705: How Do You Store Your Seeds
— Do seeds expire?
— Common seed expiration dates and how they were determined
— Open call for information on who created the expiration list
— Heirloom California Onion seeds from the 1940’s
— Germ testing for seeds to determine average starting success
— Seed libraries are resources for seeds that are “expiring” and need a home
— Best temperatures for seed storage
— Impermeable containers are best
— Opening cold seeds at room temperature and why
— Dr. Bruce Bugby and his study on seeds in preparation for traveling to Mars
— Why 80 degrees Farenheit is an important temperature to watch for in seed storage
— Ancient seeds found in clay pots
— Corn seeds and how storing has kept this crop viable
— Standards on humidity and what we don’t understand
— Bill’s experience with 30 year old seeds stored in cardboard boxes
— The Grain Project and the goal to plant 10,000 varieties
— The 10 year question – do we have it?
— The Great American Seed Up is here to build seed sustainability
— Mini Seed Ups through Seed Up In a Box
— Abundance – a lettuce head example
— A tease on what Bill learned on his trip to India