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Press

"Truelove Seeds: Growers building the Philadelphia community one seed at a time"
Fox29 Philadelphia - The 215, November 2022

"Saving and replanting seeds can expand gardens and preserve cultural crops"
The Philadelphia Inquirer, February 2022 [PDF]

"Making Connections: Ancestral Seeds, with Truelove’s Owen Taylor"
A Way To Garden, January 2022

"Where Adventurous Gardeners Buy Their Seeds"
The New York Times, January 2022 [PDF]

"For Thousands of Years, Indigenous Tribes Have Been Planting for the Future"
NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council), November 2021

"A Thanksgiving History Lesson in a Handful of Corn"
The New York Times, November 2021 [PDF]

"A Mashpee Wampanoag woman reconnects with a traditional corn"
WCAI, October 2021

"LGBTQ+ Farms to Support this Pride Month—and All Year"
Civil Eats, June 2021

"Seedkeeping can connect people with their roots and preserve crops for future generations"
The Conversation, April 2021

"Getting back to the garden"
WHYY Radio Times, April 2021

"Every Seed Has a Story—Meet the Company Working to Share Them"
EatingWell, April 2021

"Cataloguing Ancestral Seeds: Truelove Seeds is sowing food stories for the future"
MOLD Magazine, March 2021

"It's Time to Start Planning Your Summer Vegetable Garden Now"
The Daily Beast, March 2021

"Keep Your Quarantine Garden Growing With These 8 Unique Seed Companies: Grow the plants tailored to your region, passion, or heritage."
Atlas Obscura, March 2021

"The Preservation of Culture Begins With a Seed: Black seed keepers are recovering African American history"
Sierra Magazine, February 2021

"King Philip Corn"
Slow Food USA, February 2021

"Preserving Culture Through Seeds"
KitchenAid, September 2020

"The pandemic caused a seed shortage. Here’s how to save them."
The Philadelphia Inquirer, September 2020

"Philly Pride: Truelove Seeds sells seeds with a slice of history and culture"
6abc Action News - WPVI, June 2020

"Cultivating Connections"
Grow Magazine (Pennsylvania Horticultural Society), May 2020

"Finding Your Roots"
Grid Magazine, March 2020

"Saving Seeds, Saving Cultures"
Mother Earth Gardener (formerly Heirloom Gardener Magazine), Spring 2019

"Meet Owen Taylor, Founder of Truelove Seeds"
Podcast: Holistic Nature of Us, January 2019

"Truelove Seeds Offers a Connection to Culinary Heritage and Food Justice"
Civil Eats, August 2018

"Truelove prizes seeds and stories from around the world"
The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 2018

"Truelove Seeds on a Mission to Foster Sustainable Agriculture"
CityWide Stories, July 2018

"PODCAST #5 - Saving Culture Through Seeds"
Rose Hip Road Trip Podcast, June 2018

"A Seed Story"
Morris Arboretum Blog, March 2018

"Truelove Seeds & Owen Taylor"
The Table Underground, February 2018

 

Articles by Owen Taylor of Truelove Seeds

 

"Memories Of Myanmar" (PDF)
Mother Earth Gardener, Spring 2020

"A Taste of Home" (PDF)
Heirloom Gardener, Winter 2019

"Landscapes of Resistance" (PDF)
Heirloom Gardener, Fall 2019