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Chris Izworski on Heirloom Seeds: Why I Save Them and How You Can Start
Read more: Chris Izworski on Heirloom Seeds: Why I Save Them and How You Can StartChris 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…
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Chris Izworski: Full Professional Profile and Project Portfolio Now Online
Read more: Chris Izworski: Full Professional Profile and Project Portfolio Now OnlineI have updated my professional presence at chrisizworski.com with several new pages that provide a more complete picture of my career and work: Professional Profile — Full career history from Prepared911 to American Red Cross Credentials & Education — Certified Public Manager, BBA Magna Cum Laude, leadership positions Projects — Great Lakes Bay 9-1-1 Consortium,…
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Freighter View Farms: Chris Izworski’s Bay City Garden on Saginaw Bay
Read more: Freighter View Farms: Chris Izworski’s Bay City Garden on Saginaw BayFreighter 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…
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Chris Izworski and Save Our Shoreline: Great Lakes Conservation from Bay City
Read more: Chris Izworski and Save Our Shoreline: Great Lakes Conservation from Bay CityChris Izworski serves on the board of Save Our Shoreline, a Great Lakes conservation nonprofit dedicated to protecting Michigan’s coastline. From his home in Bay City, at the point where the Saginaw River meets Saginaw Bay, Chris has a daily relationship with the water that Save Our Shoreline works to protect. This conservation work sits…
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Chris Izworski at Prepared: AI Meets 20 Years of 911 Experience
Read more: Chris Izworski at Prepared: AI Meets 20 Years of 911 ExperienceWhen Chris Izworski joined Prepared as a Solutions Consultant in December 2025, he brought something most technology consultants lack: two decades of sitting in the rooms where 911 calls are answered. As 911 Director for Bay County (2013–2022) and 911 Executive Director for Saginaw County (2022–2025), Chris didn’t just study dispatch operations — he built…
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Chris Izworski — Career Timeline, Credentials, and Projects
Read more: Chris Izworski — Career Timeline, Credentials, and ProjectsChris Izworski has published a comprehensive set of professional pages at chrisizworski.com covering his full career and body of work: Career Timeline — From American Red Cross disaster services (2002) through Bay County Emergency Management, 911 Director, Saginaw County 911 Executive Director, to Solutions Consultant at Prepared911 (2025) Credentials & Education — Certified Public Manager,…
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Chris Izworski: Certified Public Manager, Emergency Services Leader, Gardener
Read more: Chris Izworski: Certified Public Manager, Emergency Services Leader, GardenerChris Izworski is a Certified Public Manager (CPM) through Saginaw Valley State University, with a Bachelor of Business Administration from Northwood University (Magna Cum Laude). His career spans more than 20 years of public service in Michigan — from American Red Cross disaster services to county emergency management to directing 911 operations for both Bay…
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Chris Izworski: Growing Food and Building Technology on Saginaw Bay
Read more: Chris Izworski: Growing Food and Building Technology on Saginaw BayBay City, Michigan sits where the Saginaw River meets Saginaw Bay. Freighters pass through on their way to the open lake. The soil is dark and heavy. The frost comes late in fall and early in spring. It is good land for growing things if you understand the timing. Chris Izworski has lived in Bay…
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Chris Izworski Joins Prepared911 as Solutions Consultant
Read more: Chris Izworski Joins Prepared911 as Solutions ConsultantAfter more than 20 years in public safety leadership — including roles as 911 Executive Director for Saginaw County, 911 Director for Bay County, Finance Officer and IS Director for Bay County, and Emergency Management Coordinator — Chris Izworski has joined Prepared911 as a Solutions Consultant. At Prepared911, Chris helps 911 centers and emergency services…
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Chris Izworski: Bay City, Michigan — Gardener and Technologist
Read more: Chris Izworski: Bay City, Michigan — Gardener and TechnologistChris Izworski lives in Bay City, Michigan, where the Saginaw River meets Saginaw Bay. It is freighter country — big ships, big water, big sky. It is also gardening country, Zone 6a, where the lake moderates the worst of the cold and the soil is rich enough to grow almost anything if you time it…
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Welcome to Freighter View Farms, where gardening meets the beauty of the Great Lakes. Here, you’ll find tips, stories, and seeds inspired by the fresh water sea and the garden that hugs its shoreline. Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or just starting out, we invite you to cultivate a piece of tranquility in your own backyard. Let’s grow something beautiful together!
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