Food Diversity
Why it is Important to Save Food Variety
101 Reasons to Preserve Food
“Why do you preserve food, albeit can, dehydrate, ferment or freeze?” This is the question I posed to several of my social media groups. I was blessed with a massive response. The list below comes from the passionate comments of 100’s folks that are part of Rebel...
Grit Magazine Covers the Ivan Tomato
Grit Magazine Supporters Rock Grit Magazine was kind enough to run our story in this summer’s edition. This resulted in a wonderful showing of support through seed sales, phone calls, letters and sharing. I had no idea that this would happen and was so thrilled and...
We’ve Got it: The 2018 Lineup
Oh Boy, we are growing some great plants. We are going to offer some amazing heirlooms that you will not be able to find elsewhere. We worked hard to create a line up that covered all the bases from the best high yield local heirlooms to hard to find ethnic...
Markets Where You Can Find US
Victory Gardeners - Ivan Tomato Rescue Project will be at the following Markets The Columbia Farmers Market ARC 1701 West Ash, Columbia MO Saturday 8am-12pm April 15 2017- May 20th 2017 Baker Creek Planting Festival 2278 Baker Creek Road, Mansfield, MO...
Is the Natural Selection of our Food Supply in a Losing Battle?
The Ivan Tomato is a dream. It is the memory of a simpler time when you grew at tomato because it was your family tomato. It was a time when you would share seeds, not go to a chain hardware store to get your plants. It was a time when you learned from your family...
Waste Not Want Not – Can It
Over the last couple of years I have worked towards a concept of less waste of food. I made the commitment to use what I have, well. This sounds easy, however as an avid gardener I have a lot of food that matures in fits and starts. I also like to make rather...
Learning to make Sauerkraut, Farmer Dan
This weekend I had the pleasure of attending one of Farmer Dan’s famous sauerkraut classes. It was held at the newly restored Grand Station in Hartsburg Missouri. Now as you may know, I am a bit obsessed with canning and preserving food. I grow many things in my...
Wondering what an Heirloom Plant is?
Heirloom seeds and plants are becoming more popular…
Why your help will make the difference…
The Ivan Tomato Rescue Project is a grass roots movement trying to save a local Missouri tomato from extinction and we need your help sharing our project. The success of this movement requires the involvement of people at every level. It is a passion project for many...
My Ivan Tomato Story and Why we Should Save Them
My Gardening History I am an urban gardener. I live in Columbia, Missouri and grow food in my back yards. Now this is no simple hobby garden with a few plants and a few containers. My garden produces a lot of food and I am in it to make a difference to my families...
Seed Satyagrapha (End Seed Slavery)
The efforts to control and own the rights to seeds has been going on for some time and is often headed by the big seed and pesticide industry. In recent months we have seen some kinks in the armor of such forces with decreased profits and even lay offs by the giant...
Ivan Tomato Rescue Project Indiegogo Campaign
Here we go folks. The future of the pubic access to the Ivan Tomato is hanging in the balance. Together we are going to save this tomato and it is going to happen through a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo at www.indiegogo.com. What is crowdfunding you may ask?...
The Slow Food Movement is Picking up Speed
The Slow Food Movement has over 100,000 members and is found in 150 countries. Their mission is to provide clean, local, sustainable food for all. They do this through promoting sustainable locally focused farming methods, helping to cultivate community leadership...
Food Diversity – Problems with Today’s Methods
When you go into the grocery store, you only see a few varieties of produce. There is often one type of most vegetables like eggplant, cauliflower, celery etc.. Others like tomatoes or lettuce there may be three types to choose from. These varieties have been...
Food Diversity and Why it is Important
Why do we care about food diversity? Why are we bothering to put all this energy and money into saving a tomato? So what if the Ivan is no more? Why is this so important? According to the international Development Research Center out of Canada here are some things...