diff --git a/app/pods/protected/strains/strain-form/component.js b/app/pods/protected/strains/strain-form/component.js
index a53a469..8ac9027 100644
--- a/app/pods/protected/strains/strain-form/component.js
+++ b/app/pods/protected/strains/strain-form/component.js
@@ -9,5 +9,13 @@ export default Ember.Component.extend({
     cancel: function() {
       this.sendAction('cancel');
     },
-  }
+
+    isolatedFromDidChange: function(value) {
+      this.set('strain.isolatedFrom', value);
+    },
+
+    notesDidChange: function(value) {
+      this.set('strain.notes', value);
+    },
+  },
 });
diff --git a/app/pods/protected/strains/strain-form/template.hbs b/app/pods/protected/strains/strain-form/template.hbs
index cf33026..109d037 100644
--- a/app/pods/protected/strains/strain-form/template.hbs
+++ b/app/pods/protected/strains/strain-form/template.hbs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     <div data-row-span="2">
       <div data-field-span="2">
         <label>Isolated From</label>
-        {{text-editor value=strain.isolatedFrom}}
+        {{text-editor value=strain.isolatedFrom update=(action "isolatedFromDidChange")}}
       </div>
     </div>
     <div data-row-span="3">
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     <div data-row-span="2">
       <div data-field-span="2">
         <label>Notes</label>
-        {{text-editor value=strain.notes}}
+        {{text-editor value=strain.notes update=(action "notesDidChange")}}
       </div>
     </div>
   </fieldset>