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ABOUT - WELCOME TO THE OPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVE - OPEN Vision. The Open Source Seed Initiative (OSSI) engages in education and outreach that promotes sharing rather than restricting access to plant germplasm, recognizes and supports the work of plant breeders of all kinds, and supports a diversified and decentralized seed industry. The core strategy for achieving these goals is the disseminationOSSI VARIETIES
OSSI Pledged Varieties. OSSI is working to maintain fair and open access to plant genetic diversity worldwide and ensuring freedom to use these resources for farmers, gardeners, breeders, and communities of this and future generations. COMMUNITY - OPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVE Meet the OSSI Community. It takes a community to Free the Seed! Meet the plant breeders who have released varieties they have bred through the OSSI Pledge, the seed companies who partner with us and sell OSSI Pledged Seed, and the other businesses, non-profits, and artists whoare working hard to
THIRTY-THREE GREAT OPEN SOURCE ORGANIC-ADAPTED VEGETABLE The Open Source Seed Initiative is where the fight to take back control of our seed is happening. OSSI does this via its Pledge and its collection of OSSI-Pledged varieties. The heart of OSSI is the Pledge. The Pledge is first signed by the breeder of a variety, and is henceforth always transmitted alongSIMONE BROADLEAF
Description. “Simone Boadleaf Kale is our second release coming out of the Gulag Stars kale population. This participatory breeding project is inspired by the Culinary Breeding Network and we are happy to have been working with Lane Selman and chef Tim Wastell. We separated out 15 single plant lines of Gulag Stars kale and discoveredseveral
WAPSI WONDER
Wapsi Wonder. Crop: Muskmelon (Cucumis melo) Use/Type: Standard Breeder: Glenn Drowns Sand Hill Preservation Center OSSI Pledge Date: 11/29/2015 Release Date: 11/29/2015 Bred for Organic Systems: No Commercial Availability: Yes Variety Type: Finished VarietyDescription
BANKSIA QUEEN
Banksia Queen. Crop: Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) Use/Type: Dwarf Breeder: Dwarf Tomato Dwarf Tomato Project OSSI Pledge Date: 1/27/2017 Release Date: 1/27/2017 Bred for Organic Systems: Yes Commercial Availability: Yes Variety Type: Finished Variety DescriptionPATRINA NUSKE SMALL
Patrina successfully made eight crosses between dwarf tomatoes and heirloom non-dwarf varieties and named the new hybrids using names from ‘Snow White and the 7 dwarfs’, and inventing a name for the 8th ‘dwarf’ (Witty). She has added approximately 20 more hybrids since then. Patrina co-manages the Dwarf Tomato Project as theSouthern
CAROL DEPPE
Carol Deppe. Organization: Fertile Valley Seeds Location: Corvallis, Oregon USA Biography. Oregon plant breeder Carol Deppe holds a PhD in Genetics from Harvard University and specializes in developing open source crops for organic systems, superior flavor, agricultural WELCOME TO THE OPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVE Even a small donation goes a long way! OSSI is a 501 (c)3 non-profit and donations are tax deductible within the guidelines of U.S. law. If you prefer not to donate online, you can always send a check made out to the Open Source Seed Initiative, 1251 Sweetbriar Rd, Madison, WI53705. Donate Now.
ABOUT - WELCOME TO THE OPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVE - OPEN Vision. The Open Source Seed Initiative (OSSI) engages in education and outreach that promotes sharing rather than restricting access to plant germplasm, recognizes and supports the work of plant breeders of all kinds, and supports a diversified and decentralized seed industry. The core strategy for achieving these goals is the disseminationOSSI VARIETIES
OSSI Pledged Varieties. OSSI is working to maintain fair and open access to plant genetic diversity worldwide and ensuring freedom to use these resources for farmers, gardeners, breeders, and communities of this and future generations. COMMUNITY - OPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVE Meet the OSSI Community. It takes a community to Free the Seed! Meet the plant breeders who have released varieties they have bred through the OSSI Pledge, the seed companies who partner with us and sell OSSI Pledged Seed, and the other businesses, non-profits, and artists whoare working hard to
THIRTY-THREE GREAT OPEN SOURCE ORGANIC-ADAPTED VEGETABLE The Open Source Seed Initiative is where the fight to take back control of our seed is happening. OSSI does this via its Pledge and its collection of OSSI-Pledged varieties. The heart of OSSI is the Pledge. The Pledge is first signed by the breeder of a variety, and is henceforth always transmitted alongSIMONE BROADLEAF
Description. “Simone Boadleaf Kale is our second release coming out of the Gulag Stars kale population. This participatory breeding project is inspired by the Culinary Breeding Network and we are happy to have been working with Lane Selman and chef Tim Wastell. We separated out 15 single plant lines of Gulag Stars kale and discoveredseveral
WAPSI WONDER
Wapsi Wonder. Crop: Muskmelon (Cucumis melo) Use/Type: Standard Breeder: Glenn Drowns Sand Hill Preservation Center OSSI Pledge Date: 11/29/2015 Release Date: 11/29/2015 Bred for Organic Systems: No Commercial Availability: Yes Variety Type: Finished VarietyDescription
BANKSIA QUEEN
Banksia Queen. Crop: Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) Use/Type: Dwarf Breeder: Dwarf Tomato Dwarf Tomato Project OSSI Pledge Date: 1/27/2017 Release Date: 1/27/2017 Bred for Organic Systems: Yes Commercial Availability: Yes Variety Type: Finished Variety DescriptionPATRINA NUSKE SMALL
Patrina successfully made eight crosses between dwarf tomatoes and heirloom non-dwarf varieties and named the new hybrids using names from ‘Snow White and the 7 dwarfs’, and inventing a name for the 8th ‘dwarf’ (Witty). She has added approximately 20 more hybrids since then. Patrina co-manages the Dwarf Tomato Project as theSouthern
CAROL DEPPE
Carol Deppe. Organization: Fertile Valley Seeds Location: Corvallis, Oregon USA Biography. Oregon plant breeder Carol Deppe holds a PhD in Genetics from Harvard University and specializes in developing open source crops for organic systems, superior flavor, agricultural ABOUT - WELCOME TO THE OPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVE - OPEN Vision. The Open Source Seed Initiative (OSSI) engages in education and outreach that promotes sharing rather than restricting access to plant germplasm, recognizes and supports the work of plant breeders of all kinds, and supports a diversified and decentralized seed industry. The core strategy for achieving these goals is the dissemination THIRTY-THREE GREAT OPEN SOURCE ORGANIC-ADAPTED VEGETABLE The Open Source Seed Initiative is where the fight to take back control of our seed is happening. OSSI does this via its Pledge and its collection of OSSI-Pledged varieties. The heart of OSSI is the Pledge. The Pledge is first signed by the breeder of a variety, and is henceforth always transmitted alongFREE THE SEED ED. 2
If you prefer not to donate online, you can always send a check made out to the Open Source Seed Initiative, 1251 Sweetbriar Rd, Madison, WI 53705. Donate Now. Read the First Edition of Free the Seed. Free the Seed is a publication of the Open Source Seed Initiative. Editor: Carol Deppe; Copyeditor: CR Lawn; Art Director: Claire Luby. OSSI AND THE GLOBAL SEED SYSTEM In October, Jack Kloppenburg travelled to Ethiopia to participate in a four-day meeting on “Open Source Seed Systems for Africa.” As a result of these meetings, OSSI is becoming a key component of an emerging, global cadre of farmers, breeders, advocates and activists who are—in their own ways and in their own places—working toward enacting open source as a means of freeing the seed.BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Michael Mazourek is the Calvin Knoyes Keeney Associate Professor of Vegetable Breeding at Cornell University. Michael is a breeder of peas, beans, squash, cucumbers and peppers and has released numerous cultivars and breeding materials that are shared by small, regional seed companies and incorporated into breeding program of the world’s largest seed companies.COMMUNITY PARTNERS
Hivos has partnered with OSSI to support the development of new Open Source Seed programs around the world. We are working to create an Open Source Seed Network to connect all of the initiatives innovating with and protecting genetic diversity worldwide. OSSI engages artists to help spread the word through visual and networked media.DXX-M TOMATO CLADE
Description. “DXX-M tomato clade is a family of short-season determinate tomatoes that are descended from a cross between DX52-12 and Jagodka. DX52-12 is an old heirloom variety that was developed to supply the Campbell’s soup company in the cold mountain valleys ofnorthern Utah.
DWARF TOMATO PROJECT OSSI is working to maintain fair and open access to plant genetic diversity worldwide and ensuring freedom to use these resources for farmers, gardeners, breeders, andADELAIDE FESTIVAL
Adelaide Festival was selected and named by Patrina after the fireworks celebrating the Adelaide Festival of Arts in her home city. It is a mid-season regular leaf variety, yielding rich purple tomatoes with green vertical stripes that ripen to olive-gold. The fruits are medium-large oblate weighing180 -300g/ 6-10oz, very juicy and tenderwith
GOLDINI ZUCCHINI
Description: Goldini Zucchini summer squash (Cucurbita pepo) Triple-purpose zucchini. Bred for organics. Bred for dual use as a cooked summer squash, and for drying for a long-storing staple. Has a delicious flavor raw and a crunchy texture. Is actually so good rawthat I
WELCOME TO THE OPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVE Even a small donation goes a long way! OSSI is a 501 (c)3 non-profit and donations are tax deductible within the guidelines of U.S. law. If you prefer not to donate online, you can always send a check made out to the Open Source Seed Initiative, 1251 Sweetbriar Rd, Madison, WI53705. Donate Now.
