I have been buying my seeds from Territorial Seed Company and some from Pinetree.
They have non-hybridized seeds.
I have had success with saving my own tomato seeds and this year I am trying with other veggies.
We could not survive on what I grow either, but it sure is a nice supplement to the menu to walk outside and pick dinner.
Plus the growing season isn’t long enough.
I sure wish someone would explain to me why global warming is not good for us. A longer growing season, more food, fewer heating bills, better gas mileage on the cars, less salt on the roads, lower taxes from less road maintenance.
I’d like to understand why that all is a problem.....
Supplement is good, and it trains you to provide for you and your family. Fortunately we are not dependent on just what we grow, but use it as a supplement,at this point.
Gardening at home is developing the talent, the skill, the ability to provide for yourself if hardtimes should occur.
It is a sense of self-insurance, and self-assurance, if you will, to provide for your family and local community should hard times occur.
Question :What are "Hard Times" ?
ANSWER : Lay-off, downsizeing, uncontrollable inflation, recession, nationwide financial depression, personal bankruptcy, hurricanes, tornadoes, etc., etc..
With garderning skills, you have an asset ,..your skills, your ability to grow crops, and your mind - and no one can ever take that away from you !
GlowBull warming is a political taxation hoax !
It's hard to believe in Glow Bull warming as you go further South.
You can see where some vegetation stops (hard freeze line), and then other fern / palm vegeation occurs as you travel down the penninsula on US Route #1 in Florida .
Gardening is a learned skill and ability which is constantly growing , that is why I reccomend staying active with Co-Operative Extension (an excellent local resource).
Also , appreciate the weather and its impact on soil, and growing conditions.
Resoources are avialable only if you know where to look, and willing to take the time to look .