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The Seed Farmer Podcast

The Seed Farmer Podcast with Dan Brisebois of Tourne-Sol Co-operative Farm. Every episode I"m going to bring you a conversation with a grower who has integrated Saving Seeds into their own farm systems. Some grow seed crops to sell commercially and some do it just for their own farm use. I"m hoping their stories will make you want to save seed on your own farm... and if you already save seed on your farm, I hope it makes you want to save more!

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01:15:52

Ep. 29 Seeds for a Delicious Food Future – Adam...

The Seed Farmer Podcast ·

2025/08/20

Adam Alexander is a film maker, writer, and gardener based in Wales. Adam is also the author of the upcoming book Accidental Seed Heroes: Growing A Delicious Food Future for All of Us. A chance meeting with a delicious pepper in a Ukrainian market in 1989 kicked off his career as a Seed Detective tracking down rare, endangered, culturally important and above all, delicious vegetables from around the world. In this episode, Adam and I talk about how accidental plant breeding has shaped agriculture

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01:01:30

Ep. 28 From Growing for Seed Companies to Becoming...

The Seed Farmer Podcast ·

2025/08/06

Sebastian Aguilar runs Summertime Seed with his wife Kelly Gelino in Dayton, Oregon. This year they’re growing 190 varieties on 16 acres. In this episode, Sebastian shares how they transitioned from vegetable farming to seed production, the challenges and benefits of mechanizing seed cleaning and harvesting, and how they recently launched their own retail seed company. In the deep dive, Sebastian and I talk about growing onions for seed. We get into growing the bulbs, trellising the bolting

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01:19:34

Ep. 27 Seeds That Know The South - Chris Smith of The...

The Seed Farmer Podcast ·

2025/07/23

Chris Smith is the founder of the Utopian Seed Project, a hands in the earth non-profit based in Asheville, North Carolina. Chris is also the author of the book the Whole Okra: A Seed To Stem Celebration Chris grew up in the UK and moved to the U.S. in 2012 with no formal background in farming, But that all changed when he received an okra pod and a gift card to a local seed company as wedding shower gifts In this episode, Chris shares his journey to become a seed grower and advocate. We talk about

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01:07:58

Ep. 26 From City Boy To Seed Farmer - Patrice Fortier...

The Seed Farmer Podcast ·

2025/07/09

Patrice is the owner of La Société des Plantes, a farm based seed company in Kamouraska, Quebec. On his website, Patrice describes La Société des plantes as “une agence de rencontres entre les plantes et les jardiniers” which roughly translates to ”a Dating Service for Plants and Gardeners.” In this episode Patrice shares his journey from city boy to seed farmer, and how being an artist inspired his approach to farming and growing seed. Patrice and I talk about how he’s rooted his business

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01:04:52

Ep. 25 The Organic Seed Alliance w/ Researcher &...

The Seed Farmer Podcast ·

2025/01/22

Jared Zystro is a research and education director at the Organic Seed Alliance. Jared is based in Arcada, California. I invited Jared onto this episode so he can tell you about the Organic Seed Growers Conference in Corvallis, Oregon that is taking place from February 26th to March 1st, 2025. I first went to this conference in 2008 and it was the single most important learning experience to my seed career. I also made so many great friends and contacts that have followed me throughout all my CD

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01:15:40

Ep. 24 Peasant Seeds with Léa Martinet Jannin &...

The Seed Farmer Podcast ·

2024/12/18

Léa and Ferdinand are two of the twenty-two members of Buzuruna Juzuruna, a 2 ha seed farm and school farm in Lebanon. In this episode, Léa and Ferdinand define the terms “peasant seeds” and “balady seeds” and the challenges of finding local seeds in Lebanon. They also discuss the role of international seed banks in preserving seeds and the importance of reclaiming these seeds and bringing them back to where they originated. Ferdinand describes the seed house at Buzuruna Juzuruna and how they

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01:04:02

Ep. 23 Mohawk Seedkeeper, Stephen Silverbear McComber

The Seed Farmer Podcast ·

2024/12/04

Stephen Silverbear McComber is a seedkeeper and a recently elected chief on the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke whose portfolio is sustainable development. Silverbear tells us about the seeds that different people shared with him while visiting different First Nations communities within the Confederacy. He tells us how he has taken care of these seeds and a generation later, he has been able to return some of these seeds to the families of the folks who shared them with him, and the joy and connection

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01:38:27

Ep. 22 Seed Work Across Time and Space & Allium Seed...

The Seed Farmer Podcast ·

2024/11/20

Heron Breen is this episode's guest. Heron grows seed on six acres at Fruits of Our Labors in St. Albans, Maine. In this episode, Heron and I discussed the nature of seed work as a plant-based meditation that encompasses sculpture, art, science, and quantum physics, and the generational connection that seed provides across time and space. And then we pivot into talking about how to space seed crops and the reasons and importance of broader spacing before delving into what words like heirloom and

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01:21:06

Ep. 21 Farm-Raised Kids w/ Author & Farmer Katie...

The Seed Farmer Podcast ·

2024/11/06

Katie Kulla is the author of Farm-Raised Kids. A brand new book from Storey Publishing. Katie is also an illustrator, one of the hosts of the Growing For Market Podcast and farms with her husband at Oakhill Organics on Grand Island in rural Dayton, Oregon. In this episode, we do discuss Katie’s brand new book but we also talk a lot about Katie’s experience growing seeds and how that experience has changed over the years. Katie’s early seed experience was mostly growing seed contracts on her market

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01:27:52

Ep. 20 All the Things You Need to Know--Other Than...

