Bonus Episode 9: Seed Chat September 2017.
A chat with an expert on Seeds, Bill McDorman.
In This BONUS Podcast:
There is always a bounty of information available in conversations with Bill McDorman. This is the September 2017 episode with a Seed School Chat Class continuing the conversation on Seed Saving Principles, Intellectual Property rights, Seed Saving policy history, and so much more.![](https://www.urbanfarm.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/billwithhat-1-273x300.jpg)
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SHOW NOTES:
– Bringing the Permaculture Principles to Seed School
– Reviewing the principles of Seed Saving
– Intellectual Property rights and Plant breeding
– Seed breeding goals changes over time
– Carrying capacity
– Why fermentation is useful with collected seeds
– The Plant Variety Protection Act (PVP) and what it means
– What you can do with PVP seeds
– An Important point to remember whenever you buy seeds
– A shout out about the Great American Seed up in Phoenix
– Best ways to store seeds
– Cross pollination – for small scale farmers
– Internships for seed saving
– De-hybridizing seeds
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Here is the link to the FREE webinar on Seed Saving Hacked at IWantToSaveSeeds.com.