Dan Jason
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Dan Howard Jason | |
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| Born | July 22, 1946 |
| Citizenship |  Canada |
| Occupation(s) | writer, businessman |
Dan Jason (born July 22, 1946) is a Canadian active in food politics, as an opponent of
Jason is active in
He is the founder and owner of Salt Spring Seeds, a mail order seed company that specializes in heritage and heirloom varieties of vegetables and plants. Popular varieties include garlic, beans, tomatoes, lettuce, and grains. The company, founded in 1988, has stocks of many unusual seeds including over 150 tomato varieties.
Jason currently lives on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia with his wife Celeste.
Publications
He has written several books including:
The Whole
Jason has been interviewed and been published in a number of publications, including: The Georgia Straight, Canadian Organic Growers Magazine,
There is a documentary about Dan Jason: Gardens of Destiny. In this 75 minute production, filmmaker, Jocelyn Demers meets Dan Jason on Salt Spring Island. Dan has been a longtime critic of the non-organic food system in North America. Jocelyn Demers explores Dan's garden and investigates what other experts from the agriculture milieu think about Dan's observations and initiative.
References
External links
- Website of Salt Spring Seeds
- Website of the Seed and Plant Sanctuary for Canada
- Website of Seeds of Diversity Canada
- Website of Seeds of Diversity Canada
- Books he has written, available through Amazon
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