About me
Lane Selman grew up on the citrus farm her Sicilian great-grandparents planted in 1919 on Florida's space coast. She studied Agronomy (BS) and Entomology (MS) at University of Florida before moving to Oregon in 2000. As a Professor of Practice at Oregon State University, Lane has worked with organic vegetable and grain farmers, managed collaborative research projects, and executed marketing campaigns and outreach events for 20 years. In 2011, Lane created the Culinary Breeding Network to build communities of plant breeders, seed growers, farmers, produce buyers, chefs and other stakeholders to improve quality in vegetables and grains.
Lane’s work has been featured in the media including Food & Wine, The Wall Street Journal, Civil Eats, Food Tank, The New York Times and Eating Well magazine; she was #19 of the Saveur 100 in 2020. Lane has been the recipient of awards, including the Award of Excellence for Organic Advocate by the Oregon Organic Coalition in 2016. She currently serves on the Portland-Bologna Sister City Association board. Lane lives in Portland, Oregon.
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