HEIRLOOM VEGETABLES & SEED SAVING

Please click on our METHODS & MATERIALS page above for a new article on vegetable seed saving with some recommended heirloom varieties.  The article is an expanded version, with many new photos, of a handout Mike Kiessel and I passed out in conjunction with our talk (well, mainly Mike K's talk) during the Master Gardener College event at Michigan State University this past spring.  Our area is indeed fortunate to have Mike available to advise on this increasingly important subject, and it's a privilege to work with him and learn about his many contributions to preserving and adapting heirloom vegetable varieties to the local climate and soil conditions of Northwest Lower Michigan.