Note: Articles are listed by issue (in reverse publication order) by title and author(s). Letters and items about Heritage Seed Program activities are not included.
August 1995
Caravan Farm Theatre, Lisa Moonling
A seedy year, Sharon Rempel
Job’s tears, Pleasance Crawford
Pre-1900 sweet peas, Peter Grayson
Gardening by instinct, Ingrid Bauer & Jean-Claude Catry
Durable disease resistance in plants, T.E. Michaels
Increasing horizontal pest resistance of beans grown in Mexico, T.E. Michaels
Late blight revival, Louise Laferriere
Island sunshine, Gerrit Loo
The HSP’s role in the preservation of clonal germplasm, Hugh Daubeny
April 1995
More on the story of corn (letter), Helen Brink & John Wilcox
Mrs. Potter’s Wax Works, W.G. Tolton
Osho Gardens, Somananda
Getting started, Dave Ackerman
CSA and heritage seeds grow well together, Robert Budd
Improvement of fruit varieties by breeding, O.A. Bradt
Sustained funding support needed for fruit breeding programs, Hugh Daubeny
Growing evening primrose, Melanie Boudreau
White corn chips and evening primrose oil, Wayne Martin
The potato: One of Canada’s main food crops, Jane Seabrook & Richard Tarn
The New Brunswick potato, Tim Andrew & Sheila Andrew
Favourite squash
A cucurbitologist’s thoughts in the Big Apple, Thomas Andres
December 1994
Sowing Seeds for Change conference, Bob Wildfong
Uncommon growth at Mapple Farm, Greg Wingate
Terra Edibles, Judy Gaunt
Gardens North: Perennial seed for the Canadian garden, Kristl Walek
Seed selling, breeding and garden experiments, Ken Allan
Prairie Grown Garden Seeds, Jim Ternier
Territorial Seeds, Mary Ballon
Howe Sound Seeds, Kathy Dunster
Salt Spring Seeds: New and of note, Dan Jason
The romance of Marquis wheat, O.J. Stevenson
Harvest, Michael E. Muttes
Medicinal herbs, Sheila Mahlberg
The citron
Nova Scotia fruit cake, Jo Ann Gardner
August 1994
Exploring central Tibet for crop plant genetic resources, Ardeshir B. Damania
The story of corn, Gerry Waldron
Vegetable breeding at Stokes Seeds, Part IV: Sweet corn, Ernest A. Kerr
More peas please, David Murray
Craigflower Farm, Jennifer Iredale
Heritage seeds at Freeport Hospital, Kim Keekes & Bruce Mutton
Summer notes from Mike’s garden, Michael Muttes
A garden of flowers, Maureen Lemay
A bountiful garden, Lynn Morrison
April 1994
More on tomatoes, Ernest A. Kerr
The Birth of Off the Vine, Greg LeHoullier
Apple growing in New Brunswick, Michael Hutton & Essie Lom
Spring notes from Mike’s garden, Michael Muttes
My first plant discovery, James Lambton
A garden full of fun, Caroline Neabel
News from Prairie Grown Garden Seeds, Jim Ternier
Maritime garden, Tom Smith, Jr.
