Jan., 12, 2008
You can now use PayPal as a means of making payment to the Long Island Seed Project (which will also accept credit card use).
You can begin to request seeds (the seedlist linked from the Home Page is almost complete but will be amended through the next few weeks as we finish processing last year's seeds, check germination rates and inventory what we have). The order page is linked from the Home Page also and will give you the specifics on obtaining seeds from us. The PayPal site is linked from the order page. It's not a shopping cart system but it does allow you to request seeds and make payments online which many folks find convenient and fast.

Dec., 20, 2008
Long Island Seed Project is featured in "Edible East End" Winter Edition,
There was a story about Ken Ettlinger's breeding work in the local "Edible" magazine http://www.edibleeastend.com/2007winter13/pdfs/artisans.pdf . The article points out some major problems in the seed industry that really need attention. One way to protect ourselves from the dominance of large scale international seed suppliers is to "regionalize" seed production which means that more farmers and backyard gardeners really have to become involved in seed breeding and production.

Nov., 28, 2007
This year there has been more progress toward the development of a tender broccoli which is adaped to organic systems in the northeast using material from Oregon State University. It is still quite variable but it continues to become an easier crop to save the seeds of which is critical for producing a sustainable crop. See Rambling, "Breeding a Better Broccoli".

Some promising work in producing a new insect resistant lettuce using material from USDA- Salinas has been made. See Rambling, "Breeding a New Lettuce".

Some very exciting work developing new disease resistant zucchini squash using material from Cornell (Ithaca) continues to impress local farmers. Cornell continues to help us evaluate selections by PM testing. See Rambling, "New Zucchini from Cornell Breeding Program".

We are releasing material from our Acorn Squash Mass Cross which has genetics from Cornell's breeding program and also Oregon State University. It is nothing short of impressive and will allow home breeders a real opportunity to "fine tune" an excellent acorn squash to their own gardens or farm.

We also release two new blends that should be of interest to local growers who specialize in farmstand sales: " Asteroids", a scallop squash mix and "Orbit", a round zucchini mix which comes out of Long Island Seed Project. See Ramblings, "Round Zucchni" and "Scallop Squash".

Our work with Naked Seed Pumpkins has progressed quite well too and we are releasing "Little Green Seed" which will require continued work. A nice project for home breeders.

New peppers including the "Sweet Fingerling" series and our hot "Dwarf Early Cayenne" have been a pleasure to show off to farm visitors during the 2007 growing season.

We especially would like to hear from our local farming community about your breeding needs. Seed stock of new developments is always limited and we are looking to partner with farmers who have an interest in small scale seed production as a means of diversifying their income stream.

Jan., 2, 2007
liseed.org Gets a Facelift
A cleaner, better-organized web site, easier to load and easier to use has been developed by Ammonite Web Design. As liseed gears up to distribute their seed varieties, breeding material and seeds from other breeders, Ammonite Web Design will be adding greater functionality to the site. Keep watching to see what develops.

Dec., 27, 2006
liseed.org Will Provide Seeds to LI Farmers
Long Island farmers should contact ken@liseed.org for seeds that they would like to trial or work with as part of an on-farm breeding program. The Long Island Seed Project is also interested in releasing material to Long Island farmers or farmers in the NOFA community in order to develop a regional seed network. Promising varieties will continue to be trialed and developed for our regional production and markets. It is hoped that seeds will eventually be produced by a number of local farmers on a sustainable basis. If the local project is successful, look for the greater availability of our Long Island selected varieties in the future.

Dec., 22, 2006
liseed.org Will be Participating in NOFA-NY's Organic Seed Project
This year liseed.org will be again working with the Organic Seed Project, making many of our seeds available to NOFA-NY members and other "organic seed breeding hubs" across the U.S. participating in the Organic Seed Project. Our seeds will continue to be evaluated for organic systems and we hope, will undergo more breeding work by farmer-breeders and seed-savers. Promising selections of broccoli and squash that were made at Flanders Bay Farm during summer, 2006 will be returned to the original breeders at O.S.U and Cornell- Ithaca for continued work. NOFA-NY (http://nofany.org/) members who have an interest in participating in the Organic Seed Project you should contact the coordinator of the OSP project, Elizabeth Dyck (organicseed@nofany.org) for a seed availability list.

Nov., 20, 2006
Breeders to Exchange News of their Developments and Seed!
Plans are underway to develop liseed.org as a place that plant breeders, farmer seed producers and adventurous gardeners can use in order to exchange seed with each other: seeds of new varieties, crosses and selections that they develop; as well as information about conventional plant breeding.  Backyard breeders as well as professional seed breeders often work in a vacuum, producing notable varieties and selections with considerable merit; most which will never be grown by the public or other breeders. liseed.org hopes to act as a forum for breeders to discuss their work. There is a great opportunity for collaboration and liseed hopes to help facilitate the process.