Seed Runs Co-Op Logistics/Cost/OT Discussion Megathread

Breeder's Lab Seed Runs Co-op
#400

Just throwing this out there-- maybe no one should send any more shipments to Mom on the Run until we hear back from her?
Clearly she is swamped, I don’t think adding to the work load will do any good.

The more lines that get combined into one package, the higher the risk if that package is lost or damaged. I don’t think it would be ideal to keep combining new projects with the spring preservation box.

I’d suggest that breeders hold on to any finished projects until distribution of the current seed runs is complete.

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#401

@zephyr She’s all good I spoke with her 2 weeks ago. She got lots going on but is doing well. :v:

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#402

Boxes were held up because of me. Finally got the two strains out to everyone. So those spring boxes should be along soon for fall haha… again very sorry.

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#403

Please don’t apologize for giving away free seeds. :point_up:

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#404

I agree with allotment, no apology necessary. Your efforts are certainly appreciated. I just wanted to make sure I didn’t miss out or something. I look forward to the OG preservation seeds. :slight_smile:

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#405
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#406

Hey will somebody publicly address this issue raised by @SCJedi? This is pretty important. We seed run folk need to know what’s going on and we need it in a timely, transparent fashion.

@LemonadeJoe @moderators @MomOnTheRun @cannabissequoia @Meesh

I and others have also reached out and tagged some of you on my seed run and not been given any guidance on what to do with my seed run seeds - nobody contacted me after I tagged you, and MOTR hasn’t replied to my last two PMs since August.

I also have Wolfpack F2 from @Greenhighlander that I agreed to send out with each of my Pura Vida F2, so it’s not just my seeds that are languishing.

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Seed Run Co-Op Bodhi f2 Apollo 13 x Apollo 11
#407

With the goroka I just hit up each of the distributors for the other continents and contacted a bunch of US people directly. Ton of leftover I sent to Sebring to give away on his site.

I’m gunna move this conversation over to the coop general thread since it covers all of them.

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Seed Run Co-op: Goroka Highland, Papua New Guinea
#409

Thanks for spotlighting this, I have been trying to tell people not to ship preservation seeds to momontherun for a few months now.

Hopefully we will hear from her soon, and hopefully the spring preservation box will eventually be mailed out when she is able.

One thing is for sure, we need to find another longstanding and reliable member to handle distribution duties for now.

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Bodhi seed's Pura Vida Preservation Run (CLOSED)
#410

Hello folk, MOTR had let the forum know some time ago that she’d be getting busy for a period and she’d have limited availability to post and reply during that time. But she did note that she was still planning to continue handling the logistics, from what I can recall.

Also, I believe the dates for sending out seeds was consolidated into a twice a year effort per the logistics thread:

Breeders have strains sent to distributors by end of March and September for the 3rd week of April and (3rd week) October mailings starting fresh with the next box in 2020.

That’s all the information I currently have. Hang tight?

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#411

Yeah that’s basically my understanding.

The whole process is still setup and working. just the USA members are on a wait until the usa distributor comes back.

The box was supposed to get shipped out in April but there was a few seedruns that were finishing up just after that so it got put to a vote and everyone, including me, voted to wait for the rest of the runs to be done before shipping anything. In hindsight, this was a poor choice :smile: The last seedrun got shipped to her in late May/early June. By that time, the season’s had already changed and she was getting slammed with work. Around the time the last seedrun would have got to her, an entire tree fell into her house. We’ve heard a bit since then but not much.

So at this point, we’re just waiting for season’s to change again/things to calm down, the distributor to come back, and then we’re back in business here in the USA.

Hopefully that’s soon.

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#412

I know about as much as @HolyAngel. I have sent her a direct email on behalf of everyone as that’s the only contact info I have aside from here. Hopefully that will prompt her to check in. Best I could do.

I had the impression that @Sebring shared the distribution with her, maybe he has her phone number or has some idea of who is gonna distribute for us now. But I’m not certain.

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#413

I tossed all my old packaging but would like us to send a “wish you were here” card :joy: :mailbox:

:evergreen_tree:

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#414

I don’t know what the hell happened to those righteous and motivated brothers and sisters. It would take forever to do this without them. They have address’ already for everyone and the experience. The fact that you are not getting replies from the ones set up to do this is disappointing and disheartening. :frowning:

:cowboy_hat_face:

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#415

Apparently.

That’s as fucked up as a soup sandwich.

:cowboy_hat_face:

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#416

Nah man, it’s not fucked up, it’s just life and they’re just seeds. No angry mobs are gathering pitchforks and torches over free seeds. Everybody appreciates whatever time and effort people have already donated. We just had a derailment and I think we all just want to get the pay it forward train back on track.

It seems like it’s in the interests of the entire community to work together to figure it out. I didn’t know this was an issue simmering for a few months, but I don’t feel like it’s that complex.

We’ve got the seeds. Leaders and site admins and mods, please work together to help figure out the centralized shipping in a way that’s still cheap (or free) and easy for users. You’re all trusted for a reason, and now you can earn your keep. :wink: Hopefully developing a system that involves multiple people in the organization and planning and execution, with backups to the backups to the backups, so when real life takes precedent for one person, the whole seed sharing train doesn’t go off the rails.

I’m not a lawyer, but these seeds contain no THC so aren’t they considered legal hemp seeds in the eyes of the govt? Isn’t that how seedbanks operate so openly in the US and Canada?

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#417

Co-op means this was organized by members, not OG. The members of the coop will need to find a new distributor for the US for the time being if need be. This was all coordinated between the country distributors and breeders from what I recall. Maybe start there, if y’all have run out of patience.

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#418

So do we need someone to act as the US distributor for the next run?
I could fill in if needed. Do we have any long-standing member who want to throw their name in the hat, too. Could vote on it or whatever’s clever.

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#419

Idk but this is unfortunate I was on the list for the papa new Guinea, payonia purple paralyzer , fantasy hill and poss a few others was really wanting the papa new Guinea hopefully everything works out

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#420

By chance have any left I’m not sure if I’ll ever see the ones sent to the us distributor

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