# Dan Jason

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**Dan Jason** (born July 22, 1946) is a Canadian active in food politics, as an opponent of [genetically modified foods](/source/Genetically_modified_foods) and proponent of [heirloom plants](/source/Heirloom_plant) and [seedbanks](/source/Seedbank). He is a writer, lecturer, and runs a business providing heirloom seeds.

Jason is active in [food politics](/source/Food_politics), being an outspoken opponent of [genetically modified](/source/Genetically_modified) seeds, patents on living organisms, and [industrial agriculture](/source/Industrial_agriculture) in general. He frequently gives lectures at environmental and horticultural events in [British Columbia](/source/British_Columbia), including [Seedy Saturday](/source/Seedy_Sunday). He was involved in the founding of Seeds of Diversity Canada and the Seed and Plant Sanctuary for Canada; both are seed banks whose mission is to preserve varieties of vegetables and crops.

He is the founder and owner of Salt Spring Seeds, a mail order [seed company](/source/Seed_company) that specializes in [heritage and heirloom varieties](/source/Heirloom_plant) of vegetables and plants. Popular varieties include [garlic](/source/Garlic), [beans](/source/Bean), [tomatoes](/source/Tomato), [lettuce](/source/Lettuce), and [grains](/source/Cereal). The company, founded in 1988, has stocks of many unusual seeds including over 150 tomato varieties.

Jason currently lives on [Salt Spring Island](/source/Salt_Spring_Island), [British Columbia](/source/British_Columbia) with his wife Celeste.

## Publications

He has written several books including: *The Whole [Organic Food](/source/Organic_Food) Book: Safe, Healthy Harvest from Your Garden to Your Plate*, and most recently *Saving Seeds as if Our Lives Depended on it*.

Jason has been interviewed and been published in a number of publications, including: [The Georgia Straight](/source/The_Georgia_Straight), [Canadian Organic Growers](/source/Canadian_Organic_Growers) Magazine, [Seeds of Diversity Canada](/source/Seeds_of_Diversity_Canada) Magazine, [Mother Earth News](/source/Mother_Earth_News), [Global Public Media](/source/Global_Public_Media), and [Salt Spring News](/source/Salt_Spring_News).[citation needed]

There is a documentary about Dan Jason: *[Gardens of Destiny](/source/Gardens_of_Destiny)*. In this 75 minute production, filmmaker, [Jocelyn Demers](/source/Jocelyn_Demers) meets Dan Jason on Salt Spring Island. Dan has been a longtime critic of the non-organic [food system](/source/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.

## External links

- [Website of Salt Spring Seeds](http://www.saltspringseeds.com)
- [Website of the Seed and Plant Sanctuary for Canada](http://www.seedsanctuary.com)
- [Website of Seeds of Diversity Canada](http://www.seeds.ca)
- [Website of Seeds of Diversity Canada](http://www.seedysaturday.ca)
- [Books he has written, available through Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s/?search-alias=stripbooks&field-author=Dan%20Jason)

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