I am excited to be participating in an APADT seed study this year, a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving biodiversity and heirloom varieties, as well as educating growers. They are celebrating their 50th year of doing this work. I started the Amaranth seeds last night.

As a physicist, grower, mountain biker, and citizen, I deeply appreciate the need for good data to inform good decision-making. Whether it’s what to wear on a hilly ride in the winter (I have a spreadsheet for that) or when I started the tomato seeds last year (yup, spreadsheet) or something far more serious, it is important to gather and share good data. I am happy to be a part of this work for Seedsavers.

This is yet another reason why I worry about rampant access to our nation’s data by an unelected, lie-to-your-face, grifting, break-first-and-ask-questions-later creep. As if we didn’t have enough to worry about.