Interview · Sent Oct 1, 2026 · 08:00Members

The orchard accountant

Teodor Vasile keeps the books for forty fruit farms. He explains where the money goes between blossom and shelf.

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Ines HalvorsenMember3h ago
The part about seed swaps being the original insurance policy stayed with me all day. Our allotment society still runs one in February.
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Teodor VasileFounding member5h ago
Good to see the costs written down. People assume saved seed is free; the drying space and labour are not.
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Mara EllisonAuthor4h ago
Teodor, that's exactly the follow-up I want to do: a cost sheet for a small seed library. If you run one, reply here.
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