a plant dye few samples from a new collab with erin / berbo studio; indigo/marigold (teal) / marigold (brownish green). these are up on the web site. only large medium bc samples but all sizes available of the natural shirts! www.plantgoodseed.com/collections/...

We’ve just published a comprehensive planting and seed saving guide for Amaranth! 100 percent human written / no generative ai. Just plain ‘ol “i” www.plantgoodseed.com/blogs/planti...

this looks amazing! wish i could attend be there but double booked at eco farm :(

Well, it's now official (per NOAA): Dec (and Nov-Dec) 2025 were the warmest such periods on record for Western U.S. (and also for most individual Western states). It has been an extraordinarily sustained period of winter warmth, and this eerily balmy winter continues into Jan.

"Josie" said: "I was on my lunch break when I took this vid Sunday in Oxnard CA. It was raining hard and quite cold. It's not by choice I kept working on this day in this weather. It's out of necessity. I give a shout-out to everyone who supports farmworkers." #WeFeedYou

a little late to this story from @undark.org abt how a single paper about glyphosate has influenced perceptions abt its safety. got me thinking abt how seo / search placement creates a quasi consensus reality. where are the pro science influencers defending pesticides now? undark.org/2025/08/15/o...

love this detail about merch request: In one email a Monsanto scientist asked if the “team of people” at Monsanto who worked on the paper “could receive Roundup polo shirts as a token of appreciation for a job well done.” #☠️ #🤘🏽#🌱

this photo was taken in front of a tomato plant that is still setting fruit in late december. it’s been that warm. these are all back now if you want to think about something other than rain. #🍅 #🌱 www.plantgoodseed.com/collections/...

A squall line/narrow cold frontal rainband (NCFR) has developed over Ventura County, generating torrential rainfall, wind gusts to 60 mph, and iso. t-storms. This line will likely produce flash flooding as it moves eastward into LA County. Note very mild airmass in mid 60s! #CAwx

NWS WPC has issued a top-of-scale "high risk" flood outlook in/near Transverse Ranges of SoCal; most of the SoCal urban corridor is in "moderate"(second highest) tier. This is a strong signal that significant flash flooding/urban flooding/debris flows are possible on Wed. #CAwx

More seeds you can just toss pre rain, and grow flowers. 🌱 Great stocking stuffers for gardeners. Local seed = the most resilient seed, so my favorite go-tos are @plantgoodseed.bsky.social San Diego Seed Co. and Redwood Seeds.

The Internet Archive just released tens of thousands of seed catalogs, spanning over two centuries! They are both lovely and interesting. Check them out! archive.org/details/usda... 🗃️ #c18th #c19th #c20th #illustration

Generative AI (GenAI) is to digital technology what Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) are to industrial agriculture. Their primary innovations? Iterative re-entrenchments of technology and capitalism as the primary frames for understanding life itself… plantgoodseed.blog #noai #stopgenai #🌱

got some photos of our scattered letters logo tee-a somewhat obscure design but the concept was to celebrate wind winnowing seeds. three colorways: neon lime, banana, and butter (the latter two are rly hard to tell the diff!): www.plantgoodseed.com/products/pla... #ojai #🌱 #seeds

From now through December 2nd, take 20% off all seeds (including bulk sizes!) when checking out from plantgoodseed.com with discount code “HOLIYAYSEEDS” This sale runs through December 2nd. #🌱 #plantillustration

Also related: last month Newsom vetoed SB 682 which would have banned pfas in the state by 2030. Big Nonstick Cookware lobbied against the measure

New mullein variety: Purple Throated / Nettle Leaved (Verbascum chaxii). This one had been kicking around in the planting stock for awhile, waiting for regeneration. We started regrows in both the Ojai seed production zones last year. Now it’s ready! www.plantgoodseed.com/products/pur... #🌱

In case you missed it live last night, a recording of my presentation for the National Academy of Sciences' public lecture series is now available on YouTube. "Climate Change through the Lens of Increasing Hydroclimate Whiplash"

Farmworkers in Oxnard, CA are harvesting marigolds just in time for #DiaDeLosMuertos. The marigold is sometimes called Flor de Muerto (“Flower of the Dead”). These flowers are thought to attract the souls of the dead to the offerings and ensure eternal peace.

this exists it is called thinking

Maybe we could get all the maga chuds to starve to death by saying shit like "going to the grocery store is gatherer coded"

I'm the mayor of Ojai

'What’s “remarkable” about Trump supporters’ belief in medbeds, Jarry explains, “is that it is one of the few optimistic conspiracy theories I have seen. Whereas most conspiracy theories center on a sinister goal, this one is benevolent in nature.”' Medbeds are in the news....

