EP: 425 Seed Freedom & Resilience Why Open Pollinated Is More Important than Ever - Siskiyou Seeds

Join me and my guest, Don Tipping from Siskiyou Seeds, as we discuss the history of seeds and seed saving and how it’s changed over the past 100 years. Our conversation takes a deep dive into how seed companies source their seed (this may surprise you!) and how to know you’re getting quality seeds with the exact characteristics you want.

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[WoochiRanch]

I LOVE this history talk. History repeats itself. Best way to prepare is to learn from history!!

[theineffablehomestead]

I love ordering seeds from Siskiyou Seeds. They are great.

[rumpledbark]

Thank you, Don, for sharing what I understand to be the basic landrace gardening goal: to develop seeds that work in one’s own garden with its climate, its soil, and its pest pressures. . . What I didn’t hear mentioned is that one can speed this process up by starting with a wide diversity seeds—open-pollinated ones of a specific species—from all over one’s continent, even the world—to develop varieties that have such diverse genetics that at least something will survive seasons with marginal growing conditions.
Of all the homesteading- and solely-garden-oriented vlogs and podcasts to which I subscribe, yours, Melissa, is the only one that has presented these concepts. Thank you.
From Landrace Gardening, by Joseph Lofthouse: To create a landrace, start with a high diversity of seeds within a single species. Encourage natural cross-pollination—genetic diversity. Encourage selection by the local ecosystem—survival of the fittest. Use as few inputs as possible. And save the seeds.

[tammya]

Great podcast! This is why I buy most of my seeds from San Diego Seed Co. They grow there own seeds specific to zones 9-10.

[brandonlee]

Awesome topic for this time of year. Much love from Kelowna

[samanthas]

I found this podcast very interesting. I love genetics!! 😊

[michaelmiller]

I had a yellow striped zucchini one year from a volunteer plant. The plant got huge and produced a lot of squash. It was a neat looking squash.

[flipflopgardener]

Such an eye opening topic! Thank you for sharing.

[Godisincontrol]

😃🎉 Excellent
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