1. The Importance of Open Pollinated
Seed in a Climate Change Era

2. OP Seed Definition
An outcome of human selection for specific traits
during which plants are selected and pollinated in a
series of crops. Keeping the variety true to form.

3. Regional Climate Conditions of
OP Seed
New Open Pollinated Variety
During repeated selection new plant varieties are
developed as certain traits become dominant,
including the region's climate conditions.

4. Types of OP Seed
 Heirloom
 Heritage
 OP
How they come to market now
and who they are developed for.

5. Controlled Environment
of Hybrid Seed
New F1 Hybrid
Hybridization of seed is accomplished in
controlled conditions by crossing two seperate
varieties for creating a desirable set of traits in
the daughter plant.

6. F1 = No True Form
 No purpose in saving seed from year to year.
Hybrid varieties have no regional connection to
climate
 Where they are developed and for what type of
market
My Favorite Carrot
from Last Year

7. How We Can Help Maintain Regionally
Specific Seed
We support the process of adapting OP varieties to
our changing climate conditions by purchasing OP
seed from small seed suppliers involved in OP seed
development.

8. Other OP Seed Benefits
Beyond seed development for Regional Climate Conditions
 Seed Saving and Sharing is possible because they
come true to form and in many cases are not
(Heirloom and Heritage) patented.
 This translates to opportunity for continuous(year-to-
year) food security of healthy crops.
 Higher nutrional values and taste better!