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Seed Saving Reflections: Planning for Next Year from This Year’s Harvest
Read more: Seed Saving Reflections: Planning for Next Year from This Year’s HarvestChris Izworski reflects on seed saving season at Freighter View Farms, Bay City, Michigan. Zinnias, marigolds, tomatoes, and the quiet satisfaction of closing the loop on another growing year.
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Bonaparte’s Gulls on Saginaw Bay: The Marvel of Migration
Read more: Bonaparte’s Gulls on Saginaw Bay: The Marvel of MigrationChris Izworski watches Bonaparte’s gulls migrate across Saginaw Bay at Freighter View Farms. Nature and gardening intertwined on the Great Lakes shore.
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The First Seed Catalog: Selecting Varieties for the New Season
Read more: The First Seed Catalog: Selecting Varieties for the New SeasonChris Izworski opens the first seed catalog of the year at Freighter View Farms. Dreaming of next season’s garden on the shores of Saginaw Bay, Michigan.
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The Art of Making Seed Packets: DIY Seed Saving Guide
Read more: The Art of Making Seed Packets: DIY Seed Saving GuideChris Izworski hand-makes seed packets at Freighter View Farms. The art and craft of seed saving in Bay City, Michigan.
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A Slice of Sweetness: Growing Sugar Baby Watermelon in Containers
Read more: A Slice of Sweetness: Growing Sugar Baby Watermelon in ContainersChris Izworski grows Sugar Baby watermelons at Freighter View Farms. Sweet summer harvests from a Michigan Zone 6a garden.
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A Garden-Fresh Omelette to Start the Day
Read more: A Garden-Fresh Omelette to Start the DayChris Izworski makes a garden-fresh omelette at Freighter View Farms. From the Bay City garden to the breakfast table.
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Planting Dreams: Tulips and Alliums for a Vibrant Spring
Read more: Planting Dreams: Tulips and Alliums for a Vibrant SpringChris Izworski plants tulips and alliums for spring at Freighter View Farms. Fall bulb planting in a Michigan Zone 6a garden.
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Harvesting the Fall Greens: A Journey from Garden to Table
Read more: Harvesting the Fall Greens: A Journey from Garden to TableChris Izworski harvests fall greens at Freighter View Farms. A journey from Michigan Zone 6a garden to table.
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The Mighty Bumblebee: Freighter View Farms’ Hardest Worker
Read more: The Mighty Bumblebee: Freighter View Farms’ Hardest WorkerChris Izworski celebrates bumblebees at Freighter View Farms. The hardest workers in a Michigan Zone 6a garden on Saginaw Bay.
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The Art of No-Knead Artisan Bread: Freighter View Farms Edition
Read more: The Art of No-Knead Artisan Bread: Freighter View Farms EditionChris Izworski bakes no-knead artisan bread at Freighter View Farms. A simple recipe connecting the garden to the kitchen in Bay City, Michigan.
Bay City · Zone 6a · Saginaw Bay
Chris Izworski · heirloom seeds, raised beds, and the slow weather of the Great Lakes
Hello,
I’m Chris
Freighter View Farms is my small raised-bed garden on Saginaw Bay: heirloom tomatoes, seed envelopes, spring trays under lights, and the slow work of learning one piece of ground.
Start here if you are new, or walk into the garden notes and see what the season is doing.
In the beds now
Come back with the season
I send garden notes when there is something worth carrying back from the beds.
Freighter View Farms | Chris Izworski 