After 20 years of saving seeds, award winning ministry culminates in ceremony
BY MICHAEL HAMMOND, COMMUNICATIONS A rematriation ceremony was the culmination of 20 years of the Sisters’ commitment to saving heirloom seed...
How to Pass Heirloom Seeds to the Next Generation
BY CATE HENDERSON In 2017 I wrote an article for this publication that quoted Father Thomas Berry and stated: “For this reason, the Heirloom Seed...
Tomato Tasting Celebration: Connecting food with health, joy, justice & nature
Early tomato tasting days were offered in the garden area.With the Heirloom Seed Sanctuary (HSS) ministry moving towards completion, the HSS...
Kingston Seedy Saturday says ‘Thank you!’
From left: Sister Diane Brennen, Cate Henderson, and Pat Joslin, KSS planning committee chair.BY CATE HENDERSON, SEED SAVER AND GARDENER Sister of...
Sacred, Secular, Indigenous Women Gather to Steward Seed Inheritance
An historic moment is marked by deep connection “It was truly a wonderful experience to hear the energy and heart in each of the people present who...
Return of heirloom seeds to indigenous communities that originally cultivated them
BY CATE HENDERSON I was recently asked to participate in a working group called the Community Seed Network, which is a collective of seed savers...
Encouraged by the passion of seed people
BY ANNIE RICHARD Recently, I had the opportunity to attend the Northeast Organic Farmers Association’s first Seed Conference, in Saratoga Springs,...
Looking back at a dry hot summer of drought
BY CATE HENDERSON “In Kingston, weather stations in and around the city had never recorded an April and May as dry as they’ve seen this year, going...
The inspiring tale of the radish
White Icicle radish pod opened to show its seeds.Cate Henderson: We are all familiar with radishes. Whether or not we actually like to eat them,...
Ideas in the barn
In June, Heirloom Seed Sanctuary staff Cate Henderson and Annie Richard were interviewed for a CBC Radio Ideas segment, likely to be broadcast in...