Not even 20 minutes into this and he says why are you trying to make the land match what works for the corn? We have corn that works for the land.
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Thank you Kadence for sharing. Mind opening.
Good to know that Walter Goldstein had is first “ahah” moment with Hopi farmers! Looking at their corn and realizing they were absolutely not fitting his agronomical… background! theory! Growing lushy dark green with no manure or nitrogen… in the desert 
Here is the recent recorded session with Walter some of us attended : Webinar Plant breeding on Nature's terms-dr Walter Goldstein 2026031 . He goes into how he bred corn for no input grounds, using teosinte and existing landraces like the one seen in the Hopi video.
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A short but interesting video
I’m a bit skeptical about that, sounds like a sales pitch to me but since I have a personal buy-nothing policy I guess I’ll never find out.
I do know from my own experience that weeds with big deep roots managed appropriately and combined with never using a machine to grind up the surface really improves the soil and productivity.
Some history about lost native american crops.
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Interesting video from a Dutch potato breeder. He demonstrates how he stimulates his potatoes to flower by clearing all the small stems and lower leaves, and exposing the tubers to sunlight.
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Thank you, he’s an awesome pioneer who puts so much work into breeding better potatos and more. . I told him about Going to seed, he seemed interested. Maybe remind him once more. I think it’s encouraging to connect breeders, because it’s a numbers game and all of us have too much to do, too little time and resources.
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Agreed! And I think he could contribute with a lot of valuable knowledge, it would be great to have him here.
This was really interesting! I didn’t know that white clover was tetraploid, self-infertile, or usually grows in cloned patches. And the techniques for finding four-leafed clovers are fun!
I wonder if this might be a good technique for searching for other rare things in a field, too. Like if you’re trying to find a rare wildflower you want to save seeds from, or something.
I glanced through the video. It’s funny I guess that some people just have the eye for it. I worked with a woman one time where everybody hung out by the pick neck tables at lunch time. EVERY time she came out, she picked a four-leaf clover or two. Nobody else ever found one.
I found a five leaf clover last year and took the motherplant home and took care of it and then it died.
Ive heard that neurodiverse people have a certain knack for finding such things, as they often have better pattern recognition and selective attention skills, its very interesting
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When I was young, I found so many 4 and 5 leaf clovers on my aunt and uncle’s front lawn
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I’m not sure I believe that but goodness that video is two hours long. Gonna have to wait till another time to see if they can convince me.
a hundred thousand views in a few days. Landraces and adaptation gardening might finally attract some attention! Well done Shane!!
Super useful idea for growers in heavy clay soil. (Shade prevents plants growing, but can be removed before planting.)
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