~ by Sheryl L. Keeme
It began with an old box of dusty seeds and germinated into a local food project here in Brown County, Indiana. And the project evolved into a not-for-profit organization called SEED Brown County( SEED), with a vision to bring locally-grown food to the tables of Brown County.
The visionary of the project, Torrie Birkemeier, says,“ This project is about food growing and seed saving education.” The goal is to get people excited about seeds whose stories and genetics can be maintained, adapted, and passed on for future generations.
From her Western Pennsylvania days of pulling weeds in her aunt’ s organic thyme garden, to growing ginger on a farm on the north shore of Kauai, Birkemeier has developed a deep appreciation for growing, seeds, and the feel of raising life from the richness of the earth.
Torrie was contacted by someone with a collection of seeds from an courtesy photos
SEED
40 Our Brown County March / April 2017