Futuresteading
This is a conversation about the future. About creating a culture that values tomorrow. We reckon a slower, simpler, steadier existence is the first step - one that’s healthier for humans and the planet. We call it Futuresteading. Each week we chat to community builders, ritual makers, food growers, health wizards and environmental wisdom keepers, gathering practical advice and epic solidarity - so we can all nut this thing out together. Join our nitty, gritty, honest and hopeful convo every Monday during our 16 episode seasons. Support the pod by shouting us a cuppa >>> buymeacoffee.com/futuresteading
Futuresteading
198 Gregg Muller - Creating climate resilience with community saved seeds!
Lets dig into the quiet, radical world of seeds with plant breeder & seed keeper Gregg Muller. Gregg’s journey has been about more than growing food — it’s about safeguarding diversity, resilience & flavour in the face of a changing climate. From his work on the Cross Hemisphere Dwarf Tomato Project to the community breeding groups he champions, Gregg shows how ordinary gardeners can become part of something much bigger: shaping plants that thrive where we live. We talk about the simple, practical steps of saving seed, but also about the deeper shift in perspective — moving away from industrial uniformity & back towards local adaptation, community sharing & seed sovereignty. It’s a conversation that reminds us that resilience starts in our own backyards, one seed at a time
Links You'll Love from Gregg:
- Food Security through Biodiversity and Promiscuous Pollination by Joseph Lofthouse
- Breed Your Own Vegetable Varieties: The Gardener's and Farmer's Guide to Plant Breeding and SeedSaving By Carol Deppe
- https://goingtoseed.org/
- https://osseeds.org/
- Central Victorian Adaptive Crop Breeding Project
- His online seed shop
- https://www.seedsavers.org.au/
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We chatted about:
- Saving seeds from homegrown vegetables.
- Creating new varieties through cross-pollination.
- The Cross Hemisphere Dwarf Tomato Project
- Genetic diversity is crucial for resilient crops in changing climates.
- Diversity in crops helps ensure food security.
- Breeding as a community effort Community, fostering local adaptation & resilience
- Genetic diversity is crucial for climate resilience in crops
- Modern seed production often limits genetic diversity
- Rethinking agricultural practices can lead to better outcomes.
- Seed banks play a vital role in food security.
- Individuals can take practical steps to save seeds.