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Edelman Lecture: Alan Kapuler
Alfred Edelman Lecture: Alan Kapuler
“Ecosanity: Ongoing Discoveries About Life”
Tuesday, March 2, 6:30 pm
PNCA Main Campus Building, Swigert Commons, 1241 NW Johnson St.
For the 2010 Alfred Edelman Lecture, PNCA welcomes Alan Kapuler Ph.D., Public Domain Plant Breeder and Molecular Biologist, President of Peace Seeds, and Retired Research Director and Co-Founder of Seeds of Change. Kapuler — who along with his wife and three daughters breeds plants and sells seeds through his farm-based business Peace Seeds — is considered by many to be the founding father of the organic seed movement. He has been saving seeds and breeding plants for over 30 years from his farm in Corvallis, Oregon. The title of his lecture is “Ecosanity: Ongoing Discoveries About Life.”
When the late Portland architect and photographer, Alfred Edelman, taught three-dimensional design at PNCA he challenged his students to consider the principles of engineering, kinetics, physics and other subjects seemingly dissimilar to art. In doing so he brought the outside world into his classroom. Founded by Carol Edelman, the Alfred Edelman Lecture was created to enhance the student’s understanding of the visual world by presenting timeless and/or unique ways to examine and manipulate three-dimensional space; and to be a catalyst for lively discussions in the classroom at PNCA.
Ticket info: Free and open to the public.
More on Alan Kapuler and seeds:
2006 podcast interview, “Alan Kapuler—Preserving Agriculture’s Genetic Heritage,” in which Alan Kapuler offers alternatives to genetically modified crops.
Fedco Seeds page honoring Alan Kapuler
NPR Podcast featuring Alan Kapuler: Plant Diversity In Crops And Gardens
Vandana Shiva: The Future of Food and Seed
2009 Interview with Alan Kapuler
2006 Article by Alan Kapuler, “Organic Seeds and Public Domain Plant Breeding”
The Seed Ambassadors Project 2006 Visit to Alan Kapuler’s Farm
Scott Vlaun’s 2007 Interview with Alan Kapuler
Companion Planting: Basic Concept and Resources from the National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service