Locally-Grown Lettuce Could Become Reality for Northerners; SurvivalSeeds4Patriots Supports Research with that Aim
Nashville, TN (PRWEB) August 08, 2013 -- According to the Washington State University News Center, researchers are tapping an unusual seed repository at the school in order to develop varieties of lettuce that northern growers could plant early.
If the research is successful, northerners could start purchasing their lettuce from local farmers' markets or harvest their own in backyard gardens rather than buy lettuce that was grown and shipped thousands of miles from the Sun Belt.
According to Carol Miles, a vegetable horticulture specialist at the WSU Mount Vernon Northwestern Washington Research and Extension Center, “Most of the past seed screening has been to find strains that resist high temperatures. If breeders can develop varieties that grow better at low temperatures, there will be great new opportunities for local food systems,” she said.
SurvivalSeeds4Patriots believes that growing one’s own vegetables is a great way to save money and become self-reliant as food prices continue to rise. The company strongly suggests using only open-pollinated, non-hybrid, non-genetically modified seeds. Providing a path to independence and self-sufficiency, SurvivalSeeds4Patriots offers the Liberty Seed Vault.
This air-tight metal storage container includes more than 5,400 heirloom seeds from 21 varieties of vegetables including broccoli, spinach, carrots, squash, corn, tomatoes, onions, beets and zucchini. Each order is accompanied by four guides and a 100 percent money-back guarantee.
After growing and enjoying these nutritious vegetables, gardeners can use the seeds from the harvest for next year’s crops, so they never have to buy seeds again. The company says that this strategy provides additional benefits because it allows people to be less affected by food shortages and increasing food prices.
Unfortunately, not everyone is able to grow a garden. But after storms such as Katrina and Sandy, as well as many other weather events, many people have learned the hard way that having a stockpile of emergency food is a must. Food4Patriots, the supplier of emergency food suitable for long-term storage, survival and emergency preparedness, recently launched a product line that includes 72-hour, four-week and three-month emergency food kits.
The food in these kits can be prepared in less than 20 minutes and requires nothing more than boiling water. It is kept in easy-to-store Mylar pouches, which keep out air, moisture and light. Among the nutritious foods that are part of the Food4Patriots kits are Mountain Man Granola, Apple Orchard Oatmeal, Granny’s Homestyle Potato Soup, Blue Ribbon Cheesy Chicken Rice, Ol’ 49ers Hearty Chili, Creamy Beef Stroganoff and Frank’s Five-Star Minestrone.
Those who order one of the Food4Patriots Emergency Kits will also receive four reports: “Top 10 Items Sold Out After Crisis,” “The Water Survival Guide,” “The Survival Garden Guide” and “How to Cut Your Grocery Bills in Half.”
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Tim Bates, Power4Patriots, http://www.power4patriots.com, 615-988-0775, [email protected]
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