ABOUT - WELCOME TO THE OPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVE - OPEN Vision. The Open Source Seed Initiative (OSSI) engages in education and outreach that promotes sharing rather than restricting access to plant germplasm, recognizes and supports the work of plant breeders of all kinds, and supports a diversified and decentralized seed industry. The core strategy for achieving these goals is the disseminationOSSI VARIETIES
OSSI Pledged Varieties. OSSI is working to maintain fair and open access to plant genetic diversity worldwide and ensuring freedom to use these resources for farmers, gardeners, breeders, and communities of this and future generations. COMMUNITY - OPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVE Meet the OSSI Community. It takes a community to Free the Seed! Meet the plant breeders who have released varieties they have bred through the OSSI Pledge, the seed companies who partner with us and sell OSSI Pledged Seed, and the other businesses, non-profits, and artists whoare working hard to
THIRTY-THREE GREAT OPEN SOURCE ORGANIC-ADAPTED VEGETABLE The Open Source Seed Initiative is where the fight to take back control of our seed is happening. OSSI does this via its Pledge and its collection of OSSI-Pledged varieties. The heart of OSSI is the Pledge. The Pledge is first signed by the breeder of a variety, and is henceforth always transmitted alongSIMONE BROADLEAF
Description. “Simone Boadleaf Kale is our second release coming out of the Gulag Stars kale population. This participatory breeding project is inspired by the Culinary Breeding Network and we are happy to have been working with Lane Selman and chef Tim Wastell. We separated out 15 single plant lines of Gulag Stars kale and discoveredseveral
WAPSI WONDER
Wapsi Wonder. Crop: Muskmelon (Cucumis melo) Use/Type: Standard Breeder: Glenn Drowns Sand Hill Preservation Center OSSI Pledge Date: 11/29/2015 Release Date: 11/29/2015 Bred for Organic Systems: No Commercial Availability: Yes Variety Type: Finished VarietyDescription
BANKSIA QUEEN
Banksia Queen. Crop: Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) Use/Type: Dwarf Breeder: Dwarf Tomato Dwarf Tomato Project OSSI Pledge Date: 1/27/2017 Release Date: 1/27/2017 Bred for Organic Systems: Yes Commercial Availability: Yes Variety Type: Finished Variety DescriptionPATRINA NUSKE SMALL
Patrina successfully made eight crosses between dwarf tomatoes and heirloom non-dwarf varieties and named the new hybrids using names from ‘Snow White and the 7 dwarfs’, and inventing a name for the 8th ‘dwarf’ (Witty). She has added approximately 20 more hybrids since then. Patrina co-manages the Dwarf Tomato Project as theSouthern
CAROL DEPPE
Carol Deppe. Organization: Fertile Valley Seeds Location: Corvallis, Oregon USA Biography. Oregon plant breeder Carol Deppe holds a PhD in Genetics from Harvard University and specializes in developing open source crops for organic systems, superior flavor, agricultural WELCOME TO THE OPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVE Even a small donation goes a long way! OSSI is a 501 (c)3 non-profit and donations are tax deductible within the guidelines of U.S. law. If you prefer not to donate online, you can always send a check made out to the Open Source Seed Initiative, 1251 Sweetbriar Rd, Madison, WI53705. Donate Now.
ABOUT - WELCOME TO THE OPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVE - OPEN Vision. The Open Source Seed Initiative (OSSI) engages in education and outreach that promotes sharing rather than restricting access to plant germplasm, recognizes and supports the work of plant breeders of all kinds, and supports a diversified and decentralized seed industry. The core strategy for achieving these goals is the disseminationOSSI VARIETIES
OSSI Pledged Varieties. OSSI is working to maintain fair and open access to plant genetic diversity worldwide and ensuring freedom to use these resources for farmers, gardeners, breeders, and communities of this and future generations. COMMUNITY - OPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVE Meet the OSSI Community. It takes a community to Free the Seed! Meet the plant breeders who have released varieties they have bred through the OSSI Pledge, the seed companies who partner with us and sell OSSI Pledged Seed, and the other businesses, non-profits, and artists whoare working hard to
THIRTY-THREE GREAT OPEN SOURCE ORGANIC-ADAPTED VEGETABLE The Open Source Seed Initiative is where the fight to take back control of our seed is happening. OSSI does this via its Pledge and its collection of OSSI-Pledged varieties. The heart of OSSI is the Pledge. The Pledge is first signed by the breeder of a variety, and is henceforth always transmitted alongSIMONE BROADLEAF
Description. “Simone Boadleaf Kale is our second release coming out of the Gulag Stars kale population. This participatory breeding project is inspired by the Culinary Breeding Network and we are happy to have been working with Lane Selman and chef Tim Wastell. We separated out 15 single plant lines of Gulag Stars kale and discoveredseveral
WAPSI WONDER
Wapsi Wonder. Crop: Muskmelon (Cucumis melo) Use/Type: Standard Breeder: Glenn Drowns Sand Hill Preservation Center OSSI Pledge Date: 11/29/2015 Release Date: 11/29/2015 Bred for Organic Systems: No Commercial Availability: Yes Variety Type: Finished VarietyDescription
BANKSIA QUEEN
Banksia Queen. Crop: Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) Use/Type: Dwarf Breeder: Dwarf Tomato Dwarf Tomato Project OSSI Pledge Date: 1/27/2017 Release Date: 1/27/2017 Bred for Organic Systems: Yes Commercial Availability: Yes Variety Type: Finished Variety DescriptionPATRINA NUSKE SMALL
Patrina successfully made eight crosses between dwarf tomatoes and heirloom non-dwarf varieties and named the new hybrids using names from ‘Snow White and the 7 dwarfs’, and inventing a name for the 8th ‘dwarf’ (Witty). She has added approximately 20 more hybrids since then. Patrina co-manages the Dwarf Tomato Project as theSouthern
CAROL DEPPE
Carol Deppe. Organization: Fertile Valley Seeds Location: Corvallis, Oregon USA Biography. Oregon plant breeder Carol Deppe holds a PhD in Genetics from Harvard University and specializes in developing open source crops for organic systems, superior flavor, agricultural ABOUT - WELCOME TO THE OPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVE - OPEN Vision. The Open Source Seed Initiative (OSSI) engages in education and outreach that promotes sharing rather than restricting access to plant germplasm, recognizes and supports the work of plant breeders of all kinds, and supports a diversified and decentralized seed industry. The core strategy for achieving these goals is the disseminationFREE THE SEED ED. 2
If you prefer not to donate online, you can always send a check made out to the Open Source Seed Initiative, 1251 Sweetbriar Rd, Madison, WI 53705. Donate Now. Read the First Edition of Free the Seed. Free the Seed is a publication of the Open Source Seed Initiative. Editor: Carol Deppe; Copyeditor: CR Lawn; Art Director: Claire Luby. THIRTY-THREE GREAT OPEN SOURCE ORGANIC-ADAPTED VEGETABLE The Open Source Seed Initiative is where the fight to take back control of our seed is happening. OSSI does this via its Pledge and its collection of OSSI-Pledged varieties. The heart of OSSI is the Pledge. The Pledge is first signed by the breeder of a variety, and is henceforth always transmitted along OSSI AND THE GLOBAL SEED SYSTEM The issues that have stimulated the creation of OSSI are global in scope and significance. Perhaps the most visible concern is continuing consolidation in the seed industry. In the USA, Dow and DuPont are merging. ChemChina is completing a takeover of Switzerland’s Syngenta. And on Sept. 14 the German firm Bayer reached a $66 billionBOARD OF DIRECTORS
Michael Mazourek is the Calvin Knoyes Keeney Associate Professor of Vegetable Breeding at Cornell University. Michael is a breeder of peas, beans, squash, cucumbers and peppers and has released numerous cultivars and breeding materials that are shared by small, regional seed companies and incorporated into breeding program of the world’s largest seed companies.COMMUNITY PARTNERS
Hivos has partnered with OSSI to support the development of new Open Source Seed programs around the world. We are working to create an Open Source Seed Network to connect all of the initiatives innovating with and protecting genetic diversity worldwide. OSSI engages artists to help spread the word through visual and networked media. CANDYSTICK DESSERT DELICATA OSSI is working to maintain fair and open access to plant genetic diversity worldwide and ensuring freedom to use these resources for farmers, gardeners, breeders, and DWARF TOMATO PROJECT OSSI is working to maintain fair and open access to plant genetic diversity worldwide and ensuring freedom to use these resources for farmers, gardeners, breeders, andDXX-M TOMATO CLADE
Description. “DXX-M tomato clade is a family of short-season determinate tomatoes that are descended from a cross between DX52-12 and Jagodka. DX52-12 is an old heirloom variety that was developed to supply the Campbell’s soup company in the cold mountain valleys ofnorthern Utah.
ADELAIDE FESTIVAL
Adelaide Festival was selected and named by Patrina after the fireworks celebrating the Adelaide Festival of Arts in her home city. It is a mid-season regular leaf variety, yielding rich purple tomatoes with green vertical stripes that ripen to olive-gold. The fruits are medium-large oblate weighing180 -300g/ 6-10oz, very juicy and tenderwith
WELCOME TO THE OPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVE Even a small donation goes a long way! OSSI is a 501 (c)3 non-profit and donations are tax deductible within the guidelines of U.S. law. If you prefer not to donate online, you can always send a check made out to the Open Source Seed Initiative, 1251 Sweetbriar Rd, Madison, WI53705. Donate Now.
