Karin Buchan Shares (Continued from Page B 2) According to Karin, people love coming to the greenhouse hum, although it is four miles off the main route to Homer City. “We have critters running around and are kind of laid back,” Karin said of the secluded hum. Heirloom seeds are often part of heritage and handed down through generations. Many plants are taken for granted as being part of gran ny’s garden or something Uncle Ed grows in his garden, but a clos er look may reveal that the plants are actually grown from seed saved through the years. Families need to be aware of this or the seed may be lost when the grower pas ses on. 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Hershev 717-838-5999 HOLLINGER’S lawn * Peach Bottom S4SS AK - SAW SHOP Ephrata, Pa. 214 Peach Bottom Road Hershey, PA 717-533-4060 Gao Peuwa DREXEL AUTO SUPPLY GAP 333 stalnman Farm Road POWER EQUIPMENT 717-284-2916 Corn 7i7.a-2*970 M 7 Reamstown RENTALXENTER HUMMEL S TEXACO Rt 272, Reamstown Traffic Light Rt. 11« 15 717-336-3945 717-743-7459 happened to one of Karin’s friends. When the family dispersed the deceased grandmother’s belongings, they found carefully wrapped flower seeds she had brought from Europe 60 years before her death. She had planted them every year until her death. “Unfortunately, the family threw the seeds away and another cultivar and memory is lost to us by accident, and possibly gone forever,’’ Karin said. Many ethnic groups preserve seed as part of their heritage. According (o Karin, one of the best ethnic groups at preserving seed heritage are the Italians, who save seeds from tomatoes known to make the best sauces and pastes. 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