Patty Buskirk is the managing partner for both Seeds by Design and Terra Organics located in Maxwell, California, where since 1994, she has overseen all the day-to-day administration, research, development, marketing and production activities. She attended CSU Chico as an Agronomy and Ag Business major. Immediately after college she worked at Northrup King in Gilroy, CA and then at NPI/Western Hybrid Seed in northern California. After being employed in the seed industry for over 30 years, she considers herself a “dinosaur” in the seed industry. She loves the everyday challenges and ever-changing world of seed production, research and trialing. In 2013 Patty was appointed as a Vegetable Judge for All-America Selections, and added the Ornamental Seed Trial in 2017.