Contracted Seed Grower Questionnaire

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We’re excited for the opportunity to potentially grow with you! Before we can proceed, we just need to know a few things about you just to see where we can best start. Please complete and submit this form to us as soon as possible.

This form is only for those who are serious about becoming contracted growers with AoNSK. If you believe you came across this form by mistake, please disregard this page

Contracted Seed Grower Questionnaire

Date

Phone

Grower, Full Name

Tribal Affiliation or Organization

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

City

Region/State/Province

Postal / Zip code

Country

Numbers of Years As a Grower/Gardener

As a Gardener of Farmer, Do You Consider Yourself:

Do You Keep Detailed Growing Records?

Time Estimate Per Week Devoted To Seed Growing During Season?

How Long Have You Been Growing At Your Current Location?

Do You Have Access To A Green House?

Do You Have A Space To Safely Dry Seeds?

Does anyone on site or in your household use tobacco products? (Tobacco can spread diseases, and extra precautions is necessary)

Able to provide a layout/map of seed growing space?

Do You Have Access To Cold Frames. Row Covers or Low Tunnels?

What insects and plant diseases have you have problems with in the past? What controls do you use?

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Are you able and willing to water your crops during drought?

What is your source for irrigation?

Is your growing area secure or fenced in away from animals? If so, please describe animals problems you have.

How far from your growing area are the following: Neighboring Gardens: Nearest farm(s): Please list types of crops on nearest farm and gardens

Do you have Queen Anne's Lace or Johnson Grass, or any other highly invasive plant growing near your growing area? Please describe

If you have more than one area to grow, how isolated from eachother and neighboring growers? IE Distance, wind barriers etc.

Do you have seed saving experience?

Do you have experience growing over-wintered biennial seed crops?

Do you have experience with wet processing of cucurbit and solanaceae seed crops?

Are you experienced in hand pollination of any crops?

Do you have access to any specific varaities and strains that you would like to grow? Which varieties?

What is your growing scale?

Do you have any seed harvesting and saving/cleaning equipment? Describe

List any varaities you have seed saving experience with and how many years. Then list any varaities you would like to try that you haven't saved before.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

IMPORTANT NOTICE

ALLIANCE OF NATIVE SEEDKEEPERS

A.NATIVE.SEEDS

Contracted Seed Grower Questionnaire

Alliance of Native Seed Keepers
North America's Leading Native American Led Seed Source And The First Seed Company To Become A Benefit Corporation.
Using Our Store To Secure Social And Environmental Justice.

We Promise

As signers of the Safe Seed Pledge, that we will never seek out or knowingly distribute GMO seeds to anyone, much less our own supporters.

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We Promise

IMPORTANT NOTICE

IMPORTANT NOTICE

ALLIANCE OF NATIVE SEEDKEEPERS

A.NATIVE.SEEDS

Contracted Seed Grower Questionnaire

We Promise As signers of the Safe Seed Pledge, that we will never seek out or knowingly distribute GMO seeds to anyone, much less our own supporters. View our Safe Seed Pledge

We Promise

We Promise

As signers of the Safe Seed Pledge, that we will never seek out or knowingly distribute GMO seeds to anyone, much less our own supporters.

View our Safe Seed Pledge