Conserving biodiversity, John Pinkerton
Journey to Ethiopia, Dan Jason
The Court of Eden, Jim Ternier
Threshing day at the Grist Mill, Cuyler Page
The 3rd Annual Great Zucca Reunion, Cuyler Page
Vegetable breeding at Stokes Seeds, Part III: Peppers, Ernest A. Kerr
Further thoughts on maintaining heritage potato varieties, Garrett H. Pittenger
Are your potatoes healthy?, Kenneth R. Marchant
What price potatoes, Jeremy Cherfas
December 1993
The Carmody House herb garden, Anne Baker
A good year, Dave Ackerman
Bill’s gardens, Bill Minkey
More from Judy’s garden, Judy Gaunt
Planting for wildlife program, Ron Deckert & Gayle Carlyle
The citron, Barbara Rokeby
The garden that grew, John Cullen
Heritage Seed Curators Association, Bill Hankin
Keeping track, Barbara Rokeby
Homemade winnower, Antoine d’Avignon
Vegetable breeding at Stokes Seeds, Part II: Tomatoes, Ernest A. Kerr
Isolation distances for tomatoes, Jeff McCormack
High vitamin C tomatoes, Ken Allan
The tomato
August 1993
The apprenticeship of a tree farmer, Michael T. McCormick
City orchard, Fred Gartelmann
Seed give away at Six Nations Reserve, L. Caroline Plank
Jan’s garden, Jan Phillips
Herbal delights, Barry Puskas
Recipes from Elaine’s kitchen, Elaine Freedman
Gwenmar Garden, Joy Smith
Growing high protein crops, Dan Jason
Recipes for alternatives to grain, Mary Anne Robertson
Disease resistant Havasupai sunflower, Thomas Gulya
Gardens of earthly pioneer delights, Virginia Corner
Heritage plants return through the Center for Historic Plants, Peggy C. Newcomb
Vegetable breeding at Stokes Seeds, Part I, Ernest A. Kerr
April 1993
Country Lane Herbs & Dried Flowers, Karen Michaud
Echinacea: Heritage healer, Dan Jason
Judy’s garden, Judy Gaunt
Garden chronicles: The first cow, Judith Adam
More recipes from Garrett’s kitchen, Garrett H. Pittenger
Canadian unique breeds: Newfoundland pony and sheep, Jy Chiperzak
Seeds of survival, Heather Apple
Landscaping our mind, Henry Kock
Garden polycultures, Ianto Evans
Historic farming at Hancock Shaker Village, Liz Fitzsimmons
December 1992
Wheat and barley oh, Dan Jason
Great grains at the Grist Mill, Cuyler Page
The return of the zucca, Cuyler Page
The Seed Savers Exchange Campout, Judy Gaunt
Doon Heritage Crossroads Fall Fair, Bob Wildfong
Vegetable Garden Research 1992, Ken Allen
High vitamin C tomato growout
On growing green tomatoes, Diane Kennedy
Travelling gardener, Caroline Neabel
Prairie gardener, Caroline Neabel
Favourite flowers, HSP Members
Wild strawberries at the Canadian Clonal Genebank, Margie Luffman
Wild fruits, Catherine Parr Traill
Our native food plants, Heather Apple
Recipes from Garrett’s kitchen, Garrett H. Pittenger
Johnny’s Selected Seeds, Cheryl S. Pratt
August 1992
Interview with Dr. Melaku Worede & Heather Apple
USC’s Seeds of Survival
Culturing and preserving prairie native fruit species, Richard G. St. Pierre
“Growing things” at the Ontario Agricultural Museum, Gwenn Lyons
The historic gardens of Bellevue House, Colin Beckingham
Garden City Seeds, Susan Wall-MacLane
Return of the Cariboo potato, C.E.E.D.S.
Siberian tomato test, Philip Harnden
Tomato breeding: Then and now, Ernest A. Kerr
Richter’s Herbs, Heather Apple
Challenges in maintaining heritage potato varieties, Garrett H. Pittenger
April 1992
Corn: Improving a variety while maintaining its genetic diversity, Ed Cikatricis
More from Prairie Grown Seeds, Jim Ternier
More musings from an urban heritage gardener, Elaine Freedman
New red raspberry varieties for the Pacific Northwest, Hugh A. Daubeny
Gardens North: Perennials for the Canadian garden, Kristl Walek
Garfield Farm Museum: Crossroads of history & genetic diversity, Gregory Vosefski
The Horticultural Research Institute of Ontario, Annie Gould
The Henry Doubleday Research Association, Jeremy Cherfas
Heritage Seeds/ Heritage Breeds, Jy Chiperzak
December 1991
The 1991 HSP Conference, Nancy Geffken
The 1991 SSE Campout Convention, Nancy Geffken
Plant food bearing trees!, Heather Apple
Start your own heritage orchard, Dan Bussey
Beyond delicious — Alternatives for the home orchard, Shelly Paulocik
Windmill Point Farm & Nursery, Ken Taylor
