Prairie Road Organic Farm
Sharing the gifts of the family garden and decades of organic seed selection for northern climates are at the heart of seed production efforts at North Dakota's Prairie Road Organic Farm. Seed specialties include popcorn, flint corn, watermelon, squash, tomato, onion, beet, and poppy.
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Prairie Road Organic Farm Daniel & Theresa Podoll 9824 79th ST SE, Fullerton, ND 58441 Home: 701-883-4416 Email: dtpodoll@drtel.net Website: www.prairieroadorganic.co OR David & Ginger Podoll 9732 79th ST SE, Fullerton, ND 58441 Farm: 701-883-4429 Email: dpodoll@drtel.net
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| Acreage | 480.00 acres |
| Certification | organic |
| Years in seed production | 15 |
| Seed specialties | popcorn, flint corn, watermelon, squash, tomato, onion |
| Other production highlights | Grey proso millet, rye, triticale, oats, buckwheat |
The family garden and a tradition of selective seed-saving for agronomic performance under organic conditions in northern climates and superb eating qualities, provides the basis for seed production at Prairie Road Organic Farm. Certified organic since 1977, David, Dan and Theresa Podoll began producing certified organic seed in 1997.
The Podolls have released six varieties bred in the garden and selected for the family table, including Uncle David’s Dakota Dessert squash, Dakota Rose watermelon, Dakota Black popcorn, Dakota Tears onion, Dakota Winter onion, and Dakota Sport tomato. They specialize in tomato seed improvement and production of many heritage varieties. Other seed crops include sweet corn, flint corn, pumpkin, beet, carrot, leek, cucumber, and poppy.
The Podolls have cultured a rich family history of cooperative involvement and the Family Farmers Seed Cooperative was a natural fit philosophically, economically and socially. Cooperation and exchange have been the basis of varietal improvement and seed development for millennia. For the Podolls, the Family Farmers Seed Cooperative builds on that heritage and wisdom of the ages.
