Promoting civil disobedience one seed at a time

Luigi nibbled the World Food Garden a day or two back, but I think it merits a bit more of a chew. ((Admittedly he did also point to the link where he found it, which certainly does go into detail.)) At first sight it looks like a typically busy, typically overburdened site, with a very crowded map of all the gardeners who have already signed up. But if it delivers on what it promises, it could be a great resource. The thing that interests me most is a “Seed swap”. Alas, click on that and all you see is “Coming Soon!”. Well, I hope it is, and I hope it works, and works well.

I’ve been mulling a very similar idea here for a long time, and I even have it all figured out as far as wire-frames and flow diagrams and all that stuff goes. But I don’t speak Ruby ((Hint, hint: if you do, and want to collaborate, let me know.)) and right now I don’t have time to learn.

The need for an exchange mechanism is far, far greater in Europe than anywhere else in the world. To be honest, almost everything World Food Garden offers or is planning to offer already exists, especially in the US. All power to them, though for pulling it all together. Gardeners and small farmers can obtain the seeds of any variety they want, if it is available. European gardeners do not have the luxury of choice. A rational, effective seed swap system would cut the pointless European legislation off at the knees.

Which is exactly what it needs.

In the meantime, if you have or want seeds of something interesting, try Pat ‘n’ Steph.