Carol Deppe
Organization: Chair of the Board of Directors, OSSI. Fertile Valley Seeds
Location: Corvallis, Oregon USA
Biography
Oregon plant breeder and author Carol Deppe holds a BS in Zoology from University of Florida and a PhD in Biology/Genetics from Harvard University. She breeds plants for superior flavor, super-vigor, organic adaptation, resilience to wild weather and climate change, and human survival for the next ten thousand years. Carol is author of Breed Your Own Vegetable Varieties: The Gardener’s and Farmer’s Guide to Plant Breeding and Seed Saving, 2nd ed.; The Resilient Gardener: Food Production and Self-Reliance in Uncertain Times; The Tao of Vegetable Gardening: Cultivating Tomatoes, Greens, Peas, Beans, Squash, Joy, and Serenity; and “Freelance Plant Breeding,” in Plant Breeding Reviews, Vol 44 (2021) pp113-186, Irwin Goldman ed.  Carol has released more than 20 varieties, all OSSI-Pledged. She joined the OSSI Board of Directors in Spring 2015, and became its chair in January 2021. For descriptions, photos, and sources of Deppe varieties, see the OSSI seed page.
Photo credit: Keane McGee/Nichols Garden Nursery
