diff --git a/app/models/csv_importer.rb b/app/models/csv_importer.rb
index d1834c0a9..6b1c1dff7 100644
--- a/app/models/csv_importer.rb
+++ b/app/models/csv_importer.rb
@@ -1,70 +1,69 @@
 class CsvImporter
-  class Crops
-    # used by db/seeds.rb and rake growstuff:import_crops
-    # CSV fields:
-    # - name (required)
-    # - en_wikipedia_url (required)
-    # - parent (name, optional)
-    # - scientific name (optional, can be picked up from parent if it has one)
-    def import(row)
-      name, en_wikipedia_url, parent_name, scientific_names, alternate_names = row
+  # used by db/seeds.rb and rake growstuff:import_crops
+  # CSV fields:
+  # - name (required)
+  # - en_wikipedia_url (required)
+  # - parent (name, optional)
+  # - scientific name (optional, can be picked up from parent if it has one)
+  def import_crop(row)
+    name, en_wikipedia_url, parent_name, scientific_names, alternate_names = row
 
-      @crop = Crop.find_or_create_by(name: name)
-      @crop.update_attributes(
-        en_wikipedia_url: en_wikipedia_url,
-        creator_id: cropbot.id
-      )
-      if parent_name
-        parent = Crop.find_by(name: parent)
-        if parent
-          @crop.update_attributes(parent_id: parent.id)
-        else
-          @crop.logger.warn("Warning: parent crop #{parent_name} not found")
-        end
-      end
-
-      add_scientific_names(scientific_names)
-      add_alternate_names(alternate_names)
-    end
-
-    def add_scientific_names(scientific_names)
-      names_to_add = []
-      if !scientific_names.blank? # i.e. we actually passed something in, which isn't a given
-        names_to_add = scientific_names.split(/,\s*/)
-      elsif @crop.parent && !@crop.parent.scientific_names.empty? # pick up from parent
-        names_to_add = @crop.parent.scientific_names.map(&:name)
+    @crop = Crop.find_or_create_by(name: name)
+    @crop.update_attributes(
+      en_wikipedia_url: en_wikipedia_url,
+      creator_id: cropbot.id
+    )
+    if parent_name
+      parent = Crop.find_by(name: parent_name)
+      if parent
+        @crop.update_attributes(parent_id: parent.id)
       else
-        @crop.logger.warn("Warning: no scientific name (not even on parent crop) for #{self}")
-      end
-
-      return if names_to_add.empty?
-
-      names_to_add.each do |name|
-        if ScientificName.find_by(name: name)
-          # raise "ScientificName #{name} already exists on another crop."
-        else
-          ScientificName.create! name: name, crop: @crop, creator: cropbot
-        end
+        @crop.logger.warn("Warning: parent crop #{parent_name} not found")
       end
     end
 
-    def add_alternate_names(alternate_names)
-      # i.e. we actually passed something in, which isn't a given
-      return if alternate_names.blank?
-      alternate_names.split(/,\s*/).each do |name|
-        if AlternateName.find_by(name: name)
-          # raise "Name already exists: #{name}"
-        else
-          AlternateName.create! name: name, crop: @crop, creator: cropbot
-        end
-      end
+    add_scientific_names(scientific_names)
+    add_alternate_names(alternate_names)
+    @crop
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  def add_scientific_names(scientific_names)
+    names_to_add = []
+    if !scientific_names.blank? # i.e. we actually passed something in, which isn't a given
+      names_to_add = scientific_names.split(/,\s*/)
+    elsif @crop.parent && !@crop.parent.scientific_names.empty? # pick up from parent
+      names_to_add = @crop.parent.scientific_names.map(&:name)
+    else
+      @crop.logger.warn("Warning: no scientific name (not even on parent crop) for #{self}")
     end
 
-    def cropbot
-      @cropbot = Member.find_by!(login_name: 'cropbot') unless @cropbot
-      @cropbot
-    rescue
-      raise "cropbot account not found: run rake db:seed"
+    return if names_to_add.empty?
+
+    names_to_add.each do |name|
+      sciname = ScientificName.find_by(name: name)
+      sciname = ScientificName.create! name: name, crop: @crop, creator: cropbot unless sciname
+      @crop.scientific_names << sciname
     end
   end
+
+  def add_alternate_names(alternate_names)
+    # i.e. we actually passed something in, which isn't a given
+    return if alternate_names.blank?
+    alternate_names.split(/,\s*/).each do |name|
+      if AlternateName.find_by(name: name)
+        # raise "Name already exists: #{name}"
+      else
+        AlternateName.create! name: name, crop: @crop, creator: cropbot
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  def cropbot
+    @cropbot = Member.find_by!(login_name: 'cropbot') unless @cropbot
+    @cropbot
+  rescue
+    raise "cropbot account not found: run rake db:seed"
+  end
 end
diff --git a/db/seeds.rb b/db/seeds.rb
index d58d0ae67..044d15d53 100644
--- a/db/seeds.rb
+++ b/db/seeds.rb
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def load_crops
   Dir.glob("#{source_path}/crops*.csv").each do |crop_file|
     puts "Loading crops from #{crop_file}..."
     CSV.foreach(crop_file) do |row|
-      CsvImporter::Crops.new.import(row)
+      CsvImporter.new.import_crop(row)
     end
   end
   puts "Finished loading crops"
diff --git a/lib/tasks/growstuff.rake b/lib/tasks/growstuff.rake
index dc8b4b2c6..4575d3fa8 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/growstuff.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/growstuff.rake
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ namespace :growstuff do
 
     puts "Loading crops from #{@file}..."
     CSV.foreach(@file) do |row|
-      CsvImporter::Crops.new.import(row)
+      CsvImporter.new.import_crop(row)
     end
     Rails.cache.delete('full_crop_hierarchy')
     puts "Finished loading crops"