Nate Kleinman, Vegetable Breeder-A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach - January 20, 2019

January 17, 2020 00:25:09
Nate Kleinman, Vegetable Breeder-A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach - January 20, 2019
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Nate Kleinman, Vegetable Breeder-A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach - January 20, 2019

Jan 17 2020 | 00:25:09

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Show Notes

Perennial edibles: A lot of what I learned about gardening, I learned from seed catalogs, always gravitating to ones featuring the odder varieties the better—plants promising lots of both personality and productivity. So when I got introduced to the nonprofit cooperative called Experimental Farm Network recently, I felt right at home.

Nate Kleinman

My annual Seed Series continues with this seed source that is all new to me, including many unusual varieties available nowhere else but Experimental Farm Network dot org, the nonprofit cooperative whose co-founder, Nate Kleinman, was my latest radio/podcast guest. We talked about the EFN mission and the fascinating assortment of goodies they offer, including a whole stash of perennial edibles in their 2020 online catalog.

A core belief at EFN: that agriculture can and should be used to help build a better world, not help destroy it. Co-founders Nate Kleinman (in New Jersey) and Dusty Hinz (in Minnesota) grow most of EFN's seeds, and each year they're adding more growers to their roster, including inspiring plant breeders who often work in relative obscurity. Nate helped shine a light for us on these players, and some old and new varieties, that I think you'll be as excited about as I am.

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