Feb 25, 2026
Edmund Frost is a seed grower and plant breeder based at Twin Oaks Community in Virginia. He is the manager of Commonwealth Seed Growers, a cooperative seed company focused on regionally adapted varieties for the Southeast.
In this episode, Edmund shares the hidden realities of contract growing and his efforts to...
Feb 18, 2026
This minisode is a conversation with Lucy Sharratt of the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network (CBAN).
I invited Lucy to talk about the new genetically engineered Purple Tomato. This the first biotech vegetable seed being directly marketed to home gardeners. It’s important for folks in the seed world to be aware of...
Feb 12, 2026
Bonnetta Adeeb is a founding member of the Ujamaa Cooperative Farming Alliance, a program of the non-profit STEAM Onward based in Maryland. Bonnetta is dedicated to increasing the number of BIPOC seed farmers stewarding culturally meaningful crops and liberating seeds from “seed jail”.
In this episode, Bonnetta...
Feb 4, 2026
This minisode is a conversation with Rebecca Newburn of the Seed Library Network.
We talk about seed libraries: what they are, how they work, and how anyone (yes, anyone) can start one.
And we talk about the Seed Library Conference on February 14th, focused on helping people get started with seed libraries in their...