The Seed Farmer Podcast ·

2024/10/16

Ellen Rignell has many years experience growing seed from her time at Trill Farms and as a program coordinator for the Gaia Foundation seed sovereignty program. But in this interview we catch Ellen at a new part of her seed journey as she’s finishing the first growing season of her Winnow Farm Seeds, her very own seed company based in Dorset in the UK. In this episode, we discuss what Ellen wants from this new business and we discuss all the things other than growing seed that you need to know when

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Ep. 19 Starting a Seed Company, Seed as Spiritual...

The Seed Farmer Podcast ·

2024/10/02

Manish Kushwaha is a fourth generation seed farmer who had no intention of following the family tradition, but after a period working as a software engineer and thinking about what was meaningful to him, Manish decided to start working with seeds and ultimately start his own seed company, Gaia Organic Seeds in Ottawa, Ontario. In this episode, Manish talks about getting set up on land in Ottawa's NCC Greenbelt where it is possible to rent farmland for 25-year periods. This opportunity let him get

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01:30:34

Ep. 18 Growing Seed in a Humid Tropical Climate with...

The Seed Farmer Podcast ·

2024/09/18

Gabriel Bravo is one of the founders of the company Semillas Plantae and farms with Mima Picado at El Tablazo Farm in Costa Rica. In this episode, Gabriel talks about how Semillas Plantae is structured with 4 partners who operate the seed company and how they distribute their seeds. Gabriel explains how they source seeds from outside of Costa Rica and trial them to see what can grow in their bioregion and how he is always on the hunt for Costa Rican heirloom varieties and the stories that come with

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01:03:16

A Seed Farmer's Favorite Tool, The Winnow Wizard with...

The Seed Farmer Podcast ·

2024/09/04

In almost every interview on The Seed Farmer, my guests and I wind up talking about tools. And one tool that podcast guests have mentioned more than any other tool is the Winnow Wizard. We use the Winnow Wizard at Torne-Sol Farm to clean seeds, so I understand the love that folks have for this machine. But I really wasn't expecting it for it to just keep coming back, interview after interview. And since it has kept coming back, I thought we should spend some time with the person who designed the

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01:15:55

Ep. 16 Wild Seed Collection, Working with Market...

The Seed Farmer Podcast ·

2024/08/21

Kim Delaney farms with Aaron Lyons and Stephen Surgenessie at Hawthorn Farm Organic Seeds in Mount Forest, Ontario. They grow certified organic seeds on two farm sites for their online store and to distribute through Seedy Saturdays and through their wholesale seed rack program. In this episode, Kim discusses how she began her seed journey working in tall grass prairie restoration and how that blossomed into growing and selling vegetable, flower, and herb seeds. Kim also talks about how she has

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02:13

The Seed FARMER Podcast, Season 2 Preview + New Book

The Seed Farmer Podcast ·

2024/08/14

Dan Brisebois here, seed grower at Tourne-Sol Co-operative Farm, spreadsheet crop-planning enthusiast, and also host of The Seed Farmer Podcast. Wait... The Seed Farmer Podcast? Isn’t this The Seed Growers Podcast feed? Well, you are right - but let me tell you why there is going to be a name change... Mentioned in the show... The Farmer Spreadsheet Academy Order The Seed Farmer: A Complete Guide to Growing, Using, and Selling Your Own Seeds from notillgrowers.com to support the podcast Canadian

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15:42

Crop Planning for Seed Growers

The Seed Farmer Podcast ·

2023/03/31

You can plan for growing seed in as little or as much detail as you can plan for growing any other crop. Up until now, I’ve been encouraging you to slow down and take it easy. Start your seed growing small and learn from it. Don’t worry about the details too much. But eventually, when you start feeling more comfortable growing seed, you’re going to want to plan your seed crops more precisely. This is the 5th and final weekly episode of a mini-series all about the basics you need to know so you can

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08:40

Selecting Your First Seed Crops

The Seed Farmer Podcast ·

2023/03/24

What seed will you harvest this summer from your market garden? In episodes 1-3 of this miniseries, we’ve talked about some key considerations for growing seed. We’ve discussed open pollinated and hybrid varieties. Selfer and crosser crops. Annual and biennial plant life cycles. Now, let’s look at what crops you’re actually growing for market or CSA or wholesale and let’s see which of those crops would be great first seed crops. This is the 4th of 5 weekly mini-episodes all about the basics you need

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09:52

The Plant Life Cycles of Seed Crops

The Seed Farmer Podcast ·

2023/03/10

Have you ever had that perfect bed of lettuce in the field and a few days before you’re going to cut it for market, you discover that the stems have all bolted, the lettuce has gone bitter, and you think to yourself “I should really be a seed grower?” But, once you’re trying to harvest that seed, you’re getting awfully close to the rainy days of autumn and your lettuce has barely begun to bolt, you’re thinking, “I should have cut this lettuce and sent it to market!!!” If you want to reliably grow

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10:07

Managing Cross-Pollination on Your Farm

The Seed Farmer Podcast ·

2023/03/03

Are you afraid to keep your own seed on your farm? Does the terror of cross-pollination keep you up at night? Are you worried that any seed you kept would unleash legions of unruly crossed-up mutant plants onto your market gardens and that there would be no turning back the ensuing chaos? Let me put your mind to rest. It’s not that dire. This is the second of 5 weekly mini-episodes all about the basics you need to know so you can plan your first seed crop for the coming growing season. Mentioned in

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08:31

You Can Grow Seed on Your Farm

The Seed Farmer Podcast ·

2023/02/24

You can grow seed on your farm. And it’s easier than you think. This is the first of 5 mini-episodes to get ready for the season 2 of The Seed Growers Podcast. Today’s episode is about getting into the mindset for your first seed crop. By starting small and taking your time, there is a greater chance that seed growing seems realistic on your farm and that you persist and develop your seed skills. This is how you become a cornerstone in a resilient seed and farming community system. Ask a question

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