The Seed Farmer Podcast

Ep. 87 Behind the Zigzag Cleaner - Kate McEvoy and Ben Gabel, Real Seeds

Kate McEvoy and Ben Gabel run Real Seeds in Pembrokeshire in  west Wales. In this episode, Ben and Kate discuss their company structure that operates without shareholde

Ep. 86 4 Pillars to a Profitable Farm Without Burnout

Julia Shanks (from the Farmer's Office) joins me on today's minisode to talk about our soon to be published book The Profitable Farmer: Strategic Business Planning for Pr

Ep.85 A Radicchio Celebration - Lane Selman, Culinary Breeding Network

Lane Selman is the founding director of the Culinary Breeding Network based in Portland, Oregon. She is also a professor of practice at Oregon State University and the co

Ep. 84 A Story About a Chinese Cabbage

Seed Farming is about building a relationship with different crops. Learning how they grow,  what they want, how to work with them … and it can take many years to build t

Ep. 83 Why November Planning Starts in September

September is a busy month on your farm with to-do lists stretched to the limit and weather constantly on your mind. Even so, now is the ideal time to take a few moments t

Ep. 82 How to Apply for OSSI Breeder Grants - Carol Deppe, Open Source Seed Initiative

Carol Deppe is on the pod this week to talk about a new grant from OSSI (Open Source Seed Initiative) for  Independent Plant Breeders Developing Organic-Adapted Open Sour

Ep. 81 Breeding Adaptive Crops - Brett Grohsgal, Even'Star Organic Farm

Brett Grohsgal runs Even'Star Organic Farm in Lexington, Maryland alongside his wife Dr. Christine Bergmark. They grow vegetables for CSA and farmers markets but they als

Ep. 80 Fermentation Ruminations

The fruiting seed crops are starting to pile up in buckets and it's time to decide whether to ferment or not! In this minisode we get into why you might want to ferment a

Ep. 79 Evolutionary Breeding in Australia – Gregg Muller, Useful Seeds

Gregg Muller operates Useful Seeds out of Bendigo, Australia. His seed journey began when Carol Deppe's writing inspired him to start breeding colorful snowpeas right in

Ep. 78 Bok Choy Trials For Heat Tolerance

In this minisode, we head into the field to evaluate eight bok choy varieties and see how they fared in the summer heat. This was part of a national variety trial organiz

Ep. 77 Cempaxochitl, Papalo, and More Tastes of Mexico on the Seeds & Their People Podcast

Welcome to another special crossover edition of the Seed Farmer Podcast!  Here is episode 37 from the podcast Seeds & Their People. It features a conversation with Mari

Ep. 76 That First Rough Seed Cleaning

nd make some room in your seed drying area. This minisode is all about tackling that critical first seed cleaning to save space, protect your harvest, and manage farm san

Ep. 75 More Words of Advice for Seed People

At the end of every Seed Farmer conversations I ask my guests two questions 1- What would you tell your younger seed-growing self? 2- What would you say to market grow

Ep. 74 Are Your Seeds Ready to Harvest?

Ever wonder if your seeds are actually ready to harvest, or if you're jumping the gun? This minisode is all about learning how to listen to your plants and read the clues

Ep. 73 Collaborative Okra Breeding on the Seed Heads Podcast

Welcome to a special crossover edition of the Seed Farmer Podcast!  I am thrilled to share an episode from the Seed Heads podcast published by the Bauta Family Initiati

Ep. 72 Capturing the Perfect Shot for Your Seed Store

Say cheese! In this minisode, we are diving deep into part two of our seed photography series. (Part 1 was in episode 62). This episode is about taking product shots of y

Ep. 71 Eggplants and The Virtue of Patience: Chris Sanford, Yonder Hill Farm

Chris Sanford runs Yonder Hill Farm with Garrett Lauten on the South Shore of Nova Scotia. Her seed journey is deeply anchored in a commitment to regional resilience from

Ep. 70 What to Do with Your Crossed-Up Plants

I've been encouraging you to go out and find any accidental crosses that might be in your fields. These can be the beginning of exciting breeding projects. But once you'v

Ep. 69 The Magic of Sharing Seeds - Petra Page-Mann, Fruition Community Seed Farm

Petra stewards  Fruition Community Seed Farm with Matthew Goldfarb in the Finger Lakes region of New York. Petra's seed journey began at a young age in her father's garde

Ep. 68 Looking for off-types in your fields

Have you ever noticed a single red lettuce in a bed of green oakleaf, or a pepper that doesn't look like anything you planted? While some growers see these as mistakes to