Siskiyou Sustainable Cooperative

10/26/2024

Our Seed CSA membership for Siskiyou Seeds opens soon, on 11/1/24. Siskiyou Seeds is practicing ways to build a deeper sense of community around seeds. At the core, the Seed CSA is striving for that. It has evolved to embody our effort to de-commodify seed, which we strongly believe is a resource that belongs in the commons (like air, or water).
Link to sign up in comments.

A unique opportunity to be part of a community of seed stewards through enrolling in a membership with our Community Supported Agriculture program for this y...

09/13/2024

Episode 7 of the Agrarian Renaissance Podcast Live!

09/05/2024

This podcast explores an essential element for the thriving of human civilization = agrobiodiversity!
In Episode 6 I delve into the realm of Agribiodiversity with a highlight upon the incredible work of Russian botanist Nikolai Vavilov and his theory about the centers of origin for humanities' domesticated crops.
Without Agriculture you do not have Culture
Agriculture is Regenerative Culture 100%

In Episode 6 Don delves into the realm of Agribiodiversity with a highlight upon the incredible work of Russian botanist Nikolai Vavilov and his theory about...

08/20/2024

I'd like to share an essay that I have been working on for nearly a year about land use patterns in SW Oregon and how we struggle to evolve from a "Pioneer Mindset" that leads to boom and bust cycles and fails to achieve true resilient regenerative community. Please read, share your thoughts and share with friends who may find this interesting. Thanks!

I have pondered the question of why the predominant settlement patterns of the Southern Oregon region seem to have stagnated at a Pioneer…

08/14/2024

Hey good people! I have been offering this course for 11 years now. I used to do so both Spring and Fall but I have found that most people are too busy in spring so now it's a fall only event. it is the quintessential seed saving event in the USA as most of the non-profits that proclaim to focus on seed issues have lost the plot. This time of year is amazing in terms of seeds being at the pinnacle of maturity. We will delve deep into epigenetics, adaptation, plus all the basics of on farm seed saving. we have so many beautiful seed crops coming to maturity right then. This is a very special opportunity to gain hands on kinesthetic experience that is unparalleled in North America.
In precarious times seed saving makes more sense than ever!

Scholarships available for those who email me at [email protected]

The Fall Seed Academy is an engaging and immersive hands-on intensive on all things seeds & permaculture

08/12/2024

Permaculture for Small Spaces!

Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison gives a tour of his 15 year Permaculture food paradise at his home in the Willamette Valley of Western Oregon. There ...

08/12/2024

Episode 3 of the Agrarian Renaissance Podcast is Up - the Journey from Hunter Gathers to Agriculture

In this episode we delve into Ethno-agronomy, Nikolai Vavilov and species journey from hunter gathers to farmers and wild plants to cultivated species. We lo...

07/29/2024

Amidst these turbulent times, tending living things reminds me to nurture solutions rooted in the natural elements. In this spirit I am offering the Agrarian Renaissance podcast and will have guests who exemplify solutions and tools for growing resilient communities.
Listen Here; https://www.buzzsprout.com/2388982/episodes/15495440-welcome-to-the-agrarian-renaissance-podcast-with-don-Don Tipping

07/24/2024

An engaging interview that did with Melissa Norris back in Spring about seed saving.

Join me and my guest, Don Tipping from Siskiyou Seeds, as we discuss the history of seeds and seed saving and how it’s changed over the past 100 years. Our c...

07/18/2024

We are beginning to clean garlic from our beautiful harvest this year and excited to get it sorted and graded in advance of offering it up for planting this fall. We made a brief video exploring garlic diversity and why you may want to grow your own.

This video covers the difference between soft and hardneck garlic and everything in between! Stay tuned for our video on how to plant garlic next week! What ...

07/09/2024

Remembering an amazing seed brother - Dr. John Navazio

I was grateful to meet Dr. John Navazio at a Fundamentals of Plant Improvement course that an organization that I helped to found and serve on the board of directors called the Biodynamic Seed and Plant Initiative organized back in early 1999. He had recently left working for the conventional seed i...

07/05/2024

Are you planning on growing garlic??? While we are in the midst of harvesting garlic here on the farm, We are also making pre-sale inventory available over at Siskiyou Seeds. We sell out of many of the unique hardneck types fast. Check out this short video to learn more about this most sublime vegetable that in the words of the late, great Anthony Bourdain, "we'd have food without onions and garlic, but we would not have cuisine!"

This video walks you through best practices of how to plant garlic ! Hopefully you can do the cycle and never have to buy garlic again! To start we offer org...