French seed organization Kokopelli is sponsoring a European tour of the famous US plant breeder Tom Wagner this summer. He will be holding a number of two day workshops, as well as lectures in a number of still to be determined European countries.
Kokopelli’s original French language announcement is here, and a computer translated English version is available here.
Tom Wagner has been breeding tomatoes and potatoes for 56 years now, and started when he was 8 years old. He’s currently working with 100,000 different potato varieties!
If there’s anyone who’s a better example of how plant breeding is in no way just for an elite group of gardeners, I don’t know who it would be. I think these seminars would be good for anyone interested in heirloom gardening, seed saving and plant breeding regardless of experience level. It’s also events like these that give us a chance to all get together and meet, something we might not otherwise have an opportunity to do.
Tom Wagner’s blog can be found here.
