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Non-GMO Corn Preservation Project

Cascade Ruby Gold Flint
What? A volunteer project aimed at preserving the best cool-climate grain corn varieties to ensure they stay un-contaminated by GMO genes.

Why? More and more organic corn is becoming contaminated due to the difficulty of growing corn in true isolation and the increasing prevalence of GM corn in the country. It is especially important for us in the Pacific Northwest because we require short-season varieties that are not as easy to come by. We need to preserve those varieties and further adapt them to our specific climate conditions. 


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Get Involved!
 
Volunteer – come get your hands dirty in the field and help us with weeding, harvesting, drying, and/or shelling the corn.

Become a Grower  - we want to create a network of growers who care-take one or more varieties of non-GMO grain corn in isolation or with hand pollination.  

Get Educated – learn beside us as we conduct hand pollination during mid-summer.

Donate to Support GMO Testing – without financial support we cannot afford to test seed stocks for GMO contamination, a very important part of the process. We need to start with verified GMO-free stock and work from there to preserve it. 

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For More Information:

To get on the volunteer list, learn about hand-pollination, join the network of grower/seed stewards, or make a donation, contact:

Krista Rome
(360) 224-4757
kristamrome@yahoo.com
Everson, WA


Here is a link to our Project Report, which gives details on methods, yields, dates, expenses, and labor requirements: 
corn_project_report_2013.docx
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Thank you to the Bellingham Community Food Co-op’s Farm Fund for financial support, to Mike Long and Carol Miles for technical support, to the Backyard Beans & Grains Project for on-the-ground work, and to all the volunteers and farmers who come help out and learn alongside us this year.


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  • Home
  • SHOP
    • Dry Legumes >
      • Dry Pole Beans
      • Dry Bush Beans
      • Soup Peas
      • Other Dry Legumes
    • Grains >
      • Wheat, Oats, Barley
      • Grain Corn
      • Oilseeds
      • Alternative Grains & Edible Seeds
    • Vegetables >
      • Cool Season Vegetables
      • Hot-Season Vegetables
      • Traditional Storage Crops
    • Flowers/Herbs >
      • Medicianal & Culinary Herbs
      • Flowers for Beneficial Insects
    • New for 2021!
    • Bulk Packet Sizes Available
  • RESOURCES
    • Growing Guides
    • Local Foods Master List
    • Planting Chart
    • Seed Saving References
  • PROJECTS
    • Backyard Beans & Grains Project
    • Non-GMO Corn
  • ABOUT US
  • Contact Us