ABOUT - WELCOME TO THE OPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVE - OPEN Vision. The Open Source Seed Initiative (OSSI) engages in education and outreach that promotes sharing rather than restricting access to plant germplasm, recognizes and supports the work of plant breeders of all kinds, and supports a diversified and decentralized seed industry. The core strategy for achieving these goals is the disseminationOSSI VARIETIES
OSSI Pledged Varieties. OSSI is working to maintain fair and open access to plant genetic diversity worldwide and ensuring freedom to use these resources for farmers, gardeners, breeders, and communities of this and future generations. COMMUNITY - OPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVE Meet the OSSI Community. It takes a community to Free the Seed! Meet the plant breeders who have released varieties they have bred through the OSSI Pledge, the seed companies who partner with us and sell OSSI Pledged Seed, and the other businesses, non-profits, and artists whoare working hard to
THIRTY-THREE GREAT OPEN SOURCE ORGANIC-ADAPTED VEGETABLE The Open Source Seed Initiative is where the fight to take back control of our seed is happening. OSSI does this via its Pledge and its collection of OSSI-Pledged varieties. The heart of OSSI is the Pledge. The Pledge is first signed by the breeder of a variety, and is henceforth always transmitted alongSIMONE BROADLEAF
Description. “Simone Boadleaf Kale is our second release coming out of the Gulag Stars kale population. This participatory breeding project is inspired by the Culinary Breeding Network and we are happy to have been working with Lane Selman and chef Tim Wastell. We separated out 15 single plant lines of Gulag Stars kale and discoveredseveral
WAPSI WONDER
Wapsi Wonder. Crop: Muskmelon (Cucumis melo) Use/Type: Standard Breeder: Glenn Drowns Sand Hill Preservation Center OSSI Pledge Date: 11/29/2015 Release Date: 11/29/2015 Bred for Organic Systems: No Commercial Availability: Yes Variety Type: Finished VarietyDescription
BANKSIA QUEEN
Banksia Queen. Crop: Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) Use/Type: Dwarf Breeder: Dwarf Tomato Dwarf Tomato Project OSSI Pledge Date: 1/27/2017 Release Date: 1/27/2017 Bred for Organic Systems: Yes Commercial Availability: Yes Variety Type: Finished Variety DescriptionPATRINA NUSKE SMALL
Patrina successfully made eight crosses between dwarf tomatoes and heirloom non-dwarf varieties and named the new hybrids using names from ‘Snow White and the 7 dwarfs’, and inventing a name for the 8th ‘dwarf’ (Witty). She has added approximately 20 more hybrids since then. Patrina co-manages the Dwarf Tomato Project as theSouthern
CAROL DEPPE
Carol Deppe. Organization: Fertile Valley Seeds Location: Corvallis, Oregon USA Biography. Oregon plant breeder Carol Deppe holds a PhD in Genetics from Harvard University and specializes in developing open source crops for organic systems, superior flavor, agricultural WELCOME TO THE OPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVE Even a small donation goes a long way! OSSI is a 501 (c)3 non-profit and donations are tax deductible within the guidelines of U.S. law. If you prefer not to donate online, you can always send a check made out to the Open Source Seed Initiative, 1251 Sweetbriar Rd, Madison, WI53705. Donate Now.
ABOUT - WELCOME TO THE OPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVE - OPEN Vision. The Open Source Seed Initiative (OSSI) engages in education and outreach that promotes sharing rather than restricting access to plant germplasm, recognizes and supports the work of plant breeders of all kinds, and supports a diversified and decentralized seed industry. The core strategy for achieving these goals is the disseminationOSSI VARIETIES
OSSI Pledged Varieties. OSSI is working to maintain fair and open access to plant genetic diversity worldwide and ensuring freedom to use these resources for farmers, gardeners, breeders, and communities of this and future generations. COMMUNITY - OPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVE Meet the OSSI Community. It takes a community to Free the Seed! Meet the plant breeders who have released varieties they have bred through the OSSI Pledge, the seed companies who partner with us and sell OSSI Pledged Seed, and the other businesses, non-profits, and artists whoare working hard to
THIRTY-THREE GREAT OPEN SOURCE ORGANIC-ADAPTED VEGETABLE The Open Source Seed Initiative is where the fight to take back control of our seed is happening. OSSI does this via its Pledge and its collection of OSSI-Pledged varieties. The heart of OSSI is the Pledge. The Pledge is first signed by the breeder of a variety, and is henceforth always transmitted alongSIMONE BROADLEAF
Description. “Simone Boadleaf Kale is our second release coming out of the Gulag Stars kale population. This participatory breeding project is inspired by the Culinary Breeding Network and we are happy to have been working with Lane Selman and chef Tim Wastell. We separated out 15 single plant lines of Gulag Stars kale and discoveredseveral
WAPSI WONDER
Wapsi Wonder. Crop: Muskmelon (Cucumis melo) Use/Type: Standard Breeder: Glenn Drowns Sand Hill Preservation Center OSSI Pledge Date: 11/29/2015 Release Date: 11/29/2015 Bred for Organic Systems: No Commercial Availability: Yes Variety Type: Finished VarietyDescription
BANKSIA QUEEN
Banksia Queen. Crop: Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) Use/Type: Dwarf Breeder: Dwarf Tomato Dwarf Tomato Project OSSI Pledge Date: 1/27/2017 Release Date: 1/27/2017 Bred for Organic Systems: Yes Commercial Availability: Yes Variety Type: Finished Variety DescriptionPATRINA NUSKE SMALL
Patrina successfully made eight crosses between dwarf tomatoes and heirloom non-dwarf varieties and named the new hybrids using names from ‘Snow White and the 7 dwarfs’, and inventing a name for the 8th ‘dwarf’ (Witty). She has added approximately 20 more hybrids since then. Patrina co-manages the Dwarf Tomato Project as theSouthern
CAROL DEPPE
Carol Deppe. Organization: Fertile Valley Seeds Location: Corvallis, Oregon USA Biography. Oregon plant breeder Carol Deppe holds a PhD in Genetics from Harvard University and specializes in developing open source crops for organic systems, superior flavor, agricultural ABOUT - WELCOME TO THE OPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVE - OPEN Vision. The Open Source Seed Initiative (OSSI) engages in education and outreach that promotes sharing rather than restricting access to plant germplasm, recognizes and supports the work of plant breeders of all kinds, and supports a diversified and decentralized seed industry. The core strategy for achieving these goals is the disseminationFREE THE SEED ED. 2
If you prefer not to donate online, you can always send a check made out to the Open Source Seed Initiative, 1251 Sweetbriar Rd, Madison, WI 53705. Donate Now. Read the First Edition of Free the Seed. Free the Seed is a publication of the Open Source Seed Initiative. Editor: Carol Deppe; Copyeditor: CR Lawn; Art Director: Claire Luby. THIRTY-THREE GREAT OPEN SOURCE ORGANIC-ADAPTED VEGETABLE The Open Source Seed Initiative is where the fight to take back control of our seed is happening. OSSI does this via its Pledge and its collection of OSSI-Pledged varieties. The heart of OSSI is the Pledge. The Pledge is first signed by the breeder of a variety, and is henceforth always transmitted along OSSI AND THE GLOBAL SEED SYSTEM The issues that have stimulated the creation of OSSI are global in scope and significance. Perhaps the most visible concern is continuing consolidation in the seed industry. In the USA, Dow and DuPont are merging. ChemChina is completing a takeover of Switzerland’s Syngenta. And on Sept. 14 the German firm Bayer reached a $66 billionBOARD OF DIRECTORS
Michael Mazourek is the Calvin Knoyes Keeney Associate Professor of Vegetable Breeding at Cornell University. Michael is a breeder of peas, beans, squash, cucumbers and peppers and has released numerous cultivars and breeding materials that are shared by small, regional seed companies and incorporated into breeding program of the world’s largest seed companies.COMMUNITY PARTNERS
Hivos has partnered with OSSI to support the development of new Open Source Seed programs around the world. We are working to create an Open Source Seed Network to connect all of the initiatives innovating with and protecting genetic diversity worldwide. OSSI engages artists to help spread the word through visual and networked media. CANDYSTICK DESSERT DELICATA OSSI is working to maintain fair and open access to plant genetic diversity worldwide and ensuring freedom to use these resources for farmers, gardeners, breeders, and DWARF TOMATO PROJECT OSSI is working to maintain fair and open access to plant genetic diversity worldwide and ensuring freedom to use these resources for farmers, gardeners, breeders, andDXX-M TOMATO CLADE
Description. “DXX-M tomato clade is a family of short-season determinate tomatoes that are descended from a cross between DX52-12 and Jagodka. DX52-12 is an old heirloom variety that was developed to supply the Campbell’s soup company in the cold mountain valleys ofnorthern Utah.
ADELAIDE FESTIVAL
Adelaide Festival was selected and named by Patrina after the fireworks celebrating the Adelaide Festival of Arts in her home city. It is a mid-season regular leaf variety, yielding rich purple tomatoes with green vertical stripes that ripen to olive-gold. The fruits are medium-large oblate weighing180 -300g/ 6-10oz, very juicy and tenderwith
WELCOME TO THE OPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVE Even a small donation goes a long way! OSSI is a 501 (c)3 non-profit and donations are tax deductible within the guidelines of U.S. law. If you prefer not to donate online, you can always send a check made out to the Open Source Seed Initiative, 1251 Sweetbriar Rd, Madison, WI53705. Donate Now.
