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The Story is in the Seed
Food sovereignty & culturally important seeds
Seeds & Their People podcast
info@trueloveseeds.com
Philly, PA @trueloveseeds

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Harvest Roselle “Hibiscus sabdariffa” with me🤗🌺❤️‍🔥

this is the “DOC'S NORTH FLORIDA ROSELLE” from @seedkeeping

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It’s been such an amazing process growing hibiscus!! Seeds from my faves @seedkeeping ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

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Dear Friends – as many of you may have heard, the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University closed its museum doors on Sunday, September 27th, after 198 years. I’m deeply saddened to share that last week marked my final days as Executive Director of Civic Engagement at the Academy.

Since the announcement of the closure last month, the outpouring of support for this important institution and its people, in ways both large and small, has been deeply heartening and offered us all a timely reminder of the significance of our civic and cultural institutions. I feel immense gratitude and appreciation for everyone who has reached out, showed up, bought a ticket, attended a final program, penned letters of support, and stood up for what they believe in.

I’ve had the privilege of working alongside incredible and inspiring colleagues, collaborators, and friends on shared projects, programs, community initiatives – exhibitions, climate resilience hubs, symposiums, film festivals, publications, block parties, talking circles, panel discussions, microfoests, parades, workshops, murals, and so much more. In partnership, we created work that resonated across Philadelphia and beyond and demonstrated what a natural science museum is & what it can truly be and do. I feel deeply honored and proud of all that we accomplished together. The images that follow offer just a little glimpse into the magic that unfolded and the incredible people I had the privilege of working with during my time at this amazing place. With only 20 images to choose from, this selection only begins to capture the wonderful people and the incredible, joyful projects we developed together over the past four years.

As I embark on this next chapter, I’d be grateful to hear about any new opportunities or connections that emerge to continue this work via a new role, collaboration, or partnership.

With a full heart,
Ryan

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DID YOU KNOW?
More than 80% of seeds used for food production in Africa come from Farmer-Managed Seed Systems.
Farmers save, select, multiply, exchange and adapt seed—keeping varieties and knowledge alive within their communities.
But these systems are under pressure, and local crop varieties and indigenous livestock breeds are also being lost. How do we strengthen the systems communities already depend on?
That is one of the questions EAISC 2026 will explore.
📅 17–20 November | CUEA, Nairobi
Register to join us: https://bit.ly/4iukJLf
#IndigenousSeedsEA2026 #SeedSovereignty #UnitedForLocalSeeds

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New date: Saturday, October 3rd | 12–2 PM

We’re so sorry to postpone our Molokhiyah Harvesting & Cooking Workshop due to the expected storm and unsafe weather conditions this weekend. 🌿

We were so excited to gather with you, and we still are, just one week later!

We hope you can still join us for an afternoon of harvesting, cooking, storytelling, and community with Ms. Fatimah and True Love Seeds. Attendees you should have already received an e-mail but please DM us if you have not! Thank you so much for your understanding and flexibility we can’t wait to welcome you to the farm next weekend. 💚

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We met Truelove Seeds today and did a little volunteer work. We had a blast meeting everyone and plan on doing it again in future🌶🍅🌼

#Seedkeeping #SeedSaving #Heirloomseeds

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First Summer Harvest 🫛🎃🍠 first time trying Seminole Pumpkin (native to FL) and sweet potato. Gardening is teaching me that you need a lot of patience and consistency.
I would have had five pumpkins this year if it wasn't for all the work trips 😩 and I'll have to install an irrigation system for when I'm gone.

Still surprised and thankful I got any harvest at all! The heat was insane this summer.

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🇺🇸 “I am looking for anyone who knew my uncle Scott Taylor (1951 - 1993) of Westport, Connecticut and Boston, Massachusetts, as I’d love to know more about his life. He was the oldest of three boys in Westport, and ended up going to college in Boston where he studied art, wrote plays, acted, and had a boyfriend named John Smith. My parents spent time with them both, and liked John.

Scott moved back home in his early 20s after being diagnosed with schizophrenia and struggling to live on his own. I was just 12 when he died a couple of decades later. I didn’t see him when he was very sick, though my parents spent time with him in the hospital, and were supportive of him all along. I do have sweet memories of visiting my softspoken uncle who gave my sister and me nice gifts at Christmas and showed us his sketchbooks and his poster-sized collages made from National Geographics that he’d sell on the street. He was my only reference for a real life gay person (besides the very limited representation on TV in the early 90s).

When Scott died, I received his incredible comic book collection from his youth and I decorated my bedroom with his collages, wooden masks, a beautiful woven bedspread, his potted dragon tree, and was surrounded by his ephemera for years. I came out of the closet at age 19, and I often wonder what it would be like if my uncle had lived to be a part of my life.

About ten years later, I found more of Scott’s boxes in my dad’s garage. Most were water-damaged and headed for the dump, but I discovered a typewritten poem called he had made at age 23 in 1974. I set the poem to music and recorded for my family to listen to. While I work as a seed farmer and farm educator, I also make music on the side in a band called My Gay Banjo and on my own. It felt wonderful to honor him by making a collage of his art and mine, feeling like we were collaborating across time, space, sanity, insanity, and two sides of the veil.

Please help me learn more about my uncle if you knew him!” 📖 by Owen Taylor @seedkeeping whatisrememberedlives

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THIS SATURDAY🌻🤎 👩🏾‍🌾🥬
When you shop the Black Farmers Market, you’re not just buying produce, flowers, herbs, or food.

You’re supporting real people. Real work. Feeding and caring for our community.

Two markets, one day, at Freedom Greens + Gardens.

☀️ Produce Market, 10am–1pm Shop directly from the farmers, growers, herbalists, and food producers who bring us the harvest.

Fresh produce. Flowers. Herbs. Local abundance.

Then the garden rests ...
 ...and comes alive again after dark.

🌙 Nightmarket, 6–10pm
Artisan vendors, tastings, wellness, workshops, live art, community under the lights.

Swipe through and meet some of the folks that nourish us and bring this market to life week after week.

Every purchase supports a grower. A maker. A dream. A family.

By day, we shop the harvest. By night, we celebrate it.

🌻 Freedom Greens + Gardens,
5200 Pine Street | Saturday, September 26

More than a market. It’s a movement.

📸 @simonepartridge

#getfreshdaily #blackfarmers #farmersmarkets eatlocal westphiladelp

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EVENT POSTPONED TO SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3RD 12-2PM!!!! Check new post please!!!

Join us for an afternoon rooted in food, memory, tradition, and community as we gather at True Love Seeds for a Molokhiyah Harvesting & Cooking Demo.

Led by Ms. Fatimah, we’ll harvest fresh molokhiyah, learn how she prepares it the Palestinian way, taste the finished dish, and take home some of what we harvest to continue the tradition in our own kitchens. 💚

Proceeds will support Healing Hands Fund, Truelove Seeds, and Ms. Fatimah.

Come share in a beautiful afternoon of preserving culture, carrying traditions forward, and finding pieces of home through food.

#PhiladelphiaEvents #PhillyEvents #Roxborough #PhiladelphiaCommunity #Molokhiyah

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These scotch bonnets grown from seed acquired from @seedkeeping @trueloveseeds have started to really come in. We’re excited to start making some wild fermented hot sauces. 😋 These bells will be ringing more than school bells! 🔔 🤣

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