SeedHeads / Les Semeurs

Annie Richard sélectionne et produit des semences pour Kitchen Table Seed House en Ontario. Dans cet épisode en français, Annie parle des travaux de sélection de plants et de semences qu’elle fait à sa ferme, y compris sélectionner des concombres pour une résistance au mildiou et ses projets axés sur le zucchini Costata Romanesco et la courge Candystick Dessert Delicata. Annie partage sa passion p...

Bob Wildfong is the Executive Director of Seeds of Diversity Canada. In this episode, Bob talks about the “when”, “why”, and “how” of hand pollinating plants from the cucurbit family (squash, pumpkins, cucumbers, gourds, and their relatives). Bob takes us through the necessary tools and materials, helpful info to keep in mind about bees and squash plant biology, and the best strategies to ensure h...

Bob Wildfong is the Executive Director of Seeds of Diversity Canada. In this episode, Bob brings his over twenty years’ experience to the topic of seed saving from cucurbits (squash, cucumbers, gourds, and their relatives). He addresses “what makes good seed good”, the plant biology of cucurbits, best practices for saving seeds from this plant family -- including population size, isolation distanc...

Steph Benoit and Hugo Martorell are brand new hosts for a brand new podcast. In this bilingual, introductory episode of SeedHeads, they introduce themselves, chat about what makes Canada’s seed movement so special, and why 2020 is the right time to launch a podcast. They also give a few teasers of what to expect from the pilot season of SeedHeads. In this episode, Steph speaks mostly English and H...