Cabbage Seed Production
Farmer: Nicola Inglefield and Rebecca Ivanoff
Farm: Whole Circle Farm
Region: West
Publish Date: April 24, 2017
Article Type: Research Protocol
Research Priorities: Seed Production, Selection & Breeding
Rebecca and Nicola will compare two methods of cabbage seed production:
- The “Fruition” or “pyramid” method, learned from Petra and Matthew at Fruition Seeds, where the head is trimmed like a pyramid such that leaves are usable but not sellable and;
- An alternative “Meadowlark” or “chop” method, learned from Beth and Nathan at Meadowlark Hearth Biodynamic Seeds, that removes the head in a way that it can be sold at winter or spring markets.