Who We Are
Resilient Seeds is a one-woman operation, a labor of love, a search for sustainability, and a desire to do work that is connected to the earth in a good way. My name is Krista Rome, I was born in Bellingham, Washington, and I, like any other human, am constantly searching for my truth. I possess an Aquarian spirit of doing things because they feel right and not because they are profitable, so farming is perhaps a natural place for me to have ended up. My path in life has brought me through several careers, all with a focus on sustainability. When I started farming, I had to start driving my vehicles a lot more, but began contributing to the improvement of our local food system. That trade-off helped me recognize that every decision in our lives involves some sort of compromise, but I do my best to make choices that nurture the environment the best I can. I apply that philosophy to my farm and seed company, always investigating what more I can do to improve my practices to minimize any harm to climate, soil, insects, people, wildlife, and habitat. It’s a never-ending journey, and it's a joyful one.
What We Do
The formative years of what has grown into Resilient Seeds were spent trailing cool climate grains and dry legumes and educating other homesteaders and farmers on growing their own. I called that the Backyard Beans & Grains Project and still consider that work an important part of the Resilient Seeds mission.
But seed growing is addictive, and I wanted to offer other seeds that contribute to a year-round local pantry and also those with good genetic diversity so that you can select and adapt resilient varieties for your own unique climate and conditions. Working with a wider variety of promising crops feeds into a broader vision of true food resiliency on a community scale.
Running a seed business is a year-round operation; I don't stop to rest in winter, I just come inside for a few months. I grow a wide diversity of seed crops on rented and borrowed land. The field season starts in early March in the seedling house and ends in November in the barn as we finish cleaning the last seed lots and shelling the grain corn. In December it is full-on with germination tests, website updates, farm clean-up and prep for seed sales. In January the seed orders start coming and the focus for the next few months is on packaging seeds and mailing orders. I sell most of the seed online, with a targeted audience of Pacific Northwest growers, but an actual customer base of all over the country and the world.
But seed growing is addictive, and I wanted to offer other seeds that contribute to a year-round local pantry and also those with good genetic diversity so that you can select and adapt resilient varieties for your own unique climate and conditions. Working with a wider variety of promising crops feeds into a broader vision of true food resiliency on a community scale.
Running a seed business is a year-round operation; I don't stop to rest in winter, I just come inside for a few months. I grow a wide diversity of seed crops on rented and borrowed land. The field season starts in early March in the seedling house and ends in November in the barn as we finish cleaning the last seed lots and shelling the grain corn. In December it is full-on with germination tests, website updates, farm clean-up and prep for seed sales. In January the seed orders start coming and the focus for the next few months is on packaging seeds and mailing orders. I sell most of the seed online, with a targeted audience of Pacific Northwest growers, but an actual customer base of all over the country and the world.