Come see the BC Seeds team at the Pacific Agriculture Show in Abbotsford! We will have a table and be giving a presentation on our work. See you there.
Designed for students who want to: Learn about producing organic seeds, commercial seed production, and build their own business following their own unique seed-farm business plan.
Supported by Metro Vancouver, the Citizen Seed Trial is entering its third year in 2019. Our aim is to bring growers of all scales into the seed conversation.
On March 1, 2019 FarmFolk CityFolk signed a lease on 3-1/2 acres of certified organic land in Abbotsford to launch the FarmFolk CityFolk Research & Education Seed Farm.
We hope to identify varieties which perform best in each region as well as those varieties which can be scaled up for bulk seed production.
The mobile seed cleaner houses a selection of seed processing tools to help seed growers scale up production
Check out our resource directory to find all things seed: suppliers, publications, equipment, and more!
Check out our seed enterprise budget spreadsheet tool to help you calculate the production costs and potential revenue of your seeds crops.
When the Covid-19 pandemic was declared in March, the fate of this year’s mobile seed cleaner tour was very uncertain. We knew we wouldn’t be able to bring it to bustling markets to connect with Read more…
Humans have likely been munching on carrots for over 5,000 years, so it’s no surprise that an abundance of resources have been developed to guide beginner and advanced carrot breeders alike through all stages of Read more…
Craig LeHoullier aka ‘North Carolina Tomato Man’ is the plant breeder behind the F3 teensy family dwarf tomato breeding population that we are trialling in the 2020 Citizen Seed Trial (CST). Craig is also the Read more…