Lane Selman

Lane Selman is an agricultural researcher at Oregon State University who works with dozens of organic vegetable farmers in the Pacific Northwest on collaborative research projects. In 2012, she created the Culinary Breeding Network a collaboration between plant breeders, seed growers, fresh market vegetable farmers, produce buyers, and chefs working to improve quality in vegetables. Lane is also an education and outreach coordinator for Organic Seed Alliance and on the steering committee for the Portland Chefs Collaborative. She manages the market for Gathering Together Farm at the PSU Farmers Market in Portland and is the co-founder of Get Dirty Farm Tours, connecting farm-curious folks with farmers, ranchers, and culinary craftspeople.