Open pollinated seeds grow crops that allow for seed saving. Smart growers, urban and community gardeners and cooperatives understand that access is one way to help neighbors become more food secure.
Portland gardeners can harvest year round if they have a space to grow a garden, basic know how, understand concepts like seed selection, planting and harvest times.
January is the perfect time to pour over seed online or paper seed catalogs, but frugal gardeners must learn to save seed, barter and make savvy purchases.
Barter comes in a lot of packages. If growing space is insufficient, consider sharing seed for a small share of the harvest. If conditions are such that you can't tend a garden in 2015, consider loaning seed to another grower, who in turn will collect and share seeds for 2016.
Finally, pay it forward. Donate seed to a local grower who plans to provide produce to a local food bank, soup kitchen or pantry.
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