Manhattan Farms, Leslie Scrimshaw
Todmorden Mills, Desmay Smith
Nursery and seed trade catalogues, Ina Vrugtman
August 1991
The seed link, Pattie LaCrois
Propagating wild flowers, James Hodgins
A century of violets, Shirley Bellows
Heirlooms like the prairies, Caroline Neabel
Prairie Grown Garden Seeds, Jim Ternier
Fruit varieties for the prairies, Drew Livingston
Saskatoons, Sara Williams
Black Creek Pioneer Village, Heather Apple & Dennis Pollock
ALFHAM: A meeting of seedy characters, Sharon Rempel
April 1991
More on sweet potatoes
Starting your own seed saving activities, Heather Apple
Record keeping, Judy Gaunt
Vegetable garden research, Heather Apple
Seedy Saturday, Sharon Rempel
Heirloom cultivars, modern techniques, Janick Lorion
Ancient seeds for modern needs: Native Seeds/SEARCH story, Kevin Dahl & Native Seeds/SEARCH
Territorial Seed Company, Steve Solomon
Cool-weather legumes, Dan Jason
Moving toward bioregional foods: Fava for cool, damp climates, Ianto Evans
Cereal crops in backyard gardens, Nancy Geffken
Garden grains, Ross Parlette
Landis Valley Museum’s Heirloom Seed Project, Heather Apple
The William Rennie Seed Company, Lynn Campbell
December 1990
Growing sweet potatoes in Ontario, Rosita Ben-Oliel
Sweet potatoes & other southern vegetables in Ontario, Garrett H. Pittenger
The Garden Research Exchange, Ken Allan
Just for the joy of it: Gourds and zucca melons, Glenn Swenson
The zucca melon returns to Keremeos, Sharon Rempel
William Rennie: Farmer and seedsman, Lynn Campbell
The mixed blessing of refrigeration, Ken Allan
Curing and storing vegetables, Heather Apple
Musings of an urban gardener, Elaine Freedman
Vegetable marrow, Heather Apple
A floral bouquet
August 1990
The delights of country life: Decorating the out-of-doors, Elizabeth Macnaughton & George Bechtel
Heritage apples, Dan Bussey
The gardens at Kings Landing, Kaye Parker
The American chestnut, Philip A. Rutter
Select Seeds: Old-fashioned flowers, Marilyn Barlow
South American heritage: Amaranth and quinoa, Dan Jason
Canadian bred tomatoes, Christene Rafuse
Culture and training of the tomato, Fearing Burr
Plant breeding at Macdonald College, Christene Rafuse
The Grist Mill at Keremeos, Sharon Rempel
April 1990
Taste value, Dan Jason
Growing potatoes in Newfoundland, George Brinson
The potato, Asa Parker
Plant breeding at St. John’s Research Station, Newfoundland, Kenneth G. Proudfoot
Seed saving at Old World Wisconsin, Mary E. Klug
Andrew Waechter’s 1889 Gold Medal farm, Lynn Campbell
Apple varieties and production: An historical overview, Shelly Paulocik
Use of apples by the Pennsylvania Germans in Waterloo County, Catherine Blackbourn
Plant Gene Resources of Canada, Brad Fraleigh
Canada’s clonal repository for horticultural crops, Sherwood Miller
The development of the broom, Teresa Miceli
The Hubbard squash, Heather Apple
Pickled pumpkin
December 1989
Gardening with heritage varieties, Garrett H. Pittenger
Upper Canada Village, Heather Apple
Books for heritage gardeners, Keith Crotz
A food for the future, Dan Jason
Floating Mountain Seeds, Roger Lemstrom
Faunus Herbs, Nicholas Morcinek
Herbal wines, Nicholas Morcinek
Herbal snippets
August 1989
Growing heirloom varieties of garden vegetables, Garrett H. Pittenger
The gardens at Landis Valley Museum, Nancy Long
Traditional four square garden at Joseph Schneider Haus, Mara Hollands
Salt Spring Seeds, Dan Jason
Mostoller wild goose beans, Heather Apple
Jerusalem artichokes, Dorrine Macnab
Buttercup squash, Peter Ruppell
How to save your own seeds from onions and leeks, Heather Apple
April 1989
Museums and their role in saving heritage seeds, Sharon Rempel
The kitchen garden at Montgomery’s Inn: 1982-1988, Elizabeth Strathdee
Sea kale, Pleasance Crawford
Maize (Zea Mays) varieties, Annie Gould
In praise of pumpkins, Heather Apple
How to save seeds from biennial root crops, Heather Apple
December 1988
The gardens at the Grist Mill at Keremeos, Sharon Rempel
The gardens at Black Creek Pioneer Village, Heather Apple
Involving young people in preservation, Heather Apple
How to save your own seeds, Heather Apple
Maintaining heritage potatoes, Alex Caron