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Field Notes · October 5, 2015

Autumn Newsletter: Cultivating Resilience

mic-orcas-fieldRegistration for the 8th Organic Seed Growers Conference is now open. We hope you’ll join us for the largest organic seed event in the nation where you’ll learn from more than 60 experts in the fields of organic plant breeding, seed production, seed policy, and more.

We’re honored that Cary Fowler is attending as our conference keynote. Fowler is a pioneer in seed conservation who first inspired me with a book he co-authored on the devastating loss of genetic diversity (Shattering) and has continued to inspire me through his ongoing work to establish policies that address the dire state of public seed collections around the globe. His legacy is captured in a new film, Seeds of Time, and also fits our conference theme of “Cultivating Resilience.” Adapting to changing climates, environmental conditions, and the needs of our farmers and the people they feed can and should begin with seed. There’s much work to do to establish resiliency in our local ecologies, communities, and economies — but, together, we’re making progress.

Join us February 4-6, 2016, in Corvallis, Oregon, to celebrate the collaborative work that is resulting in resilient seed systems for the benefit of people and the planet.

Read the full autumn newsletter here.

Happy Harvesting!

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Micaela Colley

Micaela Colley is the author of several publications on organic seed and leads OSA’s research and education programs focused on organic seed production and organic plant breeding.

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