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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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01:03:11

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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01:12:57

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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Ep. 42 Inside the Seed Farmer Mentorship

The Seed Farmer Podcast ·

2025/11/26

Here's a peek inside the Seed Farmer Mentorship—a guided learning experience I've created to help growers build the skills, systems, and confidence to produce high-quality seed on their farms. This winter, I'll be hosting the mentorship for the second time, and I'm excited to guide a new group of growers through hands-on learning, practical tools, and a season of intentional seed projects. In this episode, you'll learn: • Who the Seed Farmer Mentorship is for - both new and experienced seed

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Ep. 41 Strengthening Local Seed Security - David...

The Seed Farmer Podcast ·

2025/11/19

David Catzel is the BC Seed Security Program Manager at FarmFolk City Folk, the Regional Program Coordinator for the Bauta Family Initiative on Canadian Seed Security, and serves on the board of the BC EcoSeed Co‑op. He also grows seed at Fraser Common Farm Co‑op. In this episode, David shares his experience supporting growers, organizing cooperatives, and stewarding seed networks. We talk about on‑farm plant breeding, including his efforts to select an open‑pollinated white peacock kale. In the

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EP. 40 Let's Wrap Up Your Seed Season Review

The Seed Farmer Podcast ·

2025/11/12

You've reviewed your field records, gathered feedback from your team, looked at your sales channels, and even listened to your customers. Now it's time to bring it all together. This is the final episode of the 2025 Season Review Challenge! Let's pull together everything you've learned and turn it into a clear picture of your season. I'll also share a few examples from Tourne-Sol - including my frustration with cleaning Tithonia seeds and how amazing melons can be when everything goes right.

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Ep. 39 Overwintering Brassicas - Matt Bell of...

The Seed Farmer Podcast ·

2025/11/05

Matt Bell has worked at Johnny's Selected Seeds in Albion, Maine, since 2018. He is currently a trial technician focusing on cucurbits, but today's conversation dives into some of his previous work with brassicas. Matt comes from a family with a long history of seed saving and continues that tradition by growing seed at home outside of his work at Johnny's. He also grows vegetables for his partner's café, Café Grazie, in Rockland, Maine. In this episode, Matt shares how he approaches seed

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Ep.38 Listen to Your Seed Customers - Season Review...

The Seed Farmer Podcast ·

2025/10/29

This week we're turning our attention to your customers. The people who actually buy your seeds. Whether you sell seed packs through your online store, seed racks in retail shops, or bulk seed on contract to other companies, this is the perfect time to connect, listen, and learn. This minisode is part 4 of the 2025 Season Review Challenge, where I want to make sure you take the time to learn from this season so you can plan an even better next season. In this episode, we'll get into … • Why

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Ep. 37 Look Back at This Year's Seed Sales, Season...

The Seed Farmer Podcast ·

2025/10/22

It's time to review your seed sales channels to see what's working and what isn't. Whether you're selling seed packs through your own company or bulk seed to other seed companies, there are a few metrics that will help you plan for next season. This minisode is part 3 of the 2025 Season Review Challenge, where I want to make sure you take the time to learn from this season so you can build an even better seed business next year. In this episode, we'll get into … • How to top and

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Ep. 36 Team Reflections: The Seeds of Next Season

The Seed Farmer Podcast ·

2025/10/15

Gather the crew - it’s time for a season review! This week on the Season Review Challenge, we’re talking about doing a team season review. That means gathering everyone who worked alongside you this year, and looking back together on how the season went - not just from your perspective, but from theirs. Taking time for a team review might feel risky during fall harvests and cleanup, but it’s one of the best investments you can make for your systems, your sanity, and your staff retention. When

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Ep. 35 Complete Your Field Records, Start Your Seed...

The Seed Farmer Podcast ·

2025/10/08

You might be busy harvesting carrots, planting garlic, and wrapping up the season - but this is also the perfect time to pause and look back at your growing season. Before all the details of the season fade away, take a moment to review what you actually planted, what you harvested, and how it all turned out. Completing your field records now, while the season is still fresh in your mind, will make your future planning so much easier. This minisode is part 1 of the 2025 Season Review Challenge,

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Ep. 34 Roots Today, Seeds Tomorrow – Harvesting Your...

The Seed Farmer Podcast ·

2025/10/01

All those roots you’re harvesting for fall storage aren’t just good for eating or selling at market. They are also the first stage of a biennial seed crop! If you’ve planted carrots, beets, turnips, onions, or winter radishes this season, you can choose the best roots now to grow a seed crop next year. This is another Seedy September minisode to realise that there is seed growing in your garden right now and all you have to do is go and harvest it. Actually - this might actually be an October

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Ep. 33 Last Call for Bean Seeds

The Seed Farmer Podcast ·

2025/09/24

Your bean plants might be winding down but that doesn’t mean there isn’t one last harvest in them. If you’ve been picking bush beans or pole beans all summer, chances are a few pods got missed. By now, those pods are starting to mature—and even if you didn’t plan to grow beans for seed - those missed pods mean that you still have a chance to harvest some bean seed! This is another Seedy September minisode to realise that there is seed growing in your garden right now and all you have to do is go

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Ep. 32 Mystery Squash Is Fun… Until It’s Not

The Seed Farmer Podcast ·

2025/09/17

Head to your squash patch and grab a fruit or two — because inside, you’ve got a pile of seed waiting for you! Another Seedy September Minisode about what seed you can harvest from your fields right now. Now, squash is a bit different from peppers or flowers. Most of the time, I wouldn’t tell you to start your seed journey with squash. But if you’ve only got one variety of a squash species in your garden — especially a butternut or another Cucurbita moschata — then squash seed might be the

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Ep. 31 Don't deadhead - your flowers are full of seed

The Seed Farmer Podcast ·

2025/09/13

Head out to your flower beds and look for those blooms that have dried up and turned brown! This is another Seedy September minisode to realise that here is seed growing in your garden right now and all you have to do is go and harvest it. This episode is about all the opportunities in your cut flower garden. In this episode, we’ll get into … • How to spot when flower seeds are ready to harvest • Simple ways to collect and store dried blooms for later cleaning • Why cross-pollination in flowers is

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Ep. 30 Go And Pick Some Peppers For Seed Right Now!

The Seed Farmer Podcast ·

2025/09/05

Head out to your fields and pick some peppers then cut them open and take out the seeds! That’s what I”m hoping you do as soon as this episode ends - or better yet, that is what I hope you do while you’re listening to this episode. My goal with this podcast is to get more farmers to grow their own seeds. And September is the perfect time to do that. So this month I’m talking all about the crops that are just waiting there in your garden waiting for you to harvest their seeds whether you planned

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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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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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