The Importance of Open Pollinated Seed in a Climate Change Era

OP Seed Definition

An outcome of human selection for specific traits

during which plants are selected and pollinated in a series of crops. Keeping the variety true to form.

Regional Climate Conditions of OP Seed

During repeated selection new plant varieties aredeveloped as certain traits become dominant, including the region's climate conditions.

New Open Pollinated Variety

Types of OP Seed

Heirloom Heritage OP

How they come to market now and who they are developed for.

Controlled Environment of Hybrid Seed

Hybridization of seed is accomplished in controlled conditions by crossing two seperate varieties for creating a desirable set of traits in the daughter plant.

New F1 Hybrid

F1 = No True Form

No purpose in saving seed from year to year.Hybrid varieties have no regional connection to

climate Where they are developed and for what type of

market

My Favorite Carrot from Last Year

How We Can Help Maintain Regionally Specific Seed

We support the process of adapting OP varieties to our changing climate conditions by purchasing OP seed from small seed suppliers involved in OP seed development.

Other OP Seed Benefits Beyond seed development for Regional Climate Conditions

Seed Saving and Sharing is possible because they come true to form and in many cases are not (Heirloom and Heritage) patented.

This translates to opportunity for continuous(year-to-year) food security of healthy crops.

Higher nutrional values and taste better!