Organizer
KVANN – Norwegian Seed Savers
Website
https://kvann.no/KVANN (Kunnskap og Vern av Nytteplanter i Norge), also known as Norwegian Seed Savers, is a national non-profit member organization established in 2016/17 to conserve and promote plant genetic diversity in Norway. It originated from grassroots “plant clubs” and collaborates with the Norwegian Genetic Resource Centre and international networks like Let’s Liberate Diversity. KVANN supports preservation of old Norwegian varieties and tests new climate-adapted perennials—from vegetables to herbs, berries, and ornamentals—and encourages sustainable local food production as a strategy for food resilience
Seed Saving for Local Adaptation
Dr. Bradley Tonnesen holds a Ph.D. in Plant Pathology from Colorado State University where his specialisation was in Molecular Biology and Genetics.
He will share his knowledge and experiences leading a USDA-funded project to create an on-farm vegetable breeding network of small farmers known as the “New Mexico Participatory Vegetable Breeding Program” which involves teaching farmers breeding selection strategies, isolation methods, and basic genetic concepts to empower them to be their own breeders and seed producers.
If you are interested in learning about how to adapt vegetables to your local conditions, epigenetics and participatory plant breeding then this is the course for you!
Here the facebook page event: https://www.facebook.com/events/510627526582011
Participant registration: https://www.deltager.no/seed_saving_for_local_adaptation01_02032021
Course fee: 50 NOK
Date
02/03/2021
19:00 – 22:00
