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Free The Seed!

by Open Source Seed Initiative

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. In each episode, we hear the story of a variety that has been pledged as open-source from the plant breeder that developed it

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Episodes

  1. Announcing Season 3!

    Hi everyone! I’m here to let you know that Free the Seed! is returning soon for its third season. This time around, I’ll be talking with plant breeders Edmund Frost, David Podoll, and Jonathan Spero about butternut squash, onions, and sweet corn. Irwin Goldman and Claire Luby will be joined by...

  2. S2E4 The Dwarf Tomato Project – Free The Seed! Podcast

    S2E4: The Dwarf Tomato Project 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 about how new crop varieties make it into your seed catalogues and onto your tables. In each episode,...

  3. S2E3 Rozette Potato- Free The Seed! Podcast

    S2E3: Rozette Potato 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 about how new crop varieties make it into your seed catalogues and onto your tables. In each episode, we hear…

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  4. S2E2 Lofthouse-Oliverson Landrace Muskmelon – Free The Seed! Podcast

    S2E2: Lofthouse-Oliverson Landrace Muskmelon 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 about how new crop varieties make it into your seed catalogues and onto your tables. In...

  5. S2E1 Gypsy Queens – Free The Seed! Podcast

    Episode one of the second season of Free the Seed! the Open Source Seed Initiative podcast 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 about how new crop varieties make it…

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  6. Announcing Season 2 – Free The Seed! Podcast

    Announcing Season 2 of Free the Seed! the Open Source Seed Initiative podcast We’re excited to announce that we’ll be producing a second season of Free the Seed!, the podcast that tells the stories of where plant varieties come from. We’ve had great responses from the first season, and we want to...

  7. 04 Popeye Spinach – Free The Seed! Podcast

    Episode four of Free the Seed! the Open Source Seed Initiative podcast 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 about how new crop varieties make it into your seed...

  8. 03 Hyper Red Rumple Waved Lettuce – Free The Seed! Podcast

    Episode three of Free the Seed! the Open Source Seed Initiative podcast 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 about how new crop varieties make it into your seed...

  9. 02 About Open Source Seed – Free The Seed! Podcast

    Episode two of Free the Seed! the podcast of the Open Source Seed Initiative. 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 about how new crop varieties make it into your seed...

  10. 01 Goldini Zucchini – Free The Seed! Podcast

    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 about how new crop varieties make it into your seed catalogues and onto your tables. In each episode, we hear the story of a…

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

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. In each episode, we hear the story of a variety that has been pledged as open-source from the plant breeder that developed it

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Open Source Seed Initiative

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How many episodes does Free The Seed! have?

Free The Seed! currently has 14 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.

What is Free The Seed! about?

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. In each episode, we hear the story of a variety that has been pledged as open-source from the plant breeder that developed it

How often does Free The Seed! release new episodes?

Free The Seed! has 14 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.

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Who hosts Free The Seed!?

Free The Seed! is created and hosted by Open Source Seed Initiative.
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