Cheryl Frey Richards's guest appearances

Cheryl Frey Richards

The Long Island History Project

Walt Whitman

Robert Moses

Teddy Roosevelt

John Turner

Karen Rea

Peter Fox

Anna Smith

Mark Smith

David Morrison

Karl Grossman

Amanda Fairbanks

Erin Elizabeth

John Strong

Chris Vaccaro

Marguerite Kearns

OwlTail

Steph Gaylor

Can vegetables go extinct? Not if the Long Island Regional Seed Consortium (LIRSC) has anything to say about it. They are dedicated to preserving and propagating those crops that few have even heard about, the types of things that have fallen out of favor or been crowded out of today's agricultural landscape. Today we interview Steph Gaylor and Cheryl Frey Richards, two of the founders of LIRSC (along with Ken Ettlinger) about their work. It takes dedication, hard work, meticulous historical research and a devotion to craft beer. You'll hear about the success they've had bringing back the Long Island Cheese Pumpkin, the challenges of finding and propagating long lost seeds, and the important role of seed swaps and seed libraries in places like Patchogue and Bayport.   Related Research:  Long Island Seed Consortium Seeds and Suds: Kabul Leek edition Seed Savers Exchange Chillies to Chocolate: Foods the Americas Gave Us (via WorldCat) Seed Libraries of Long Island on Facebook 

Can vegetables go extinct? Not if the Long Island Regional Seed Consortium (LIRSC) has anything to say about it. They are dedicated to preserving and propagating those crops that few have even heard about, the types of things that have fallen out of favor or been crowded out of today's agricultural landscape. Today we interview Steph Gaylor and Cheryl Frey Richards, two of the founders of LIRSC (along with Ken Ettlinger) about their work. It takes dedication, hard work, meticulous historical research and a devotion to craft beer. You'll hear about the success they've had bringing back the Long Island Cheese Pumpkin, the challenges of finding and propagating long lost seeds, and the important role of seed swaps and seed libraries in places like Patchogue and Bayport. Related Research: <ul> <li><a href="http://www.lirsc.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Long Island Seed Consortium</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJnUvFxtFnA" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Seeds and Suds: Kabul Leek edition</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.seedsavers.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Seed Savers Exchange</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/884297408" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Chillies to Chocolate: Foods the Americas Gave Us</a> (via WorldCat)</li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/SeedLibrariesofLongIsland/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Seed Libraries of Long Island</a> on Facebook</li> </ul>

Episode 47: Steph Gaylor and Cheryl Frey Richards of the Long Island Regional Seed Consortium