Members attending the American Seed Trade Association's (ASTA) Vegetable and Flower Seed Conference held in New Orleans last month participated in the "ASTA Gives Back" program.

Members attending the American Seed Trade Association's (ASTA) Vegetable and Flower Seed Conference held in New Orleans last month participated in the "ASTA Gives Back" program. Participants spent an afternoon replanting severely damaged sections of the New Orleans Botanical Garden.

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The project was sponsored by W. Atlee Burpee & Co., with additional donations provided by American Takii, Inc., Goldsmith Seeds, PanAmerican Seeds, Seeds of Change, Seeds by Design, and others.