b'Our Commitment to YouYour satisfaction is important to us! We strive to provide the highest-quality seeds possible. When the seed tells us its ready, we move in theIn times like these, its hard to know what the this work is an eternalfields was incredibleequipment. Not as straightforward as it sounds future may hold and what to do about it. Now is the dance with the patternsto see. Just imagineharvesting equipment is designed for agriculturaltime to plant the grasses and flowers found in the of naturethe seeds arewhat a few handfuls ofcrops, not for differing sizes and shapes ofgreat plains and prairies of North Americaour leading the way at eachthese seeds could dowildflower and grass seeds. Weve spent yearsrainforest, our living lungs. Its time to reaffirm our step, and it is Nativefor your backyard! tinkering, rigging, inventing, and adjusting to makefaith that there will indeed be a future. A time to American Seeds job toit all work. remind ourselves that each of us has the right and notice, follow, and adapt. A field of one of mythe responsibility to create little spots of health on favorite grasses The story isnt over when the harvest is in. Afteran ailing planet. A time to do our part, in the hope Next, George led us outIndiangrass. We werethe harvest is dry, it is ready to be cleaned. It isthat our children and our childrens children might to the fields. First, weable to catch it just assifted through a series of screens and blowershave a chance to experience the joys of watching came upon a nursery areathe seed heads werecarefully calibrated to separate the seeds we wantthe earth wake up from a long winters rest to where Native Americannearing maturity. Timingfrom unwanted hitchhikers. Then we send it off forflower into a beautiful spring.Seed had prepared athe harvest is anothertesting, to be sure that the seeds are healthy and variety of riparian- delicate dancetooviable. Through disappointments and frustrations ofAs always, we are grateful to have the harmonious friendly species in pots,early and the seedsequipment and weather, there are more than enoughrhythms of nature to shape our days.ready to be distributed to organizations andwont be viable; too late and theyll scatterrare and fine moments to compensate. We get the individuals supporting the Kerr County Floodto the wind before they can be gathered. opportunity to do the work we love! And our Relief effort. You mightve seen Christinegreatest pleasures come in knowing these seeds Middletons article in last months Hays HummAs we made our way back to the parking lot, wefind new homes where they can begin to about land management for mitigating floodwere blessed with a good ole farmers rain, and Ire-establish their balance in nature.impactswell, revegetating riparian areas is crucialfound myself again thinking of Macleans river.Seed Purityfor slowing down water during future floods.Native American Seed has spent decades in theOur seeds are tested by independent laboratories utilizing standards approved by the Association of Official Living roots in the soil, rather than promotingshadowy waters, learning the language of seedsSeed Analysts. We are committed to preventing the spread of invasive species and abide by Texas seed laws. runoff, enable water to sink into the ground. and seasons, understanding the rhythms of theWith the variety and uncertainty of environmental conditions, we cannot guarantee the establishment of plants.land. Now, as they continue to share their harvest This just goes to show, again, how important theand their knowledge, they invite us to join in theReturnswork of Native American Seed is. While thiswork of healing the landone seed at a time. If your order has been damaged in shipping, contact us at 800-728-4043 or info@seedsource.com within ten particular revegetation effort is in response to adays of receipt. We want to correct any errors or claims quickly. Being our sole warranty we make no other, shock, the day-to-day, year-to-year operationsThe river keeps flowing, and the next bendexpressed or implied. Return within 10 days any unopened bags of seed not accepted under these terms. The of Native American Seed focus on keepingremains unseen. But if the growing chorus ofpurchase price of the seed is the limit of our liability. Prices and availability are subject to change.tabs on environmental stressors and buildingpeople listening to natures whispers is any pathways for people to engage in long-termindication, Native American Seed wont beFair Useefforts to create resilient ecosystems. navigating these waters alone. The current isAcceptance of these seeds is an agreement they will not be used for breeding purposes with commercial seed gathering strength, carrying more of us forwardincrease, selected plant release, or patent outcome. This work is plenty difficult when considering issues The first field of color we came upon was that oftogether. The work of HELM and Native Americansurrounding global trading and climate change. Thank you for understanding.the Engelmann/Cutleaf Daisy. George explainedSeed goes hand in hand, and the seeds we plant that this entire field was planted once, and nowtogether today will determine what blooms forDisclaimervolunteers assist in its upkeep. He also noted thatus around that next bend. As Bill might say,Extreme weather and habitat losses are increasingly impacting native seed production.he can harvest seed from this field multiple timesthe seeds know what to do. Our job is simplyWe continue to strive for accuracy, especially before printing catalogs. Sometimes our mix a year. Other bursts of color included blooms ofto dance the dance, pay attention, and keepratios and species diversity may be temporarily adapted until our next harvest season.Gayfeather, Goldenrod, Mealy Blue Sage, andshowing upseason after season, seed by seed. Please call or check website for updated details if needed.Pitcher Sage. The number of pollinators in these'