Ada shares her story about the life cycle of a seed.  This story was also shared through her drawing.
SeedBroadcast met Ada and her mother at the Smithsonian's Earth Optimism Event on the Mall in Washington DC.

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From her initial memory of wonderment regarding a calendula seed and its capacity as a living being to her activist work as a gardener and artist to bring loving attention to seeds and Mother Earth as a radical act of gratitude, Bobbe talks about her journey with seeds as an artist, gardener, and activist.

Bobbe shares her Seed Story at the Ecozoic Era: plant|seed|soil art exhibition

Marion Wasserman talks about her first meeting with seeds through Hopi elder. Grandmother Carolyn, and how this brought her into a life-long relationship with film, farming, influential teachers, and of course seeds. (Photo credit Louis Leray)

Marion Wasserman tells a Seed Story about life long relationships with seed.

Amy Lin an artist and designer shares her thoughts on how seeds influence her design process and her installation in the Ecozoic Era: Plants| Seeds| Soil Exhibition at the New Mexico State Capital.

Amy Lin shares a story about her installation "Seeds of Change".

Christal Branch talks about how seeds remind her of the culture of sharing and the importance of seeds and sharing for her family.

Christal Branch talks about the culture of sharing, family and seeds.

Matthew Chase-Daniel shares his story about ephemeral sculptures, the use of place-based natural materials, his connection to seeds and the cycle of life.



Matthew Chase-Daniel shares his story of creating with natural materials and the cycle of life

Amber shares her story of the precious gift from her father of a bonsai tree , how her father and now Amber nurture this tree and the wisdom it shares.

Amber Erkiletian shares her story about a precious gift from her father

Nancy Sutor shares her story about the unexpected surprises that are revealed in compost, for her garden and her artistic process as a photographer.

Nancy Sutor shares her story about the unexpected surprises in compost

Albert Urioste shares a story about his uncle who found St Joseph Cattle Beans in a cave near Las Vegas, New Mexico and how he plans to grow them out.

Albert Urioste shares his story of the St. Joseph Cattle Bean

Rick Yoshimoto talks about the natural elements in his clay/stone pods and the relationship to seed pods.

Rick Yoshimoto talks about the natural elements of his clay/stone pods

Saving seeds, growing food, farming for food pantries, encouraging and organizing community gardens, managing water and soil resources, four season gardening, creating biodiversity, and sharing a wealth of down-to-earth know-how, while eating the best food in the world.....Seed Stories creatively engage our communities with questions of dire importance, right NOW!  Each asks critical questions while responding with a call to action: working hard to grow food, save seeds, and share dreams of abundance to keep local farms, gardens, and food in the hands of their communities.
 
SeedBroadcast has been recording and broadcasting Seed Stories since 2011 and sharing these through online platforms, public events, interventions, presentations, and exhibitions.

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