Ep. 74 Are Your Seeds Ready to Harvest?

Ever wonder if your seeds are actually ready to harvest, or if you’re jumping the gun? This minisode is all about learning how to listen to your plants and read the clues they give us that their seeds are mature.

In this episode, we’ll get into…

• Ripeness indicators for fleshy fruit crops and seed pods

• The bite tes

• Beating the weather

• When to harvest for farm efficiency

Enjoy the show!

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News links

Request for proposals for the OSA seed conference March 26th & 27th in Asheville, NC

https://seedalliance.org/osgc-rfp/

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Ep. 73 Collaborative Okra Breeding on the Seed Heads Podcast

Welcome to a special crossover edition of the Seed Farmer Podcast!

I am thrilled to share an episode from the Seed Heads podcast published by the Bauta Family Initiative on Canadian Seed Security.

This episode features Steph Benoit in conversation with Rav Singh and Ekow Stone. In this episode they get into their farming and seed work. They also talk about an okra breeding project they are both working on.

Enjoy the episode!

And if you want to listen to more Seed Head episodes, you can find them where you find podcasts. Or head to their website https://www.seedsecurity.ca/en/resources/seedheads-podcast

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Support the Seed Farmer Podcast https://www.farmerspreadsheetacademy.com//supportpodcast

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News links

Request for proposals for the OSA seed conference March 26th & 27th in Asheville, NC https://seedalliance.org/osgc-rfp/

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Stay in Touch Follow the Seed Farmer on instagram https://www.instagram.com/danbrisebois.farm/

Get my weekly seed newsletter https://www.farmerspreadsheetacademy.com/seeds

Order Tourne-Sol seeds (Canadian orders only) https://fermetournesol.qc.ca/

Get my new book The Seed Farmer https://danbrisebois.com/seedfarmerbook

❤️ Thanks for listening!

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Ep. 72 Capturing the Perfect Shot for Your Seed Store

Say cheese! In this minisode, we are diving deep into part two of our seed photography series. (Part 1 was in episode 62). This episode is about taking product shots of your vegetables and flowers for your online store and seed packs.

In this episode, we’ll get into…

• The three types of photo to capture for each of your crops • How to use your greenhouse plastic or wash station to cheat bad lighting • My system for organizing and naming picture files • How to edit your pictures so you can use them

Enjoy the show!

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Support the Seed Farmer Podcast https://www.farmerspreadsheetacademy.com//supportpodcast

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News links

Request for proposals for the OSA seed conference March 26th & 27th in Asheville, NC https://seedalliance.org/osgc-rfp/

Tell me what crops you think I should cover in my summer Seed Farmer school. Fill out this form to let me know: https://forms.gle/sZES93eNahtXi44y7

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Stay in Touch Follow the Seed Farmer on instagram https://www.instagram.com/danbrisebois.farm/

Get my weekly seed newsletter https://www.farmerspreadsheetacademy.com/seeds

Order Tourne-Sol seeds (Canadian orders only) https://fermetournesol.qc.ca/

Get my new book The Seed Farmer https://danbrisebois.com/seedfarmerbook

❤️ Thanks for listening!

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