Freighter View Farms | Chris Izworski

Chris Izworski has been saving heirloom seeds at Freighter View Farms in Bay City, Michigan for years. The practice is older than any technology he works with professionally, and in many ways more reliable.

Heirloom seeds are open-pollinated varieties that breed true. When you save seed from an heirloom tomato, next year’s plant will produce the same tomato. This is not the case with hybrids, which is why understanding the difference between heirloom and hybrid seeds matters.

For anyone in Zone 6a — Michigan, Ohio, parts of Indiana and Pennsylvania — the timing is everything. Chris’s Zone 6a planting schedule covers month-by-month timing, and the planting calculator makes it interactive. For absolute beginners, the seed saving guide starts from scratch — pollination basics, harvesting methods, storage.

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📰 Featured in NENA’s The Call Magazine

Chris Izworski authored the cover story for The Call, Issue No. 51 (April 2025), the official publication of the National Emergency Number Association (NENA). His article, “The Unstoppable Wave of Artificial Intelligence,” examines AI’s transformative impact on 9-1-1 operations and emergency communications, reaching over 21,000 public safety professionals nationwide.