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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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Ep. 62 Planning Your Photo Harvest

The Seed Farmer Podcast ·

2026/04/15

Today's minisode is all about getting ready for the season- farm photo season, that is! Whether you want good visuals for the crops on your online store, or you want to document your breeding selections, or you're writing up standard operating procedures for your crew; having the right images makes all the difference. Those pictures don't happen by themselves, you need a Farm Picture Plan! In this episode, we'll get into… • How to use your photo archives to understand your farm • Figuring

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Ep. 61 A Suitcase Full of Seeds - Charlie Watt,...

The Seed Farmer Podcast ·

2026/04/08

Charlie Watt runs Homecoming Seeds in Northfield, Vermont. His seed journey began in Montana under the mentorship of John Austin, a connection that eventually led Charlie back to his roots in the Northeast with a suitcase packed with high-altitude adapted seeds. In this episode, Charlie shares the logistical challenges of scaling a seed business from a home garden to a production farm. We discuss the steep learning curve of his first year, including winning a venture capital pitch competition and

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Ep. 60 ASMR for Seed Fermers

The Seed Farmer Podcast ·

2026/04/01

Today's minisode is an audio immersive tour of our seed warehouse. We'll start in the cleaning room to hear the distinct seed rain of different types of seeds. We'll then put the fleet of seed cleaning machines to work and listen to their different rhythms, from the cascading acceleration of the spiral separator to the roar of the Winnow Wizard. From there we'll step into the chilled hums of the seed cold room to hear the sounds of storage. Finally, we head to the pull room to follow the tactile

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Ep. 59 Climate Resilience and Seed Stewardship -...

The Seed Farmer Podcast ·

2026/03/25

Sarah Kleeger runs Adaptive Seeds alongside Andrew Still in Sweet Home, Oregon. Their journey began twenty years ago with the Seed Ambassadors Project, a massive seed-finding expedition through Europe that saw them return to the U.S. with over a thousand rare varieties that had almost no commercial presence in North America. In this episode, Sarah shares what it's like growing over 380 crops in a year while balancing trials, stewardship and producing seeds for the catalog. We discuss OSSI (the

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Ep. 58 My favorite seed books

The Seed Farmer Podcast ·

2026/03/18

Let's head over to my library and take a look at the books that have most influenced my journey as a seed grower. Whether you are just starting out or looking to develop your own farm-original variety, these are the titles I return to time and time again. 🌱Basic Seed Books • How to Save Your Own Seeds by Seeds of Diversity Canada • Seed to Seed by Suzanne Ashworth • The Seed Garden by Micaela Colley and Jared Zystro (Editors: Lee Buttala and Shanyn Siegel) 🥕Advanced Seed Books • The Organic

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Ep. 57 Looking for Seed Opportunities on Market Farms...

The Seed Farmer Podcast ·

2026/03/11

Jesse Frost operates Rough Draft Farm in Kentucky with his wife, Hannah Crabtree. Jesse is also the author of The Living Soil Handbook and hosts the No-Till Growers Podcast. As a writer and farmer, Jesse approaches plant breeding as a creative process; a rough draft shaped by the unique terroir of his land. In this episode, Jesse shares how he moved past the seed intimidation of his early years to a more integrated approach, and simply looking for seed opportunities within his existing market

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Ep. 56 Unexpected Seed Opportunities In Your Cold Room

The Seed Farmer Podcast ·

2026/03/04

This minisode is about unexpected seed opportunities in your cold room. And those opportunities are the roots you're storing in that cold room and haven't eaten yet. Most root crops are biennials, and you might be able to plant these roots as second year biennials and get a seed crop this summer! This is true for onions, turnips, rutabagas, winter radish, beets, carrots, parsnips, and more! In this episode, we'll get into… • How to choose the best roots from what you have in storage • The

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Ep. 55 Seed Workers Unite - Edmund Frost,...

The Seed Farmer Podcast ·

2026/02/25

Edmund Frost is a seed grower and plant breeder based at Twin Oaks Community in Virginia. He is the manager of Commonwealth Seed Growers, a cooperative seed company focused on regionally adapted varieties for the Southeast. In this episode, Edmund shares the hidden realities of contract growing and his efforts to build a Seed Workers Union through the Seed Worker Organizing project to advocate for fair wages and better working conditions. We discuss the transition of Commonwealth Seed Growers into

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Ep. 54 When Biotech Comes to Your Garden - Lucy...

The Seed Farmer Podcast ·

2026/02/18

This minisode is a conversation with Lucy Sharratt of the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network (CBAN). I invited Lucy to talk about the new genetically engineered Purple Tomato. This the first biotech vegetable seed being directly marketed to home gardeners. It's important for folks in the seed world to be aware of this change and to start thinking about the potential long-term impacts on our shared seed commons. Lucy and I dig into what this shift could mean for growing seed crops, sharing

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Ep. 53 Collard Greens: The Jazz of American Cuisine -...

The Seed Farmer Podcast ·

2026/02/12

Bonnetta Adeeb is a founding member of the Ujamaa Cooperative Farming Alliance, a program of the non-profit STEAM Onward based in Maryland. Bonnetta is dedicated to increasing the number of BIPOC seed farmers stewarding culturally meaningful crops and liberating seeds from "seed jail". In this episode, Bonnetta shares her journey to find the Stone Mountain Watermelon, a variety mentioned in family lore that allowed her ancestors to purchase land after slavery. We discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic

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Ep. 52 Anyone Can Start A Seed Library - Rebecca...