ABOUT - WELCOME TO THE OPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVE - OPEN Vision. The Open Source Seed Initiative (OSSI) engages in education and outreach that promotes sharing rather than restricting access to plant germplasm, recognizes and supports the work of plant breeders of all kinds, and supports a diversified and decentralized seed industry. The core strategy for achieving these goals is the disseminationOSSI VARIETIES
OSSI Pledged Varieties. OSSI is working to maintain fair and open access to plant genetic diversity worldwide and ensuring freedom to use these resources for farmers, gardeners, breeders, and communities of this and future generations. THIRTY-THREE GREAT OPEN SOURCE ORGANIC-ADAPTED VEGETABLE The Open Source Seed Initiative is where the fight to take back control of our seed is happening. OSSI does this via its Pledge and its collection of OSSI-Pledged varieties. The heart of OSSI is the Pledge. The Pledge is first signed by the breeder of a variety, and is henceforth always transmitted along COMMUNITY - OPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVE Meet the OSSI Community. It takes a community to Free the Seed! Meet the plant breeders who have released varieties they have bred through the OSSI Pledge, the seed companies who partner with us and sell OSSI Pledged Seed, and the other businesses, non-profits, and artists whoare working hard to
WAPSI WONDER
Wapsi Wonder. Crop: Muskmelon (Cucumis melo) Use/Type: Standard Breeder: Glenn Drowns Sand Hill Preservation Center OSSI Pledge Date: 11/29/2015 Release Date: 11/29/2015 Bred for Organic Systems: No Commercial Availability: Yes Variety Type: Finished VarietyDescription
DXX-M TOMATO CLADE
Description. “DXX-M tomato clade is a family of short-season determinate tomatoes that are descended from a cross between DX52-12 and Jagodka. DX52-12 is an old heirloom variety that was developed to supply the Campbell’s soup company in the cold mountain valleys ofnorthern Utah.
PATRINA NUSKE SMALL
Patrina successfully made eight crosses between dwarf tomatoes and heirloom non-dwarf varieties and named the new hybrids using names from ‘Snow White and the 7 dwarfs’, and inventing a name for the 8th ‘dwarf’ (Witty). She has added approximately 20 more hybrids since then. Patrina co-manages the Dwarf Tomato Project as theSouthern
ADELAIDE FESTIVAL
Adelaide Festival was selected and named by Patrina after the fireworks celebrating the Adelaide Festival of Arts in her home city. It is a mid-season regular leaf variety, yielding rich purple tomatoes with green vertical stripes that ripen to olive-gold. The fruits are medium-large oblate weighing180 -300g/ 6-10oz, very juicy and tenderwith
DWARF BLAZING BEAUTY Dwarf Blazing Beauty is a mid-late season potato leaf dwarf with heavy yields of medium to medium large smooth glowing orange fruit in the 6 – 10 oz range. The flavor is rich and outstanding, with a distinct hint of refreshing tartness and ranks among the best flavored from the project. Plants reach about a metre+/ 3-4 ft by end of season. WELCOME TO THE OPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVE Even a small donation goes a long way! OSSI is a 501 (c)3 non-profit and donations are tax deductible within the guidelines of U.S. law. If you prefer not to donate online, you can always send a check made out to the Open Source Seed Initiative, 1251 Sweetbriar Rd, Madison, WI53705. Donate Now.
ABOUT - WELCOME TO THE OPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVE - OPEN Vision. The Open Source Seed Initiative (OSSI) engages in education and outreach that promotes sharing rather than restricting access to plant germplasm, recognizes and supports the work of plant breeders of all kinds, and supports a diversified and decentralized seed industry. The core strategy for achieving these goals is the disseminationOSSI VARIETIES
OSSI Pledged Varieties. OSSI is working to maintain fair and open access to plant genetic diversity worldwide and ensuring freedom to use these resources for farmers, gardeners, breeders, and communities of this and future generations. THIRTY-THREE GREAT OPEN SOURCE ORGANIC-ADAPTED VEGETABLE The Open Source Seed Initiative is where the fight to take back control of our seed is happening. OSSI does this via its Pledge and its collection of OSSI-Pledged varieties. The heart of OSSI is the Pledge. The Pledge is first signed by the breeder of a variety, and is henceforth always transmitted along COMMUNITY - OPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVE Meet the OSSI Community. It takes a community to Free the Seed! Meet the plant breeders who have released varieties they have bred through the OSSI Pledge, the seed companies who partner with us and sell OSSI Pledged Seed, and the other businesses, non-profits, and artists whoare working hard to
WAPSI WONDER
Wapsi Wonder. Crop: Muskmelon (Cucumis melo) Use/Type: Standard Breeder: Glenn Drowns Sand Hill Preservation Center OSSI Pledge Date: 11/29/2015 Release Date: 11/29/2015 Bred for Organic Systems: No Commercial Availability: Yes Variety Type: Finished VarietyDescription
DXX-M TOMATO CLADE
Description. “DXX-M tomato clade is a family of short-season determinate tomatoes that are descended from a cross between DX52-12 and Jagodka. DX52-12 is an old heirloom variety that was developed to supply the Campbell’s soup company in the cold mountain valleys ofnorthern Utah.
PATRINA NUSKE SMALL
Patrina successfully made eight crosses between dwarf tomatoes and heirloom non-dwarf varieties and named the new hybrids using names from ‘Snow White and the 7 dwarfs’, and inventing a name for the 8th ‘dwarf’ (Witty). She has added approximately 20 more hybrids since then. Patrina co-manages the Dwarf Tomato Project as theSouthern
ADELAIDE FESTIVAL
Adelaide Festival was selected and named by Patrina after the fireworks celebrating the Adelaide Festival of Arts in her home city. It is a mid-season regular leaf variety, yielding rich purple tomatoes with green vertical stripes that ripen to olive-gold. The fruits are medium-large oblate weighing180 -300g/ 6-10oz, very juicy and tenderwith
DWARF BLAZING BEAUTY Dwarf Blazing Beauty is a mid-late season potato leaf dwarf with heavy yields of medium to medium large smooth glowing orange fruit in the 6 – 10 oz range. The flavor is rich and outstanding, with a distinct hint of refreshing tartness and ranks among the best flavored from the project. Plants reach about a metre+/ 3-4 ft by end of season. HISTORY - OPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVE Origins and Orientation. The Open Source Seed Initiative (OSSI) was formally established in May, 2012, at a meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The twenty people attending represented a wide variety of perspectives and interests—academics, plant breeders, the seed trade, farmers, indigenous people, the Global South—and shared a deep concern over the way in which intellectual property rightsBOARD OF DIRECTORS
Michael Mazourek is the Calvin Knoyes Keeney Associate Professor of Vegetable Breeding at Cornell University. Michael is a breeder of peas, beans, squash, cucumbers and peppers and has released numerous cultivars and breeding materials that are shared by small, regional seed companies and incorporated into breeding program of the world’s largest seed companies. SEED COMPANY PARTNERS Seed Company Partners. Country. All Australia (5) Canada (7) Finland (1) Germany (1) Ireland (1) Japan (1) New Zealand (1) UK (3) USA (48) State/Province. All Aichi (1) British Columbia (2) CA (5) CO (2) Cornwall (1) County Cork (1) IA (1) ID (3) ME (1) MI (3) MN (2) MT (3) NC (1) ND (1) NJ (1) NM (1) NY (5) New South Wales (1) OR (9) Ontario FAQS - WELCOME TO THE OPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVE - OPEN OSSI stands for the Open Source Seed Initiative. OSSI has three interconnected objectives. First, OSSI is a new way to save and exchange seed that ensures the seed will remain free of patents, licenses, and other restrictions on freedom to use. This method of exchange involves commitment to an FREE THE SEED! PODCAST This podcast is for anyone interested in the plants we eat – farmers, gardeners and food curious folks - who want to dig deeper into where their food comes from. It’s about how new crop varieties make it into your seed catalogues and onto your tables. In each episode, we hear the story of a variety that has been pledged as open-source from the plant breeder that developed it.SIMONE BROADLEAF
Description. “Simone Boadleaf Kale is our second release coming out of the Gulag Stars kale population. This participatory breeding project is inspired by the Culinary Breeding Network and we are happy to have been working with Lane Selman and chef Tim Wastell. We separated out 15 single plant lines of Gulag Stars kale and discoveredseveral
CANDYSTICK DESSERT DELICATA OSSI is working to maintain fair and open access to plant genetic diversity worldwide and ensuring freedom to use these resources for farmers, gardeners, breeders, andBANKSIA QUEEN
OSSI is working to maintain fair and open access to plant genetic diversity worldwide and ensuring freedom to use these resources for farmers, gardeners, breeders, and DWARF TOMATO PROJECT OSSI is working to maintain fair and open access to plant genetic diversity worldwide and ensuring freedom to use these resources for farmers, gardeners, breeders, andCAROL DEPPE
Carol Deppe. Organization: Fertile Valley Seeds Location: Corvallis, Oregon USA Biography. Oregon plant breeder Carol Deppe holds a PhD in Genetics from Harvard University and specializes in developing open source crops for organic systems, superior flavor, agricultural WELCOME TO THE OPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVE Even a small donation goes a long way! OSSI is a 501 (c)3 non-profit and donations are tax deductible within the guidelines of U.S. law. If you prefer not to donate online, you can always send a check made out to the Open Source Seed Initiative, 1251 Sweetbriar Rd, Madison, WI53705. Donate Now.
