– Meet the brassica family

– How to let brassicas go to seed

– Recognizing traits we like in a plant

– Getting seeds to start the process

– The only 2 traits that really matter

– Bill says “I’m not going woo woo here, maybe one woo.”

– Discussing the extreme fragility of our current food system

– Crossroads Resource Center – Ken Meter

– Collecting seeds from a brassica

– Separating seeds from chaff, easily and without any special equipment

– Are you plants addicted?

– Should brassicas be separated to avoid cross pollination?

– Epigenetics – how it works

– Rocky Mountain Seed Alliance, seed socials

– Bill’s plan for stimulating diversity across the country

– Definition of a modern hybrid

– How to collect seeds at just the right time

– Are there crosses with local weeds that worked out well?

– There is value in learning and recording the Latin names of your plants

– Considering bugs when saving seeds

– Challenges of growing plants outside of their natural climate

– Landrace Gardening: Food Security through Biodiversity and Promiscuous Pollination by Joseph Lofthouse

– “It’s a responsibility.”