Organic Seed Alliance received a grant from Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) to develop breeding populations for organic broccoli, sweet corn, and red kale. OSA resarcher Micaela Colley worked on these populations on active organic farms, with strong involvement from farmers as well as OSA staff and university researchers. OSA believes in Participatory Plant Breeding as it is decentralized, and recognizes the value, knowledge and skills of farmers in adapting germplasm to their agronomic and market needs. OFRF’s Winter Issue 2010 has a nice summary of the project with profiles of each farmer.