ABOUT - WELCOME TO THE OPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVE - OPEN Vision. The Open Source Seed Initiative (OSSI) engages in education and outreach that promotes sharing rather than restricting access to plant germplasm, recognizes and supports the work of plant breeders of all kinds, and supports a diversified and decentralized seed industry. The core strategy for achieving these goals is the disseminationOSSI VARIETIES
OSSI Pledged Varieties. OSSI is working to maintain fair and open access to plant genetic diversity worldwide and ensuring freedom to use these resources for farmers, gardeners, breeders, and communities of this and future generations. THIRTY-THREE GREAT OPEN SOURCE ORGANIC-ADAPTED VEGETABLE The Open Source Seed Initiative is where the fight to take back control of our seed is happening. OSSI does this via its Pledge and its collection of OSSI-Pledged varieties. The heart of OSSI is the Pledge. The Pledge is first signed by the breeder of a variety, and is henceforth always transmitted along COMMUNITY - OPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVE Meet the OSSI Community. It takes a community to Free the Seed! Meet the plant breeders who have released varieties they have bred through the OSSI Pledge, the seed companies who partner with us and sell OSSI Pledged Seed, and the other businesses, non-profits, and artists whoare working hard to
WAPSI WONDER
Wapsi Wonder. Crop: Muskmelon (Cucumis melo) Use/Type: Standard Breeder: Glenn Drowns Sand Hill Preservation Center OSSI Pledge Date: 11/29/2015 Release Date: 11/29/2015 Bred for Organic Systems: No Commercial Availability: Yes Variety Type: Finished VarietyDescription
DXX-M TOMATO CLADE
Description. “DXX-M tomato clade is a family of short-season determinate tomatoes that are descended from a cross between DX52-12 and Jagodka. DX52-12 is an old heirloom variety that was developed to supply the Campbell’s soup company in the cold mountain valleys ofnorthern Utah.
PATRINA NUSKE SMALL
Patrina successfully made eight crosses between dwarf tomatoes and heirloom non-dwarf varieties and named the new hybrids using names from ‘Snow White and the 7 dwarfs’, and inventing a name for the 8th ‘dwarf’ (Witty). She has added approximately 20 more hybrids since then. Patrina co-manages the Dwarf Tomato Project as theSouthern
ADELAIDE FESTIVAL
Adelaide Festival was selected and named by Patrina after the fireworks celebrating the Adelaide Festival of Arts in her home city. It is a mid-season regular leaf variety, yielding rich purple tomatoes with green vertical stripes that ripen to olive-gold. The fruits are medium-large oblate weighing180 -300g/ 6-10oz, very juicy and tenderwith
DWARF BLAZING BEAUTY Dwarf Blazing Beauty is a mid-late season potato leaf dwarf with heavy yields of medium to medium large smooth glowing orange fruit in the 6 – 10 oz range. The flavor is rich and outstanding, with a distinct hint of refreshing tartness and ranks among the best flavored from the project. Plants reach about a metre+/ 3-4 ft by end of season. WELCOME TO THE OPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVE Even a small donation goes a long way! OSSI is a 501 (c)3 non-profit and donations are tax deductible within the guidelines of U.S. law. If you prefer not to donate online, you can always send a check made out to the Open Source Seed Initiative, 1251 Sweetbriar Rd, Madison, WI53705. Donate Now.
ABOUT - WELCOME TO THE OPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVE - OPEN Vision. The Open Source Seed Initiative (OSSI) engages in education and outreach that promotes sharing rather than restricting access to plant germplasm, recognizes and supports the work of plant breeders of all kinds, and supports a diversified and decentralized seed industry. The core strategy for achieving these goals is the disseminationOSSI VARIETIES
OSSI Pledged Varieties. OSSI is working to maintain fair and open access to plant genetic diversity worldwide and ensuring freedom to use these resources for farmers, gardeners, breeders, and communities of this and future generations. THIRTY-THREE GREAT OPEN SOURCE ORGANIC-ADAPTED VEGETABLE The Open Source Seed Initiative is where the fight to take back control of our seed is happening. OSSI does this via its Pledge and its collection of OSSI-Pledged varieties. The heart of OSSI is the Pledge. The Pledge is first signed by the breeder of a variety, and is henceforth always transmitted along COMMUNITY - OPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVE Meet the OSSI Community. It takes a community to Free the Seed! Meet the plant breeders who have released varieties they have bred through the OSSI Pledge, the seed companies who partner with us and sell OSSI Pledged Seed, and the other businesses, non-profits, and artists whoare working hard to
WAPSI WONDER
Wapsi Wonder. Crop: Muskmelon (Cucumis melo) Use/Type: Standard Breeder: Glenn Drowns Sand Hill Preservation Center OSSI Pledge Date: 11/29/2015 Release Date: 11/29/2015 Bred for Organic Systems: No Commercial Availability: Yes Variety Type: Finished VarietyDescription
DXX-M TOMATO CLADE
Description. “DXX-M tomato clade is a family of short-season determinate tomatoes that are descended from a cross between DX52-12 and Jagodka. DX52-12 is an old heirloom variety that was developed to supply the Campbell’s soup company in the cold mountain valleys ofnorthern Utah.
PATRINA NUSKE SMALL
Patrina successfully made eight crosses between dwarf tomatoes and heirloom non-dwarf varieties and named the new hybrids using names from ‘Snow White and the 7 dwarfs’, and inventing a name for the 8th ‘dwarf’ (Witty). She has added approximately 20 more hybrids since then. Patrina co-manages the Dwarf Tomato Project as theSouthern
ADELAIDE FESTIVAL
Adelaide Festival was selected and named by Patrina after the fireworks celebrating the Adelaide Festival of Arts in her home city. It is a mid-season regular leaf variety, yielding rich purple tomatoes with green vertical stripes that ripen to olive-gold. The fruits are medium-large oblate weighing180 -300g/ 6-10oz, very juicy and tenderwith
DWARF BLAZING BEAUTY Dwarf Blazing Beauty is a mid-late season potato leaf dwarf with heavy yields of medium to medium large smooth glowing orange fruit in the 6 – 10 oz range. The flavor is rich and outstanding, with a distinct hint of refreshing tartness and ranks among the best flavored from the project. Plants reach about a metre+/ 3-4 ft by end of season. HISTORY - OPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVE Origins and Orientation. The Open Source Seed Initiative (OSSI) was formally established in May, 2012, at a meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The twenty people attending represented a wide variety of perspectives and interests—academics, plant breeders, the seed trade, farmers, indigenous people, the Global South—and shared a deep concern over the way in which intellectual property rightsBOARD OF DIRECTORS
Michael Mazourek is the Calvin Knoyes Keeney Associate Professor of Vegetable Breeding at Cornell University. Michael is a breeder of peas, beans, squash, cucumbers and peppers and has released numerous cultivars and breeding materials that are shared by small, regional seed companies and incorporated into breeding program of the world’s largest seed companies. SEED COMPANY PARTNERS Seed Company Partners. Country. All Australia (5) Canada (7) Finland (1) Germany (1) Ireland (1) Japan (1) New Zealand (1) UK (3) USA (48) State/Province. All Aichi (1) British Columbia (2) CA (5) CO (2) Cornwall (1) County Cork (1) IA (1) ID (3) ME (1) MI (3) MN (2) MT (3) NC (1) ND (1) NJ (1) NM (1) NY (5) New South Wales (1) OR (9) Ontario FAQS - WELCOME TO THE OPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVE - OPEN OSSI stands for the Open Source Seed Initiative. OSSI has three interconnected objectives. First, OSSI is a new way to save and exchange seed that ensures the seed will remain free of patents, licenses, and other restrictions on freedom to use. This method of exchange involves commitment to an FREE THE SEED! PODCAST This podcast is for anyone interested in the plants we eat – farmers, gardeners and food curious folks - who want to dig deeper into where their food comes from. It’s about how new crop varieties make it into your seed catalogues and onto your tables. In each episode, we hear the story of a variety that has been pledged as open-source from the plant breeder that developed it.SIMONE BROADLEAF
Description. “Simone Boadleaf Kale is our second release coming out of the Gulag Stars kale population. This participatory breeding project is inspired by the Culinary Breeding Network and we are happy to have been working with Lane Selman and chef Tim Wastell. We separated out 15 single plant lines of Gulag Stars kale and discoveredseveral
CANDYSTICK DESSERT DELICATA OSSI is working to maintain fair and open access to plant genetic diversity worldwide and ensuring freedom to use these resources for farmers, gardeners, breeders, andBANKSIA QUEEN
OSSI is working to maintain fair and open access to plant genetic diversity worldwide and ensuring freedom to use these resources for farmers, gardeners, breeders, and DWARF TOMATO PROJECT OSSI is working to maintain fair and open access to plant genetic diversity worldwide and ensuring freedom to use these resources for farmers, gardeners, breeders, andCAROL DEPPE
Carol Deppe. Organization: Fertile Valley Seeds Location: Corvallis, Oregon USA Biography. Oregon plant breeder Carol Deppe holds a PhD in Genetics from Harvard University and specializes in developing open source crops for organic systems, superior flavor, agricultural WELCOME TO THE OPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVE Even a small donation goes a long way! OSSI is a 501 (c)3 non-profit and donations are tax deductible within the guidelines of U.S. law. If you prefer not to donate online, you can always send a check made out to the Open Source Seed Initiative, 1251 Sweetbriar Rd, Madison, WI53705. Donate Now.
