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Events, Soil to Slice, Working for Change

‘People’s Plant Breeding’ Event 2018, Part 2: the Grain Selection

Posted on by Scotland The Bread
27
Sep

On the 25th September 2018, immediately preceding our AGM, we started what might well be the first ever community science experiment of its kind: a ‘People’s Plant Breeding’ grain selection event. ‘A small, quiet and entirely benign revolution.’ We recommend you read in more detail about the background to the event here, but in brief: […]

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Events, Working for Change

‘People’s Plant Breeding’ Grain Selection Event 2018, Part 1: the Background

Posted on by Scotland The Bread
27
Sep

In 2018, Scotland The Bread grew 70 tonnes of wheat and rye on the Balcaskie Estate in Fife. There are 10 ‘varieties’ which, with the exception of one modern spring wheat Paragon, are characterised by considerable genetic diversity within the crop. This is especially true of the ‘evolutionary varieties’ that we have brought over from Sweden. […]

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