Julia Dakin and Anna Mieritz- How "Going to Seed" Germinated

Julia Dakin and Anna Mieritz- How "Going to Seed" Germinated

From Recombination Nation by Shane Simonsen

May 15, 2026 · 1h 24m · Season 2 · Episode 28

About this episode

Julia Dakin and Anna Mieritz discuss their work with the 'Going to Seed' organization and their vegetable breeding projects.

Julia Dakin and Anna Mieritz are key members of the "Going to Seed" organisation, which brings adaptation crop breeding to numerous communities in the USA. In this two part interview I learn more about their own vegetable breeding projects, but also take the rare opportunity to learn more about how their organisation got started, how it grew, and plans for the future. A great episode for people keen to get involved or start something similar in their part of the world. Check out all the work going on at Going to Seed: https://goingtoseed.org I highly recommend Julia's recent presentation on the link between crop genetics and nutritional content- https://youtu.be/5ErwX5_u7EE?si=ItAFtJzhdOL9PE49 Sign up to Recombination Nation on Substack for free weekly articles: https://recombinationnation.substack.com Read Shane's book, Taming the Apocalypse, about the future of post industrial biological technology: https://www.amazon.com/Taming-Apocalypse-Shane-Simonsen-ebook/dp/B0D2XCLJ85/

People in this episode

Host: Shane Simonsen

Guests: Julia Dakin, Anna Mieritz

Topics covered

  • crop breeding
  • vegetable projects
  • community adaptation
  • agriculture
  • nutrition
  • interview

Keywords

  • crop breeding
  • Going to Seed
  • vegetable genetics
  • nutrition
  • community agriculture
  • interview

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Going to Seed

Books & works: Taming the Apocalypse, link between crop genetics and nutritional content

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