…We encourage people in the OSSI community to become familiar with the Federal Seed Act. https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/FactsAboutNamingAndLabelingVarieitiesofSeed.pdf and https://www.ams.usda.gov/rules-regulations/fsa/variety-naming 22. May I use a trademark in connection with an OSSI-Pledged variety?…
…support the breeders, seed growers and seed companies that share a commitment to freeing the seed. Using open source seed helps keep the food supply secure for future generations, assures…
…heartshaped comes through in the hybrid. Stripes partially come through in the hybrids, and even some expression of anthocyanin comes through in some of the hybrids. So, kind of cool…
…This podcast is for anyone interested in the plants we eat – farmers, gardeners and food curious folks who want to dig deeper into where their food comes from. It’s…
…links – Learn more about Common Wealth Seed Growers’ research at http://commonwealthseeds.com/research/ – Organic Seed Alliance’s “Grower’s Guide to Conducting On-Farm Variety Trials”: https://seedalliance.org/publications/growers-guide-conducting-farm-variety-trials/ – Information on the patent on…
…the companies are companies that have chemical and pharmaceutical divisions for whom patenting is well established. Rachel Hultengren: Claire, how did you first learn about this issue? Irwin’s talked about,…
…to help people essentially load Linux onto their computers, create Linux operating systems for their computers. Anyway, that’s where I got the idea. And I began thinking, you know, seeds…
…Whitson: Oh, well I mean, maybe the most valuable lesson is that it’s almost impossible to compete with commercial potato breeders in the commodity potato field. And honestly, I wasn’t…
…hadn’t produced a whole lot of spinach seed after we learned when we did grow spinach for a few seed companies on commercial contracts that we were just not in…
…many others can be found online at http://www.wildgardenseed.com. Be sure to check out our show-notes with photos of flowering lettuces on the Open Source Seed Initiative’s website at www.osseeds.org. Let…