David Van Tassel

David earned his Bachelor of Science in Biology from George Fox University (Newberg, Oregon) and began working at The Land Institute immediately after completing a PhD in Botany at the University of California, Davis. He lives between Salina and Gypsum, Kansas, and considers Hong Kong his “hometown,” but Oregon also has a special place in his history and heart. He loves working directly with plants and having the chance to create a new staple food crop from scratch