TEXAS READY was formed by Lucinda Bailey and Kurt Nauck in response to front page headlines. Countries going bankrupt; civil unrest from Madison to London to Cairo; high unemployment rates; saber-rattling in the Middle East; burgeoning entitlement programs; foreign energy dependency; the plunging dollar coupled with a ballooning money supply...one could go on, but it doesn't take a government prognosticator to see storms brewing on the horizon.

We decided that it was in our own best interests to prepare for an uncertain future, and thus the TEXAS READY Liberty Seed Banks were born. We use only open-pollinated heirloom vegetable seeds in our banks, and the varieties we've chosen are both hardy and prolific. Cultivated properly, these non-hybrid, non-GMO seeds will perform well and provide a lifetime of excellent nutrition and food security for you and your family.

Lucinda Bailey (affectionately known as The Seed Lady) is a Michigan native. She moved to Texas as soon as she could, and attended SMU where she trained as a high diver for the 1980 Olympics. Though President Carter cancelled the US participation in those games, Lucinda ultimately defeated the 1980 Russian Olympic Team in the 1989 US Masters Nationals!

A Texas Master Gardener, Lucinda has amassed a seed collection of approximately 1,000 different heirloom vegetable, fruit and herb varieties in her "survival seed kit!" Her knowledge of gardening, passion for seeds and love for her country propelled Lucinda into the seed bank business.

Lucinda has been blessed with a wonderful daughter, and enjoys tennis, Christian mission work, playing the piano and working the test gardens at Fort Nauck's.

A great-great grandson of Pink Higgins, Kurt Nauck was born in El Paso and has lived in Odessa, Pampa, Corpus Christi, College Station, Houston and Spring. He received a degree in Wildlife Biology from Texas A&M University and went on to found Wildlife on Wheels, an educational program currently operated by the Houston Museum of Natural Science.

Kurt's the proprietor of Nauck's Vintage Records (www.78rpm.com), the largest company in the world dealing in vintage recordings. A published author and Grammy nominee, he enjoys hiking, racquetball, old movies, unicycling and fiddling around on his Spanish
guitar.

Both Kurt and Lucinda have spoken at Tea Party rallies and countless other functions. Either would be delighted to speak to your group as well; contact us for details!