Episode 23: What's the Difference Between Open Pollinated and (F1) Hybrid Seeds?

Since the advent of F1 Hybrid seeds in the early 20th century much f the work to maintain the open pollinated varieties that had been what fed humanity for millennia has languished. This is, in my view, because greed and profiteering found a way to create monopolies to maximize profit with proprietary hybrids. The new wave of Small scale, farm based seed companies are thankfully putting in the hard work to change this paradigm by curating and stewarding the heirlooms of tomorrow with on farm plant breeding and elevating seed work to the craft that it is.Don shares a fairly in depth analysis into a comparison between Open Pollinated (OP) and (F1)hybrids, including exploring the ethically questionable laboratory breeding techniques used in many modern hybrids that you may find in the bigger seed catalogs or at your local farmers markets. Check out more at: www.dontipping.comCourses & Farm Tours: https://www.siskiyouseeds.com/pages/workshops-and-toursSeeds & Tools - https://www.siskiyouseeds.com/Growing Tips https://www.siskiyouseeds.com/blogs/news/