ radio about Green Country Seed Savers Network. The program should air that Thursday afternoon.

George

Here is a link that might be useful: Green Country Seed Savers Network site

George hope it works out. I like to see groups like that form and succeed. I think they can serve a very useful purpose. I went to the web site. I respect that you want it to be more of a regional group but will keep an eye on it to see how it goes. Jay

Elaine, you're more than welcome to come out to the next time we have a physical meeting, which will probably be in October. Jay, you would be more than welcome to come out, though I recognize that it would be a trip for you. You're more than welcome (much more than welcome) to help out with participation on the forum. I really want to see it start perking. So far, people drop in and look around. But they don't post. This is probably due to the fact that there is so little there.

I have actually plugged this forum whenever I have done seed saving forums, and I will figure a way to include it as a link from Green Country Seed Savers Network's web page. Those who attended last Sunday's meeting know that I both mentioned Oklahoma Gardening Forum and, specifically.... Dawn, as an example of the great resources available here.

George

I don't know how I missed seeing this when you first posted it, George, but we would like to come to the next meeting. In the meantime, I am saving the Cherokee Stripe bean seed for you. We are also raising a new meal corn this year that we got from Baker's Creek. Thompson's Prolific, a pale yellow the packet says. If you don't have that one and want it, will save some seed of that too. We still have plenty of the Mesquakie seed if you need it back. We plan to grow it again next year.

Dorothy, I'm sure everyone would be delighted to meet you. Yes, I'd love some of that Cherokee Striped Cornhill bean seed. Mine is getting old and this year's planting was demolished by grasshippers. I'd also love a sample of Mesquakie Indian Corn, to broaden out the gene pool of what I have of this variety. I lost half of this year's crop, and last year I lost about 75%. By mixing seed from a couple of years, I'm sure I can keep the gene pool broad enough to preserve it in good form.

I won't branch out into Thompson's Prolific. But bring some to the meeting. I bet you'll meet someone who would be interested.

George

We went out of town so I didn't see your notice. Will try to make it to the next meeting. I am harvesting lots of milkweed and wildflower seeds.

Sandy

This post was edited by butterflymomok on Tue, Aug 20, 13 at 10:02

Sandy, I mentioned the need for flowers and herbs in the radio interview yesterday. Also, one of the Tahlequah Eats leaders is VERY interested in milkweed. Tahlequah Eats, a.k.a Cherokee Country Food Council, is the sponsor of Green Country Seed Savers Exchange.

Here's the info on the radio interview, if anyone would like to hear it. It airs this Thursday, and again on Sunday of the coming week.

KTLQ
Thurs 22nd approximately 9 AM
1350 & 96.3
Sunday the 25th
102.1 approximately. 9:15 AM

Streaming (Sunday)

http://www.lakescountry1021.com/

George

Here is a link that might be useful: Listen Live

Sad to say, I missed that Sunday airing of the interview. I had plans of recording it so I could share it with my parents in NJ. But it came on half an hour later than I expected. I stopped waiting almost exactly at 9:40 AM and it aired at 9:45!

George