ABOUT - WELCOME TO THE OPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVE - OPENOPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVEOPEN SOURCE INITIATIVETHE SEED SOURCE SEED BANKFREE SEED PROJECTOPEN SOURCE PLANT BREEDING FORUM Vision. The Open Source Seed Initiative (OSSI) engages in education and outreach that promotes sharing rather than restricting access to plant germplasm, recognizes and supports the work of plant breeders of all kinds, and supports a diversified and decentralized seed industry. The core strategy for achieving these goals is the dissemination COMMUNITY - OPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVE Meet the OSSI Community. It takes a community to Free the Seed! Meet the plant breeders who have released varieties they have bred through the OSSI Pledge, the seed companies who partner with us and sell OSSI Pledged Seed, and the other businesses, non-profits, and artists whoare working hard to
THIRTY-THREE GREAT OPEN SOURCE ORGANIC-ADAPTED VEGETABLE The Open Source Seed Initiative is where the fight to take back control of our seed is happening. OSSI does this via its Pledge and its collection of OSSI-Pledged varieties. The heart of OSSI is the Pledge. The Pledge is first signed by the breeder of a variety, and is henceforth always transmitted along OSSI AND THE GLOBAL SEED SYSTEM The issues that have stimulated the creation of OSSI are global in scope and significance. Perhaps the most visible concern is continuing consolidation in the seed industry. In the USA, Dow and DuPont are merging. ChemChina is completing a takeover of Switzerland’s Syngenta. And on Sept. 14 the German firm Bayer reached a $66 billionSIMONE BROADLEAF
Description. “Simone Boadleaf Kale is our second release coming out of the Gulag Stars kale population. This participatory breeding project is inspired by the Culinary Breeding Network and we are happy to have been working with Lane Selman and chef Tim Wastell. We separated out 15 single plant lines of Gulag Stars kale and discoveredseveral
WAPSI WONDER
Wapsi Wonder. Crop: Muskmelon (Cucumis melo) Use/Type: Standard Breeder: Glenn Drowns Sand Hill Preservation Center OSSI Pledge Date: 11/29/2015 Release Date: 11/29/2015 Bred for Organic Systems: No Commercial Availability: Yes Variety Type: Finished VarietyDescription
ADELAIDE FESTIVAL
Adelaide Festival was selected and named by Patrina after the fireworks celebrating the Adelaide Festival of Arts in her home city. It is a mid-season regular leaf variety, yielding rich purple tomatoes with green vertical stripes that ripen to olive-gold. The fruits are medium-large oblate weighing180 -300g/ 6-10oz, very juicy and tenderwith
PATRINA NUSKE SMALL
Patrina successfully made eight crosses between dwarf tomatoes and heirloom non-dwarf varieties and named the new hybrids using names from ‘Snow White and the 7 dwarfs’, and inventing a name for the 8th ‘dwarf’ (Witty). She has added approximately 20 more hybrids since then. Patrina co-manages the Dwarf Tomato Project as theSouthern
CAROL DEPPE
Carol Deppe. Organization: Fertile Valley Seeds Location: Corvallis, Oregon USA Biography. Oregon plant breeder Carol Deppe holds a PhD in Genetics from Harvard University and specializes in developing open source crops for organic systems, superior flavor, agricultural WELCOME TO THE OPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVE Even a small donation goes a long way! OSSI is a 501 (c)3 non-profit and donations are tax deductible within the guidelines of U.S. law. If you prefer not to donate online, you can always send a check made out to the Open Source Seed Initiative, 1251 Sweetbriar Rd, Madison, WI53705. Donate Now.
ABOUT - WELCOME TO THE OPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVE - OPENOPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVEOPEN SOURCE INITIATIVETHE SEED SOURCE SEED BANKFREE SEED PROJECTOPEN SOURCE PLANT BREEDING FORUM Vision. The Open Source Seed Initiative (OSSI) engages in education and outreach that promotes sharing rather than restricting access to plant germplasm, recognizes and supports the work of plant breeders of all kinds, and supports a diversified and decentralized seed industry. The core strategy for achieving these goals is the dissemination COMMUNITY - OPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVE Meet the OSSI Community. It takes a community to Free the Seed! Meet the plant breeders who have released varieties they have bred through the OSSI Pledge, the seed companies who partner with us and sell OSSI Pledged Seed, and the other businesses, non-profits, and artists whoare working hard to
THIRTY-THREE GREAT OPEN SOURCE ORGANIC-ADAPTED VEGETABLE The Open Source Seed Initiative is where the fight to take back control of our seed is happening. OSSI does this via its Pledge and its collection of OSSI-Pledged varieties. The heart of OSSI is the Pledge. The Pledge is first signed by the breeder of a variety, and is henceforth always transmitted along OSSI AND THE GLOBAL SEED SYSTEM The issues that have stimulated the creation of OSSI are global in scope and significance. Perhaps the most visible concern is continuing consolidation in the seed industry. In the USA, Dow and DuPont are merging. ChemChina is completing a takeover of Switzerland’s Syngenta. And on Sept. 14 the German firm Bayer reached a $66 billionSIMONE BROADLEAF
Description. “Simone Boadleaf Kale is our second release coming out of the Gulag Stars kale population. This participatory breeding project is inspired by the Culinary Breeding Network and we are happy to have been working with Lane Selman and chef Tim Wastell. We separated out 15 single plant lines of Gulag Stars kale and discoveredseveral
WAPSI WONDER
Wapsi Wonder. Crop: Muskmelon (Cucumis melo) Use/Type: Standard Breeder: Glenn Drowns Sand Hill Preservation Center OSSI Pledge Date: 11/29/2015 Release Date: 11/29/2015 Bred for Organic Systems: No Commercial Availability: Yes Variety Type: Finished VarietyDescription
ADELAIDE FESTIVAL
Adelaide Festival was selected and named by Patrina after the fireworks celebrating the Adelaide Festival of Arts in her home city. It is a mid-season regular leaf variety, yielding rich purple tomatoes with green vertical stripes that ripen to olive-gold. The fruits are medium-large oblate weighing180 -300g/ 6-10oz, very juicy and tenderwith
PATRINA NUSKE SMALL
Patrina successfully made eight crosses between dwarf tomatoes and heirloom non-dwarf varieties and named the new hybrids using names from ‘Snow White and the 7 dwarfs’, and inventing a name for the 8th ‘dwarf’ (Witty). She has added approximately 20 more hybrids since then. Patrina co-manages the Dwarf Tomato Project as theSouthern
CAROL DEPPE
Carol Deppe. Organization: Fertile Valley Seeds Location: Corvallis, Oregon USA Biography. Oregon plant breeder Carol Deppe holds a PhD in Genetics from Harvard University and specializes in developing open source crops for organic systems, superior flavor, agricultural DONATE - OPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVE It also helps us support programs such as the plant breeding forum and the OSSI podcast series. We are a 501 (c)3 non profit organization. If you prefer to pay by check, you can make it out to ‘The Open Source Seed Initiative’ and mail to 1251 Sweetbriar Rd., Madison, WI 53705. You can donate to OSSI thru Paypal at the link below: HISTORY - OPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVE Origins and Orientation. The Open Source Seed Initiative (OSSI) was formally established in May, 2012, at a meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The twenty people attending represented a wide variety of perspectives and interests—academics, plant breeders, the seed trade, farmers, indigenous people, the Global South—and shared a deep concern over the way in which intellectual property rightsBOARD OF DIRECTORS
Michael Mazourek is the Calvin Knoyes Keeney Associate Professor of Vegetable Breeding at Cornell University. Michael is a breeder of peas, beans, squash, cucumbers and peppers and has released numerous cultivars and breeding materials that are shared by small, regional seed companies and incorporated into breeding program of the world’s largest seed companies.FREE THE SEED ED. 2
If you prefer not to donate online, you can always send a check made out to the Open Source Seed Initiative, 1251 Sweetbriar Rd, Madison, WI 53705. Donate Now. Read the First Edition of Free the Seed. Free the Seed is a publication of the Open Source Seed Initiative. Editor: Carol Deppe; Copyeditor: CR Lawn; Art Director: Claire Luby. FAQS - WELCOME TO THE OPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVE - OPEN OSSI stands for the Open Source Seed Initiative. OSSI has three interconnected objectives. First, OSSI is a new way to save and exchange seed that ensures the seed will remain free of patents, licenses, and other restrictions on freedom to use. This method of exchange involves commitment to anSIMONE BROADLEAF
Description. “Simone Boadleaf Kale is our second release coming out of the Gulag Stars kale population. This participatory breeding project is inspired by the Culinary Breeding Network and we are happy to have been working with Lane Selman and chef Tim Wastell. We separated out 15 single plant lines of Gulag Stars kale and discoveredseveral
FREE THE SEED! PODCAST This podcast is for anyone interested in the plants we eat – farmers, gardeners and food curious folks - who want to dig deeper into where their food comes from. It’s about how new crop varieties make it into your seed catalogues and onto your tables. In each episode, we hear the story of a variety that has been pledged as open-source from the plant breeder that developed it.DXX-M TOMATO CLADE
Description. “DXX-M tomato clade is a family of short-season determinate tomatoes that are descended from a cross between DX52-12 and Jagodka. DX52-12 is an old heirloom variety that was developed to supply the Campbell’s soup company in the cold mountain valleys ofnorthern Utah.
BANKSIA QUEEN
OSSI is working to maintain fair and open access to plant genetic diversity worldwide and ensuring freedom to use these resources for farmers, gardeners, breeders, andCAROL DEPPE
Carol Deppe. Organization: Fertile Valley Seeds Location: Corvallis, Oregon USA Biography. Oregon plant breeder Carol Deppe holds a PhD in Genetics from Harvard University and specializes in developing open source crops for organic systems, superior flavor, agricultural WELCOME TO THE OPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVE Even a small donation goes a long way! OSSI is a 501 (c)3 non-profit and donations are tax deductible within the guidelines of U.S. law. If you prefer not to donate online, you can always send a check made out to the Open Source Seed Initiative, 1251 Sweetbriar Rd, Madison, WI53705. Donate Now.
