Sam says

Sam wrote to say that she wasn't trying to prod me to action -- just making sure she hadn't missed something. But in her writing, she shared some good stuff.

Her personal seed order this year, she says, is all heirloom seeds. The Tricities Voluntary Simplicity group she steers is doing a discussion course right now called "Hungry for Change." This week's chapter is on healthy eating.

I'll let Sam's email do the rest of the talking:

"One of the readings is about how the nutritional content of today's veggies isn't as high as it was 50 years ago b/c of the intensive planting and conventional farming practices that have developed since then. So, even though we realize that with heirloom varieties we may not get quite as much food, what we do get should be chock full of goodness. I hope you'll encourage your readers to try at least one heirloom vegetable this summer in their plots. My new favorite is a lima bean that's like none other! It's called Hopi Orange Lima and the beans are not only gorgeous, but are meaty and really delicious when cooked w/just a bit of salt, although I'm sure they'd take to any seasonings you might like. Anyway, here's a picture of the seeds. Drought and bug resistant too, since they're from the southwest. They are however, a long season crop (5 months!) as many dried beans are, so gardeners might want to consider planting them in early May if this warm winter continues."

Thank you, Sam!

Hopi day!