The Seed Farmer Podcast ·

2026/02/04

This minisode is a conversation with Rebecca Newburn of the Seed Library Network. We talk about seed libraries: what they are, how they work, and how anyone (yes, anyone) can start one. And we talk about the Seed Library Conference on February 14th, focused on helping people get started with seed libraries in their own communities. Enjoy the conversation! Support the Seed Farmer Podcast http://spreadsheet.farm/supportpodcast Episode links The Seed Library Network's website The Seed

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Ep. 51 Looking For Hakurei Turnip Alternatives -...

The Seed Farmer Podcast ·

2026/01/28

Shannon Jones runs Broadfork Farm with Bryan Dyck in River Hebert, Nova Scotia. They grow vegetables and cut flowers for market. I've been trying to get Shannon on the podcast since the beginning of the pod because Broadfork is a great example of how a market farm can integrate seed production into their vegetable and flower fields. And we finally found a time that worked for us to have a conversation. In this episode, Shannon shares how she and Bryan choose the seed crops they grow and how they

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Ep. 50 Making the Seed Farmer Podcast with Molly...

The Seed Farmer Podcast ·

2026/01/21

Episode 50 of the Seed Farmer Podcast!!!! Wow! Let's do something a bit different to pause and mark the occasion. In this episode, I'm joined by my podcast producer, Molly Brisebois, for a behind-the-scenes conversation about how the podcast gets made, how it's changed over time, and what we've learned along the way. We talk about how sharing seed stories and talking about seed work brings hope when it is so easy to feel hopelessness these days. And we talk about the intimacy and the

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Ep. 49 From Making Seed Packs to Riding Dragons –...

The Seed Farmer Podcast ·

2026/01/14

Chris Belnap is the owner of Cambridge Pacific, based in Cambridge, NY. Their tagline is The Folks Who Make The Packets, and that's exactly what they do: printing seed packs for a wide range of seed companies. In this episode, Chris shares the history of Cambridge Pacific and walks us through how seed packs actually get printed. We dig into what you should think about when designing your own seed packs. And we explore the Packet Maker magazine, their annual publication that documents Chris's

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Ep. 48 Crop Planning with the Farmer Spreadsheet Academy

The Seed Farmer Podcast ·

2026/01/07

It's crop planning time! I'm sharing the spreadsheet system I've been evolving on farms for over 20 years. These sheets start with your financial goals and work backwards through your sales plan to your field plan. You end up with field schedules, nursery schedules, and a seed order. Crop planning can feel overwhelming, but when it's done right, it brings clarity, confidence, and less stress to your growing season. And ultimately, when you grow the right amount of crop for your sales channels

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Ep. 47 Learning to Be in Place Through Seeds -...

The Seed Farmer Podcast ·

2025/12/31

I invited Janisse Ray for this New Year's Eve episode because I wanted to start the year grounded in the idea of place, rooted in connection, and inspired in your seed work. Janisse is a writer, naturalist, and farmer based in south Georgia.She is the author of The Seed Underground and Journey in Place, and writes the Substack Trackless Wild. In this episode, Janisse and I talk about how you learn to be in place and the concept of place-keeping. We explore how this works its way into seed work

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Ep. 46 Words Of Advice For Seed People

The Seed Farmer Podcast ·

2025/12/24

As we wrap up this year, I want to do something a little bit different. 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 growers & gardeners to inspire them to start growing seed? The answers I get are really wonderful and I often think about them afterwards. I've decided to take the answers from episodes 1-10 and put them together to share with you. In this episode we hear words

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Ep. 45 I Wrote a Book with Julia Shanks!

The Seed Farmer Podcast ·

2025/12/16

So I've been quietly working on something since April. It hasn't exactly been a secret, but it has mostly stayed under wraps. In this episode, it's finally time to share that project. The big news: I've co-written a book with Julia Shanks of The Farmer's Office, and we've just submitted the manuscript to the publisher. In this episode, Julia and I talk about how this collaboration began, why we wanted to work together, and what each of us brought to the book. We also share what we're most

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Ep. 44 Building Inclusive Seed Systems – Alexis...

The Seed Farmer Podcast ·

2025/12/10

Alexis Yamashita is a community organizer, seed grower, and PhD student in Food Systems at the University of Vermont. Alexis has also been deeply involved with seed-based cooperatives. She helped found and served as co-director of Ujamaa Cooperative Farming Alliance, she co-managed the seed racks division of Southern Exposure Seed Exchange, and she lived in the egalitarian intentional community Twin Oaks. In this episode, Alexis shares how her background - from cooperative seed work and

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Ep. 43 Breeding Tomatoes and Talking Co-ops – Fred...

The Seed Farmer Podcast ·

2025/12/03

Fred Thériault is a farmer and founding member of Tourne-Sol co-operative farm in Les Cèdres, Quebec, where they grow vegetables for 500 weekly CSA baskets and an acre of seed crops. I say "they" but I should guess I mean "we" because I farm with Fred at Tourne-Sol and we've been great friends for the last 25 years and have done all kinds of things together. Such as - Fred and I also co-authored the book Crop Planning for Organic Vegetable Growers. In this episode, we talk seeds, but I also

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