"How-To" Save Tomato Seeds

Have you ever wondered how to save your own tomato seeds? CMN SDI Education Coordinator Kate Flick wrote a fun poem to teach you how! 

A Poem For You: An Experiment To Do!   All On Seed Saving...."Tomato Craving!"




First thing that you do is pick your tomato favorite; Cut it wright open and sort the slimy seeds out of it.


Next what you do is put the seeds in a cup and with some fresh water, fill it right up.


For a week, let it sit, to scum and to bubble, To help kill and ferment the seed-disease trouble.


Then swipe away that bubbly gunk, Sieve the seeds, rinse them off till they're clear of that funk.


Put them on plate or on paper to dry them in the air, Turn them every while to be sure they're real dry fare.


Put them in an envelope for simple seed saving, Thats all it takes to fulfill a healthy tomato craving.


For you save them now till spring of next year, and you'll be able to grow your own tomatear!

Nutrition facts:
VITAMIN C: strenththens the immune system
VITAMIN A: promotes healthy vision, bones, and skin
ANTIOXIDANTS: Prevent aging and diseases

USDA Representatives Visit CMN with Opportunity Information

On September 5, College of Menominee Nation met with visiting USDA representatives Stephanie Koziski and Lavina (Vinnie) Panizo to learn about student opportunities for internships and employment in the public sector. The USDA offers both a Pathways and Tribal Scholars program for enrolled Tribal members or students in Tribal colleges."We need indigenous knowledge in the USDA," said Koziski.

Koziski suggested that although many programs have a math and sciences focus, students with any background of study are encouraged to apply. She encouraged students to "follow your hearts" and apply for anything that sounds interesting. "You don't know what you're missing until you've tried," noted Panizo,  "You get to see it and bring it back to your community."

Alongside job experience, the programs offer extensive leadership training. "Many students find their voice," said Koziski. The programs offer opportunities for real-life experience with the potential to carry on to full-time jobs anywhere in the United States. Students have many options to do short-term or long-term commitments with various programs. "There's a lot of stuff you don't know till you throw your name in the hat," said Panizo.

Students are encouraged to send Stephanie Koziski an "I'm Interested" e-mail at stephanie.koziski@osc.usda.gov. As Koziski noted, "You have nothing to loose!"

More information can be found on the USDA's website. Check out www.usda.gov and click around the "Mission Areas" for opportunities.