Kitchen Culture Kits

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Bringing plant tissue culture to the classroom and home since 1998

This website was developed to help hobbyists, students, teachers, nurserymen and
other brave people do plant tissue culture without expensive equipment

**We are under construction/re-organization and hope to have a more useful site in the coming months.....carol***

Home

Kits

Supplies

Workshops

Resources

Contact

Tentative hours are 9 am-1 pm M-R; orders ship within 1 day - 3 weeks depending on inventory available and Carol's volunteer schedule.
Please email Carol if you need your order expedited.
Note: Limited hours over holidays, kids' birthdays and the month of June.

What is plant tissue culture (micropropagation, cloning, in vitro culture)?
PTC is a method of plant propagation that involves growing pieces of plants (shoot tip, node, leaves, etc.)
in a sterile environment and producing numberous new plants ("plantlets").

How is it done?
African violet Leaf Culture (Our model system)

What is a "kit" and why do you need it?
Our basic kit is described in The "Kitchen Culture Kit" and contains the basics needed to start plant tissue culture at home including some supplies which can be difficult to find. Our larger kits contain more supplies. See "Kits" We also sell refill supplies. Contact us if you need a kit "fine-tuned" for a specific plant species.

How do I get started?
Email Carol for the workshop handout (1-4 MB PDF file) which tells the basics in 18 pages!
Watch YouTube videos (links to be added soon)
Join a Listserv (free, valuable source which connects you with other hobbyists)
Visit the Home Tissue Culture Group

Are you the only person interested in this?
No. See the MAP which shows locations of Plant TC People Worldwide (add yourself too!)

History

Carol Stiff is the founder of Kitchen Culture Kits, Inc, the Home Tissue Culture Group (a 501(c )(3) non-profit, and the Home Tissue Culture Listserv.
Carol has a history of university research and teaching and was trying for years to do tissue culture at home or in a classroom setting. When Carol's funding ended at university, she started "Kitchen Culture Kits Inc." in 1998. The listserv was started the same year.
The goal was to help people communicate with each other, share ideas, compare methods, exchange seeds, plants and cultures, and find sources of supplies needed in hobby tissue culture.
Introducing plant tissue culture into the classroom, via these inexpensive methods, will hopefully allow teachers to invigorate their students and help them understand a little bit about the field of plant biotechnology. Taking the fear out of sciene and making it fun is a major goal.
Workshops have been taught over the years by Carol Stiff. Contact Carol if you are interested in one.
More information can be found at the HTCG website and in the HTCG Newsletters

Carol's Favorite Local Vendors
in Vancouver, WA area
Forest Biometrics Consulting

Carol's Favorite PTC Vendors
Who are Hobbyist Friendly

Carol's Favorite
Non-Profit Groups

Contact Information

Carol M. Stiff, President, Treasurer, Executive Director and Founder
Kitchen Culture Kits, Inc.
kck@turbonet.com 608-302-2750 www.kitchenculturekit.com

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Questions, Comments, or Suggestions?
Contact: kck@turbonet.com