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Doug Baty is one of the owners and operators of Wild Plum Farm, an organic vegetable and seed farm. Doug was one of five farm partners collaborating with OSA on a Montana Department of Agriculture Specialty Crop Block Grant focused on seed economics. The result of that project is this Seed Economics Toolkit. This article is based on an interview between OSA and Doug following the conclusion of that project.

Doug Baty traces his agricultural heritage in Northwestern Montana back over a century.

Karl Sutton is an organic farmer in Polson, Montana, who owns and operates Fresh Roots Farm with his wife, Darci Jones. Their farm specializes in mixed vegetable, fruit and seed production. Karl was one of five farm partners collaborating with OSA on a Montana Department of Agriculture Specialty Crop Block Grant focused on seed economics. The result of that project is this Seed Economics Toolkit. Below is an interview that OSA conducted with Karl following the conclusion of that project.

Judy Owsowitz is owner and operator of Terrapin Farm located outside of Whitefish, Montana. Terrapin Farm specializes in producing vegetables, fruits and herbs from seed that is regionally adapted for Northwestern Montana. Judy stewards and improves many varieties as part of an on-farm breeding program. In this interview between OSA and Judy Owsowitz, Judy shares from her forty years of experience as a grower about how she has made seed production an integral part of her operation.