Bill McDorman's guest appearances

Bill McDorman

The Urban Farm Podcast with Greg Peterson

Vegetable Gardening

Down to Earth: The Planet to Plate Podcast

Brad Lancaster

Jason Mraz

Ken Berry

Bill Bezuk

Niki Jabbour

Garrett Hill

Tiffany Panaccione

Elvira Di Brigit

Jason Johns

Michael Foley

Kelly Athena

Joe Yonan

Elias Martinez

Shannon McBride

Lloyd Hardrick

OwlTail

Bill McDorman, executive director of the Rocky Mountain Seed Alliance in Ketchum, Idaho, and co-founder of the Seed School, has been saving seeds for over three decades. He explains the dangers of the massive biodiversity loss that's happened in the last fifty years, and how seed saving can move us toward a well-adapted local agriculture.

Bill McDorman, executive director of the <a href="http://rockymountainseeds.org" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Rocky Mountain Seed Alliance</a> in Ketchum, Idaho, and co-founder of the <a href="https://rockymountainseeds.org/attend/seed-school" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Seed School</a>, has been saving seeds for over three decades. He explains the dangers of the massive biodiversity loss that's happened in the last fifty years, and how seed saving can move us toward a well-adapted local agriculture.

Bill McDorman: Planting the seeds of a diverse, local agriculture 

193: Chat With An Expert - Bill McDormanBill McDorman is Executive Director of Rocky Mountain Seed Alliance, Ketchum, Idaho. He got his start in the bio-regional seed movement while in college in 1979 when he helped start Garden City Seeds. In 1984, Bill started Seeds Trust/High Altitude Gardens, a mail-order seed company he ran successfully until it sold in 2013.   He authored the book, Basic Seed Saving, in 1994.  In 2010, he and his wife Belle Starr created Seed School, a nationally recognized week-long training. He served as Executive Director of Native Seeds Search from 2011 to 2014.  Bill is a passionate and knowledgeable presenter who inspires his audiences to learn to save their own seeds.This is the first in a handful of special interviews in our chat with an interview series.  Bill joins us to share what is happening right now in the Southwest region with seed saving, including the upcoming Seed Summit and other seed events in the region.  Bill shares a few insights and a couple interesting stories about some unique and really cool seeds. Visit https://www.urbanfarm.org/2017/02/07/chat-with-an-expert-bill-mcdorman/ for links and show notes   

193: Chat With An Expert - Bill McDormanBill McDorman is Executive Director of Rocky Mountain Seed Alliance, Ketchum, Idaho. He got his start in the bio-regional seed movement while in college in 1979 when he helped start Garden City Seeds. In 1984, Bill started Seeds Trust/High Altitude Gardens, a mail-order seed company he ran successfully until it sold in 2013.   He authored the book, Basic Seed Saving, in 1994.  In 2010, he and his wife Belle Starr created Seed School, a nationally recognized week-long training. He served as Executive Director of Native Seeds Search from 2011 to 2014.  Bill is a passionate and knowledgeable presenter who inspires his audiences to learn to save their own seeds.This is the first in a handful of special interviews in our chat with an interview series.  Bill joins us to share what is happening right now in the Southwest region with seed saving, including the upcoming Seed Summit and other seed events in the region.  Bill shares a few insights and a couple interesting stories about some unique and really cool seeds. Visit <a href="https://www.urbanfarm.org/2017/02/07/chat-with-an-expert-bill-mcdorman/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.urbanfarm.org/2017/02/07/chat-with-an-expert-bill-mcdorman/</a> for links and show notes

193: Chat With An Expert - Bill McDorman

18: Bill McDorman on Playful Plant BreedingToday on The Urban Farm  Podcast we have Bill McDorman to talk about seeds and playful plant breeding! Bill McDorman is Executive Director of Rocky Mountain Seed Alliance, Ketchum, Idaho. He got his start in the bio-regional seed movement while in college in 1979 when he helped start Garden City Seeds. In 1984, Bill started Seeds Trust/High Altitude Gardens, a mail order seed company he ran successfully until it sold in 2013. He authored the book, Basic Seed Saving, in 1994. In 2010, he and his wife Belle Starr created Seed School, a nationally recognized weeklong training. He served as Executive Director of Native Seeds/SEARCH from 2011 to 2014.Bill McDorman is Executive Director of Rocky Mountain Seed Alliance, Ketchum, Idaho. He got his start in the bio-regional seed movement while in college in 1979 when he helped start Garden City Seeds. In 1984, Bill started Seeds Trust/High Altitude Gardens, a mail order seed company he ran successfully until it sold in 2013. He authored the book, Basic Seed Saving, in 1994. In 2010, he and his wife Belle Starr created Seed School, a nationally recognized weeklong training. He served as Executive Director of Native Seeds/SEARCH from 2011 to 2014. Bill is a passionate and knowledgeable presenter who inspires his audiences to learn to save their own seeds.To find more links and resources for this podcast go to   http://www.urbanfarm.org/blog/2015/12/26/bill-mcdorman/ 

18: Bill McDorman on Playful Plant BreedingToday on The Urban Farm  Podcast we have Bill McDorman to talk about seeds and playful plant breeding! Bill McDorman is Executive Director of Rocky Mountain Seed Alliance, Ketchum, Idaho. He got his start in the bio-regional seed movement while in college in 1979 when he helped start Garden City Seeds. In 1984, Bill started Seeds Trust/High Altitude Gardens, a mail order seed company he ran successfully until it sold in 2013. He authored the book, Basic Seed Saving, in 1994. In 2010, he and his wife Belle Starr created Seed School, a nationally recognized weeklong training. He served as Executive Director of Native Seeds/SEARCH from 2011 to 2014.Bill McDorman is Executive Director of Rocky Mountain Seed Alliance, Ketchum, Idaho. He got his start in the bio-regional seed movement while in college in 1979 when he helped start Garden City Seeds. In 1984, Bill started Seeds Trust/High Altitude Gardens, a mail order seed company he ran successfully until it sold in 2013. He authored the book, Basic Seed Saving, in 1994. In 2010, he and his wife Belle Starr created Seed School, a nationally recognized weeklong training. He served as Executive Director of Native Seeds/SEARCH from 2011 to 2014. Bill is a passionate and knowledgeable presenter who inspires his audiences to learn to save their own seeds.To find more links and resources for this podcast go to   <a href="http://www.urbanfarm.org/blog/2015/12/26/bill-mcdorman/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.urbanfarm.org/blog/2015/12/26/bill-mcdorman/</a>

18: Bill McDorman on Playful Plant Breeding