My Garden Flourishes ‘Because Someone Has Saved the Seed’
I’ve learned that every little packet represents a specialized form of labour, and a journey from someone’s farm to your garden.
andrea bennett is an editor with The Tyee and the author of
Like a Boy but Not a Boy (Arsenal Pulp), a CBC Books’ pick for the top Canadian non-fiction of the year. SHARES ‘Seeds are a multigenerational project.’ A gardener digs into some seedy business.
Photo by Jackie Dives.
Kevin Wilson’s house is a striking, two-tone blue with a pride flag flapping gently in the breeze above the front porch. It’s about an hour’s walk from my house, along a power line. I’m here to visit. And I’m here for seeds.