ABOUT - WELCOME TO THE OPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVE - OPENOPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVEOPEN SOURCE INITIATIVETHE SEED SOURCE SEED BANKFREE SEED PROJECTOPEN SOURCE PLANT BREEDING FORUM Vision. The Open Source Seed Initiative (OSSI) engages in education and outreach that promotes sharing rather than restricting access to plant germplasm, recognizes and supports the work of plant breeders of all kinds, and supports a diversified and decentralized seed industry. The core strategy for achieving these goals is the dissemination COMMUNITY - OPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVE Meet the OSSI Community. It takes a community to Free the Seed! Meet the plant breeders who have released varieties they have bred through the OSSI Pledge, the seed companies who partner with us and sell OSSI Pledged Seed, and the other businesses, non-profits, and artists whoare working hard to
THIRTY-THREE GREAT OPEN SOURCE ORGANIC-ADAPTED VEGETABLE The Open Source Seed Initiative is where the fight to take back control of our seed is happening. OSSI does this via its Pledge and its collection of OSSI-Pledged varieties. The heart of OSSI is the Pledge. The Pledge is first signed by the breeder of a variety, and is henceforth always transmitted along OSSI AND THE GLOBAL SEED SYSTEM The issues that have stimulated the creation of OSSI are global in scope and significance. Perhaps the most visible concern is continuing consolidation in the seed industry. In the USA, Dow and DuPont are merging. ChemChina is completing a takeover of Switzerland’s Syngenta. And on Sept. 14 the German firm Bayer reached a $66 billionSIMONE BROADLEAF
Description. “Simone Boadleaf Kale is our second release coming out of the Gulag Stars kale population. This participatory breeding project is inspired by the Culinary Breeding Network and we are happy to have been working with Lane Selman and chef Tim Wastell. We separated out 15 single plant lines of Gulag Stars kale and discoveredseveral
WAPSI WONDER
Wapsi Wonder. Crop: Muskmelon (Cucumis melo) Use/Type: Standard Breeder: Glenn Drowns Sand Hill Preservation Center OSSI Pledge Date: 11/29/2015 Release Date: 11/29/2015 Bred for Organic Systems: No Commercial Availability: Yes Variety Type: Finished VarietyDescription
ADELAIDE FESTIVAL
Adelaide Festival was selected and named by Patrina after the fireworks celebrating the Adelaide Festival of Arts in her home city. It is a mid-season regular leaf variety, yielding rich purple tomatoes with green vertical stripes that ripen to olive-gold. The fruits are medium-large oblate weighing180 -300g/ 6-10oz, very juicy and tenderwith
PATRINA NUSKE SMALL
Patrina successfully made eight crosses between dwarf tomatoes and heirloom non-dwarf varieties and named the new hybrids using names from ‘Snow White and the 7 dwarfs’, and inventing a name for the 8th ‘dwarf’ (Witty). She has added approximately 20 more hybrids since then. Patrina co-manages the Dwarf Tomato Project as theSouthern
CAROL DEPPE
Carol Deppe. Organization: Fertile Valley Seeds Location: Corvallis, Oregon USA Biography. Oregon plant breeder Carol Deppe holds a PhD in Genetics from Harvard University and specializes in developing open source crops for organic systems, superior flavor, agricultural WELCOME TO THE OPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVE Even a small donation goes a long way! OSSI is a 501 (c)3 non-profit and donations are tax deductible within the guidelines of U.S. law. If you prefer not to donate online, you can always send a check made out to the Open Source Seed Initiative, 1251 Sweetbriar Rd, Madison, WI53705. Donate Now.
ABOUT - WELCOME TO THE OPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVE - OPENOPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVEOPEN SOURCE INITIATIVETHE SEED SOURCE SEED BANKFREE SEED PROJECTOPEN SOURCE PLANT BREEDING FORUM Vision. The Open Source Seed Initiative (OSSI) engages in education and outreach that promotes sharing rather than restricting access to plant germplasm, recognizes and supports the work of plant breeders of all kinds, and supports a diversified and decentralized seed industry. The core strategy for achieving these goals is the dissemination COMMUNITY - OPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVE Meet the OSSI Community. It takes a community to Free the Seed! Meet the plant breeders who have released varieties they have bred through the OSSI Pledge, the seed companies who partner with us and sell OSSI Pledged Seed, and the other businesses, non-profits, and artists whoare working hard to
THIRTY-THREE GREAT OPEN SOURCE ORGANIC-ADAPTED VEGETABLE The Open Source Seed Initiative is where the fight to take back control of our seed is happening. OSSI does this via its Pledge and its collection of OSSI-Pledged varieties. The heart of OSSI is the Pledge. The Pledge is first signed by the breeder of a variety, and is henceforth always transmitted along OSSI AND THE GLOBAL SEED SYSTEM The issues that have stimulated the creation of OSSI are global in scope and significance. Perhaps the most visible concern is continuing consolidation in the seed industry. In the USA, Dow and DuPont are merging. ChemChina is completing a takeover of Switzerland’s Syngenta. And on Sept. 14 the German firm Bayer reached a $66 billionSIMONE BROADLEAF
Description. “Simone Boadleaf Kale is our second release coming out of the Gulag Stars kale population. This participatory breeding project is inspired by the Culinary Breeding Network and we are happy to have been working with Lane Selman and chef Tim Wastell. We separated out 15 single plant lines of Gulag Stars kale and discoveredseveral
WAPSI WONDER
Wapsi Wonder. Crop: Muskmelon (Cucumis melo) Use/Type: Standard Breeder: Glenn Drowns Sand Hill Preservation Center OSSI Pledge Date: 11/29/2015 Release Date: 11/29/2015 Bred for Organic Systems: No Commercial Availability: Yes Variety Type: Finished VarietyDescription
ADELAIDE FESTIVAL
Adelaide Festival was selected and named by Patrina after the fireworks celebrating the Adelaide Festival of Arts in her home city. It is a mid-season regular leaf variety, yielding rich purple tomatoes with green vertical stripes that ripen to olive-gold. The fruits are medium-large oblate weighing180 -300g/ 6-10oz, very juicy and tenderwith
PATRINA NUSKE SMALL
Patrina successfully made eight crosses between dwarf tomatoes and heirloom non-dwarf varieties and named the new hybrids using names from ‘Snow White and the 7 dwarfs’, and inventing a name for the 8th ‘dwarf’ (Witty). She has added approximately 20 more hybrids since then. Patrina co-manages the Dwarf Tomato Project as theSouthern
CAROL DEPPE
Carol Deppe. Organization: Fertile Valley Seeds Location: Corvallis, Oregon USA Biography. Oregon plant breeder Carol Deppe holds a PhD in Genetics from Harvard University and specializes in developing open source crops for organic systems, superior flavor, agricultural DONATE - OPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVE It also helps us support programs such as the plant breeding forum and the OSSI podcast series. We are a 501 (c)3 non profit organization. If you prefer to pay by check, you can make it out to ‘The Open Source Seed Initiative’ and mail to 1251 Sweetbriar Rd., Madison, WI 53705. You can donate to OSSI thru Paypal at the link below: HISTORY - OPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVE Origins and Orientation. The Open Source Seed Initiative (OSSI) was formally established in May, 2012, at a meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The twenty people attending represented a wide variety of perspectives and interests—academics, plant breeders, the seed trade, farmers, indigenous people, the Global South—and shared a deep concern over the way in which intellectual property rightsBOARD OF DIRECTORS
Michael Mazourek is the Calvin Knoyes Keeney Associate Professor of Vegetable Breeding at Cornell University. Michael is a breeder of peas, beans, squash, cucumbers and peppers and has released numerous cultivars and breeding materials that are shared by small, regional seed companies and incorporated into breeding program of the world’s largest seed companies.FREE THE SEED ED. 2
If you prefer not to donate online, you can always send a check made out to the Open Source Seed Initiative, 1251 Sweetbriar Rd, Madison, WI 53705. Donate Now. Read the First Edition of Free the Seed. Free the Seed is a publication of the Open Source Seed Initiative. Editor: Carol Deppe; Copyeditor: CR Lawn; Art Director: Claire Luby. FAQS - WELCOME TO THE OPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVE - OPEN OSSI stands for the Open Source Seed Initiative. OSSI has three interconnected objectives. First, OSSI is a new way to save and exchange seed that ensures the seed will remain free of patents, licenses, and other restrictions on freedom to use. This method of exchange involves commitment to anSIMONE BROADLEAF
Description. “Simone Boadleaf Kale is our second release coming out of the Gulag Stars kale population. This participatory breeding project is inspired by the Culinary Breeding Network and we are happy to have been working with Lane Selman and chef Tim Wastell. We separated out 15 single plant lines of Gulag Stars kale and discoveredseveral
FREE THE SEED! PODCAST This podcast is for anyone interested in the plants we eat – farmers, gardeners and food curious folks - who want to dig deeper into where their food comes from. It’s about how new crop varieties make it into your seed catalogues and onto your tables. In each episode, we hear the story of a variety that has been pledged as open-source from the plant breeder that developed it.DXX-M TOMATO CLADE
Description. “DXX-M tomato clade is a family of short-season determinate tomatoes that are descended from a cross between DX52-12 and Jagodka. DX52-12 is an old heirloom variety that was developed to supply the Campbell’s soup company in the cold mountain valleys ofnorthern Utah.
BANKSIA QUEEN
OSSI is working to maintain fair and open access to plant genetic diversity worldwide and ensuring freedom to use these resources for farmers, gardeners, breeders, andCAROL DEPPE
Carol Deppe. Organization: Fertile Valley Seeds Location: Corvallis, Oregon USA Biography. Oregon plant breeder Carol Deppe holds a PhD in Genetics from Harvard University and specializes in developing open source crops for organic systems, superior flavor, agricultural WELCOME TO THE OPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVE Even a small donation goes a long way! OSSI is a 501 (c)3 non-profit and donations are tax deductible within the guidelines of U.S. law. If you prefer not to donate online, you can always send a check made out to the Open Source Seed Initiative, 1251 Sweetbriar Rd, Madison, WI53705. Donate Now.
