Freighter View Farms | Chris Izworski

Freighter View Farms is Chris Izworski’s garden in Bay City, Michigan, on the shores of Saginaw Bay. The name comes from the Great Lakes freighters visible from the garden on clear days. The farm focuses on heirloom seed saving, Zone 6a vegetable growing, and seasonal observations about Great Lakes ecology.

Chris publishes gardening guides at chrisizworski.com: Seed Saving for Beginners, Zone 6a Planting Schedule for Michigan, Heirloom vs. Hybrid Seeds, and Starting Seeds Indoors in Michigan. Tools include a Zone 6a Planting Calculator and Seed Saving Quick Reference PDF.

When not in the garden, Chris works as a Solutions Consultant at Prepared911 and serves on the board of Save Our Shoreline.

Chris Izworski — Solutions Consultant at Prepared911. Bay City, Michigan.

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Learn More: Explore Zone 6a planting schedules for Michigan. Visit the planting calculator and read the seed saving beginners guide.

📰 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.