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Shannon Jones runs Broadfork Farm with Bryan Dyck in River Hebert, Nova Scotia. They grow vegetables and cut flowers for market.
I've been trying to get Shannon on the podcast since the beginning of the pod because Broadfork is a great example of how a market farm can integrate seed production into their vegetable and flower fields. And we finally found a time that worked for us to have a conversation.
In this episode, Shannon shares how she and Bryan choose the seed crops they grow and how they manage seed harvest through the season, and clean seeds in the off season. She also explains about how they sell some of their own seeds during their spring seedling sales.
In the deep dive, we explore growing Salad Turnips for seed. We start with why Shannon was looking for a Hakurei turnip alternative, then get into trialing different OP salad turnips to figure out which variety to work with, and finally cover planting, harvest, and cleaning.
We also talk about Bupleurum and Onions for seed.
Enjoy the conversation!
Support the Seed Farmer Podcast
http://spreadsheet.farm/supportpodcast
Episode links
Broadfork's website
Broadfork Farm on instagram
Freed Seed workshop: Botany of Seed Formation
Stay in Touch
Follow the Seed Farmer on instagram
Get my weekly seed newsletter
Order Tourne-Sol seeds (Canadian orders only)
Get my new book The Seed Farmer
https://danbrisebois.com/seedfarmerbook/
❤️ Thanks for listening!
By Dan Brisebois5
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Shannon Jones runs Broadfork Farm with Bryan Dyck in River Hebert, Nova Scotia. They grow vegetables and cut flowers for market.
I've been trying to get Shannon on the podcast since the beginning of the pod because Broadfork is a great example of how a market farm can integrate seed production into their vegetable and flower fields. And we finally found a time that worked for us to have a conversation.
In this episode, Shannon shares how she and Bryan choose the seed crops they grow and how they manage seed harvest through the season, and clean seeds in the off season. She also explains about how they sell some of their own seeds during their spring seedling sales.
In the deep dive, we explore growing Salad Turnips for seed. We start with why Shannon was looking for a Hakurei turnip alternative, then get into trialing different OP salad turnips to figure out which variety to work with, and finally cover planting, harvest, and cleaning.
We also talk about Bupleurum and Onions for seed.
Enjoy the conversation!
Support the Seed Farmer Podcast
http://spreadsheet.farm/supportpodcast
Episode links
Broadfork's website
Broadfork Farm on instagram
Freed Seed workshop: Botany of Seed Formation
Stay in Touch
Follow the Seed Farmer on instagram
Get my weekly seed newsletter
Order Tourne-Sol seeds (Canadian orders only)
Get my new book The Seed Farmer
https://danbrisebois.com/seedfarmerbook/
❤️ Thanks for listening!

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