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http://basilseedlibrary.com/event/vegetable-breeding-intensive-short-course

Fred Hempel is an organic farmer and plant breeder at Baia Nicchia farm. He 
breeds tomatoes squash, peppers, & mustard. He sells his own & 
Ethiopian vegetable varieties through Artisan Seeds. He has released multiple 
tomato varieties that are sold through partnerships with wholesale producers 
and seed companies. The course will cover: Planning and Tools for Data 
Assessment:  gather materials; preliminary experiments; prioritize important 
traits for plant selection 
Seed Saving and Introduction to Reproductive Biology (inbreeding, 
outcrossing, vegetative propagation, ect.)
Principles of Selection: what to look out for in order to get the results you 
want (or something along those lines...)  a) recognizing mutations, natural 
crossing between garden neighbors, and line variation b) Selection for, or 
against, recognized traits
Introduction to Cross-pollination, and How to create your own Hybrid
An analysis of Hybrids
Post-hybrid selection for new open-pollinated varieties.  Selection and data 
organization
Politics of Seed: Intellectual property, distribution issues and 
return-on-investment:  Implications for the use of varieties in breeding, and 
for paying for your breeding activities.