I'll have a livestream on Tue, Sep 23 @ 5pm PT to discuss the latest burst of unusual humid September heat--and potential for another (also quite unusual) widespread thunderstorm outbreak along the Central Coast. Expect a live radar & satellite tour! #CAwx

The full documentary Climate Extremes: Extreme Weather is now out on YouTube:

seed garlic almost gone! wow, that was fast - www.plantgoodseed.com/collections/...

By mid-September, warmer & drier weather will likely return (especially in CA) as ridging rebuilds. Still, given extraordinary amount of recent lightning & subsequent fires in recent days, we are lucky that no major dry wind event is in forecast. [4/4] #CAwx #ORwx #WAwx

The last passenger pigeon died 111 years ago today and not a day goes by that I don't think about how their flocks numbered in the *billions*, that their roosts covered 100+ square miles, that they collapsed trees with their nests. America is incomplete without them

we’ve got seed garlic by the pound! four certified organic varieties, three hardneck (Basque, Donostia, Red Janice) and one softneck (Applegate Artichoke). from our grower Cacia Huff / Feral Farm. available at www.plantgoodseed.com/collections/... #🧄 #🌱

Take 20% off all our seeds through September 2nd when checking out from plantgoodseed.com with discount code “LAAYBORDAY2025” - this includes bulk sizes as well! #labordayweekend #labordaysale #plants #🌱

In 1925, Trofim Lysenko arrives in Azerbaijan. The young scientist rejects the idea of genetics and thinks crops can be "educated" with freezing water, helping them sprout in winter. He claims oranges can grow in Siberia. Stalin's thrilled, and puts him in charge.

two free events in #ojai this week! 1. Building Community Relationships Around White Sage with Elena Rios and Friends of Salvia apiana, Ojai Community Farmers Market, Thursday, July 24th, 3pm-7pm. 2. Plant Good Seed School at Poco Farm. Saturday, July 26th 10 am-12 noon. hope to see you there!

Ojai summer is like

Disneyland??? More like Prisoneyland that looks like it sucks

"While a mild fire removes duff, brush and small burnable fuels, it leaves large tree trunks. Logging removes the large stuff and leaves the small. 'Logging is not a solution to fire, Pyne said. Logging and fire do opposite things.'" www.kqed.org/science/1997...

i don't know what i keep looking for in my phone but it is ~NOT THERE~

A written version of my remarks for this USC dams conference, held in May 2025, is attached below.

Huge dusty tornado continues north of Morton, Texas. Watch live via: www.youtube.com/@DanielShawA... @NWSLubbock #txwx #nmwx

h/t to @vegetablegremlin.bsky.social for requesting this www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/7588...

They're literally doing the meme

A period of notable--and possibly record-breaking--heat is now expected across much of northern CA, southern OR, and portions of northern Fri-Sat. Temps could reach ~110F in portions of Central Valley, and some all-time May records may be at risk. #CAwx #CAfire #CAwater

our illustrator and friend of the pod Goda Trakumaite has a new comic out and we will have free copies available for at this Sunday’s Ojai Farmers Market. You can even reserve a copy if you like! (checkout will only work if you select local pickup) www.plantgoodseed.com/products/the... #ojai

In this house, we spend most of our days apologizing to spiders

We’ve pumped huge amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere that needs to be paid back. Large animals like wolves, bison and whales may already be tackling the problem.

We are heartbroken and outraged to learn that Alfredo "Lelo" Juarez was violently detained by ICE while dropping his partner off at work. He is reportedly being held at a private detention facility in Tacoma, Washington. 🧵

As a result, the NWS is currently predicting fairly widespread near-record or record warmth between Mon and Wed across much of the West, with CA/West Coast anomalous warmth peaking Tuesday. 👀 #CAwx #ORwx #WAwx #AZwz

Anyone know if they make kilts in velour?

releasing a handful of new seed varieties toward the end of the month, including this heavy hitter okra that we just finished cleaning and put away. seed is now being germination tested. packets are already on the way. will also be releasing it in bulk! www.plantgoodseed.com/products/hea... #🌱 #okra

“Right plant, right place,” is no longer enough - “right warmed climate,” matters. We false spring, and actual Spring/Summer earlier & later every year. “Get back in that cocoon,” is not a thing, pollinators (and all critical insects), vanish. Change your bank. #GardenHard 🌱