Earlier this year I started listening to a podcast, The Self Sufficient Homestead, run by Johnny Max and the Queen. Their website is sshomestead.com. They have been doing all the self-sufficient homestead activities I someday hope to do: growing a large garden, raising chickens, raising fish through aquaponics, home brewing, bee keeping and many more. For now, due to space limitations in the apartment I can only manage a small garden, I still continue to listen for information and down to earth ideas and humor. I do enjoy their shows. They recently started a seed exchange website, where participants can trade heirloom seeds, which are non-hybrid, non genetically altered seeds that can propagate themselves for generations. I am new at this, and only recently learned that this is the kind of seeds that you would want in your garden. The website is: http://www.heirloomseedswap.com
Since I am just starting out and have no seeds to swap, I checked the site for seeds for sale and found they had Stevia herb seeds. Stevia is used as a healthy sugar substitute, as it is sweet and all natural with no side effects. Not sure how it will work yet, that is why I am trying this out. The description said the seeds will cost only $3 for 100 or so seeds. That is a good deal. I emailed Johnny Max to find out where to send payment. I actually did not expect a quick response, after all, I am sure they are busy working and running a homestead. I am happy to report that he responded quickly and was more than willing to help out.
Now I am just waiting for the seeds and will update at a later post.
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