ABOUT - WELCOME TO THE OPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVE - OPENOPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVEOPEN SOURCE INITIATIVETHE SEED SOURCE SEED BANKFREE SEED PROJECTOPEN SOURCE PLANT BREEDING FORUM Vision. The Open Source Seed Initiative (OSSI) engages in education and outreach that promotes sharing rather than restricting access to plant germplasm, recognizes and supports the work of plant breeders of all kinds, and supports a diversified and decentralized seed industry. The core strategy for achieving these goals is the dissemination COMMUNITY - OPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVE Meet the OSSI Community. It takes a community to Free the Seed! Meet the plant breeders who have released varieties they have bred through the OSSI Pledge, the seed companies who partner with us and sell OSSI Pledged Seed, and the other businesses, non-profits, and artists whoare working hard to
THIRTY-THREE GREAT OPEN SOURCE ORGANIC-ADAPTED VEGETABLE The Open Source Seed Initiative is where the fight to take back control of our seed is happening. OSSI does this via its Pledge and its collection of OSSI-Pledged varieties. The heart of OSSI is the Pledge. The Pledge is first signed by the breeder of a variety, and is henceforth always transmitted along OSSI AND THE GLOBAL SEED SYSTEM The issues that have stimulated the creation of OSSI are global in scope and significance. Perhaps the most visible concern is continuing consolidation in the seed industry. In the USA, Dow and DuPont are merging. ChemChina is completing a takeover of Switzerland’s Syngenta. And on Sept. 14 the German firm Bayer reached a $66 billionSIMONE BROADLEAF
Description. “Simone Boadleaf Kale is our second release coming out of the Gulag Stars kale population. This participatory breeding project is inspired by the Culinary Breeding Network and we are happy to have been working with Lane Selman and chef Tim Wastell. We separated out 15 single plant lines of Gulag Stars kale and discoveredseveral
WAPSI WONDER
Wapsi Wonder. Crop: Muskmelon (Cucumis melo) Use/Type: Standard Breeder: Glenn Drowns Sand Hill Preservation Center OSSI Pledge Date: 11/29/2015 Release Date: 11/29/2015 Bred for Organic Systems: No Commercial Availability: Yes Variety Type: Finished VarietyDescription
ADELAIDE FESTIVAL
Adelaide Festival was selected and named by Patrina after the fireworks celebrating the Adelaide Festival of Arts in her home city. It is a mid-season regular leaf variety, yielding rich purple tomatoes with green vertical stripes that ripen to olive-gold. The fruits are medium-large oblate weighing180 -300g/ 6-10oz, very juicy and tenderwith
PATRINA NUSKE SMALL
Patrina successfully made eight crosses between dwarf tomatoes and heirloom non-dwarf varieties and named the new hybrids using names from ‘Snow White and the 7 dwarfs’, and inventing a name for the 8th ‘dwarf’ (Witty). She has added approximately 20 more hybrids since then. Patrina co-manages the Dwarf Tomato Project as theSouthern
CAROL DEPPE
Carol Deppe. Organization: Fertile Valley Seeds Location: Corvallis, Oregon USA Biography. Oregon plant breeder Carol Deppe holds a PhD in Genetics from Harvard University and specializes in developing open source crops for organic systems, superior flavor, agricultural WELCOME TO THE OPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVE Even a small donation goes a long way! OSSI is a 501 (c)3 non-profit and donations are tax deductible within the guidelines of U.S. law. If you prefer not to donate online, you can always send a check made out to the Open Source Seed Initiative, 1251 Sweetbriar Rd, Madison, WI53705. Donate Now.
ABOUT - WELCOME TO THE OPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVE - OPENOPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVEOPEN SOURCE INITIATIVETHE SEED SOURCE SEED BANKFREE SEED PROJECTOPEN SOURCE PLANT BREEDING FORUM Vision. The Open Source Seed Initiative (OSSI) engages in education and outreach that promotes sharing rather than restricting access to plant germplasm, recognizes and supports the work of plant breeders of all kinds, and supports a diversified and decentralized seed industry. The core strategy for achieving these goals is the dissemination COMMUNITY - OPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVE Meet the OSSI Community. It takes a community to Free the Seed! Meet the plant breeders who have released varieties they have bred through the OSSI Pledge, the seed companies who partner with us and sell OSSI Pledged Seed, and the other businesses, non-profits, and artists whoare working hard to
THIRTY-THREE GREAT OPEN SOURCE ORGANIC-ADAPTED VEGETABLE The Open Source Seed Initiative is where the fight to take back control of our seed is happening. OSSI does this via its Pledge and its collection of OSSI-Pledged varieties. The heart of OSSI is the Pledge. The Pledge is first signed by the breeder of a variety, and is henceforth always transmitted along OSSI AND THE GLOBAL SEED SYSTEM The issues that have stimulated the creation of OSSI are global in scope and significance. Perhaps the most visible concern is continuing consolidation in the seed industry. In the USA, Dow and DuPont are merging. ChemChina is completing a takeover of Switzerland’s Syngenta. And on Sept. 14 the German firm Bayer reached a $66 billionSIMONE BROADLEAF
Description. “Simone Boadleaf Kale is our second release coming out of the Gulag Stars kale population. This participatory breeding project is inspired by the Culinary Breeding Network and we are happy to have been working with Lane Selman and chef Tim Wastell. We separated out 15 single plant lines of Gulag Stars kale and discoveredseveral
WAPSI WONDER
Wapsi Wonder. Crop: Muskmelon (Cucumis melo) Use/Type: Standard Breeder: Glenn Drowns Sand Hill Preservation Center OSSI Pledge Date: 11/29/2015 Release Date: 11/29/2015 Bred for Organic Systems: No Commercial Availability: Yes Variety Type: Finished VarietyDescription
ADELAIDE FESTIVAL
Adelaide Festival was selected and named by Patrina after the fireworks celebrating the Adelaide Festival of Arts in her home city. It is a mid-season regular leaf variety, yielding rich purple tomatoes with green vertical stripes that ripen to olive-gold. The fruits are medium-large oblate weighing180 -300g/ 6-10oz, very juicy and tenderwith
PATRINA NUSKE SMALL
Patrina successfully made eight crosses between dwarf tomatoes and heirloom non-dwarf varieties and named the new hybrids using names from ‘Snow White and the 7 dwarfs’, and inventing a name for the 8th ‘dwarf’ (Witty). She has added approximately 20 more hybrids since then. Patrina co-manages the Dwarf Tomato Project as theSouthern
CAROL DEPPE
Carol Deppe. Organization: Fertile Valley Seeds Location: Corvallis, Oregon USA Biography. Oregon plant breeder Carol Deppe holds a PhD in Genetics from Harvard University and specializes in developing open source crops for organic systems, superior flavor, agricultural DONATE - OPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVE It also helps us support programs such as the plant breeding forum and the OSSI podcast series. We are a 501 (c)3 non profit organization. If you prefer to pay by check, you can make it out to ‘The Open Source Seed Initiative’ and mail to 1251 Sweetbriar Rd., Madison, WI 53705. You can donate to OSSI thru Paypal at the link below: HISTORY - OPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVE Origins and Orientation. The Open Source Seed Initiative (OSSI) was formally established in May, 2012, at a meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The twenty people attending represented a wide variety of perspectives and interests—academics, plant breeders, the seed trade, farmers, indigenous people, the Global South—and shared a deep concern over the way in which intellectual property rightsBOARD OF DIRECTORS
Michael Mazourek is the Calvin Knoyes Keeney Associate Professor of Vegetable Breeding at Cornell University. Michael is a breeder of peas, beans, squash, cucumbers and peppers and has released numerous cultivars and breeding materials that are shared by small, regional seed companies and incorporated into breeding program of the world’s largest seed companies.FREE THE SEED ED. 2
If you prefer not to donate online, you can always send a check made out to the Open Source Seed Initiative, 1251 Sweetbriar Rd, Madison, WI 53705. Donate Now. Read the First Edition of Free the Seed. Free the Seed is a publication of the Open Source Seed Initiative. Editor: Carol Deppe; Copyeditor: CR Lawn; Art Director: Claire Luby. FAQS - WELCOME TO THE OPEN SOURCE SEED INITIATIVE - OPEN OSSI stands for the Open Source Seed Initiative. OSSI has three interconnected objectives. First, OSSI is a new way to save and exchange seed that ensures the seed will remain free of patents, licenses, and other restrictions on freedom to use. This method of exchange involves commitment to anSIMONE BROADLEAF
Description. “Simone Boadleaf Kale is our second release coming out of the Gulag Stars kale population. This participatory breeding project is inspired by the Culinary Breeding Network and we are happy to have been working with Lane Selman and chef Tim Wastell. We separated out 15 single plant lines of Gulag Stars kale and discoveredseveral
FREE THE SEED! PODCAST This podcast is for anyone interested in the plants we eat – farmers, gardeners and food curious folks - who want to dig deeper into where their food comes from. It’s about how new crop varieties make it into your seed catalogues and onto your tables. In each episode, we hear the story of a variety that has been pledged as open-source from the plant breeder that developed it.DXX-M TOMATO CLADE
Description. “DXX-M tomato clade is a family of short-season determinate tomatoes that are descended from a cross between DX52-12 and Jagodka. DX52-12 is an old heirloom variety that was developed to supply the Campbell’s soup company in the cold mountain valleys ofnorthern Utah.
BANKSIA QUEEN
OSSI is working to maintain fair and open access to plant genetic diversity worldwide and ensuring freedom to use these resources for farmers, gardeners, breeders, andCAROL DEPPE
Carol Deppe. Organization: Fertile Valley Seeds Location: Corvallis, Oregon USA Biography. Oregon plant breeder Carol Deppe holds a PhD in Genetics from Harvard University and specializes in developing open source crops for organic systems, superior flavor, agriculturalOpen Menu
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