b'INTERNATIONAL EDITION 2020 / THE INKERSALEX MARTIN HAVE YOU PICKED UP A NEW HOBBY DURING THE COVID-19 QUARANTINE?Editor, Seed World1.Rekindled ping pong rivalry with my sonI had a better chance before! 2.Ive been working on reviving my cross-stitching gameits a hobby I like to do, but I have to admit I dont do it often (its rather frustrating when you miscount stitches). Its a Whole New3.Ive gotten back into keeping a (almost) daily sketchbookits something I used to do back in college. Im finding the process therapeutic and a challenge.4.Im learning to play the guitar virtually through the Fender app. So farWorld Now! so good!5.Since the gym has been closed and the weather is getting warmer, Ive started outside biking. We have also started to perform experimental cooking, trying new recipes and new foods. Of the 12 new dishes we have tried only two have been complete flops. AT THE BEGINNINGof the quarantine, I often made the joke my routine hadnt changed muchI alreadyPUBLISHER MARKETING Shawn Brook Theresa Ramsoomair, worked from home full-time, and the only major differencesbrook@issuesink.com Andres Jaramillowas that I had two co-workers, staying home with me nowEDITOR marketing@issuesink.com My dog, of course, and my roommate.Alex Martin CREATIVEBut as the months have passed and weve entered into ouramartin@issuesink.com Lesley Nakonechny,Kyle MANAGING EDITOR Dratowany, Theresa Ramsoomairthird month of lockdown, Ive realized so much has changed Michelle ClarkeCIRCULATION in my week. Namely: I didnt realize how different it wouldmclarke@issuesink.com Dean Frenchbe with almost everyone working from home, and howART DIRECTOR dfrench@issuesink.comdetrimental it could be to others mental health when theyLesley NakonechnyCONTRIBUTORS werent prepared for it.lnakonechny@issuesink.com Daniel Aghan, Julie Deering, STAFF EDITORSEduard Fito, Joe Funk, Treena Since the stay-at-home orders, our office has been tryingMarcel Bruins, Michelle Kleiger,Hein, Sarah Hill, Petra Jorasch, hard to ensure everyone is checking-in on each other to keepAshley Robinson, Marc ZienkiewiczAnthony Leddin, Allison Nepveux, Joe Schwarcz, Melissa our mental health up. Sometimes thats just a phone call, andADVERTISING/SALES Shipman, James Weatherly, Shel sometimes thats a video call. Other times, it can be more ofCraig Armstrong Zolkewicha fun catch-up, like a virtual happy hour on Friday afternooncarmstrong@issuesink.com EDITORIAL BOARD Dean French Chris Boomsma, Julie Borlaug, with the whole office. Weve even started doing virtualdfrench@issuesink.com Bryan Gerard, Rale Gjuric,lunches together, and boyIts funny to say, but this mightLisa Nichols, Sam MostafaAmanda Patinbe the first time in three years Ive had lunch with someonesmostafa@issuesink.comfrom my office! Were also working to try to make our weekly staff meetings more fun by giving them a theme we have to meetMAIN OFFICEthink things like pop-culture t-shirt day, crazy background1395-A S. Columbia Road PMB 360 Grand Forks, ND 58201-9907day and 15-second talent day.SUBSCRIPTIONS While it was an adjustment when I started working fromSeed World is published six times a year. North American subscription rates are: one year USD $70, two years USD $120. The international rate for one home three years ago, I wish we had implemented some ofyear is USD $200. these measures before. They might be somewhat unorthodox,To subscribe, please email subscribe@issuesink.com.but it gives you something to plan and look forward to in a week, when otherwise, wed all be planning what were doingWANT MORE SEED WORLD? Follow us online at:for the weekends, where were going out, etc.SeedWorld.com This new world, of business might be scary, but I thinkfacebook.com/SeedWorldtwitter.com/seedworldmagits also very bright! Its making us all take note of our mentallinkedin.com/company/seed-world-mediahealth, and its building stronger work teams and support groups among us. Its giving me the opportunity to think about my co-workers and chat with some that I dont have the opportunity to speak with much. Hows your office trying to keep up motivation and mentalPlease recycle where facilities exist.health with employees? Id love to hear about it! Give me aNo part of this magazine may be reproduced without the writtenshout at amartin@issuesink.com. SW permission of the publisher.Printed in the United Kingdom.4/ SEEDWORLD.COMINTERNATIONAL EDITION 2020'