Variety trials are important because they allow farmers, plant breeders, and seed companies to evaluate the performance of seed options …
Summer Sowing for Winter Harvests
Producing food for year-round harvests requires planning ahead. By June most farmers feel like they're caught up with spring planting, but …
Tribute to Larry Robertson
The seed world is full of passionate individuals, but the late Dr. Larry D. Robertson was one of our most enthusiastic and inspiring …
Summer Newsletter: A Roadmap for Organic Seed
I'm excited to share that State of Organic Seed, 2016 is now available! This report is part of our ongoing project to monitor the status of …
Spring Newsletter: Back to the field
What an event! Thanks to those of you who made it to Corvallis, Oregon, last month for our 8th Organic Seed Growers Conference. Participants …
Winter Newsletter: 2015 Annual Report
This winter newsletter serves as our 2015 annual report. We hope you'll enjoy reading about our tremendous work last year, including …
Help Us Cultivate a Resilient Food System
As the climate changes and our farms experience increasingly severe drought, storms, pests, and disease, we're actually being handed a …
OSA Community Helps Evaluate and Celebrate Fall Harvest
Our first annual research farm field day celebrated the fall harvest this week. Farmers, seed companies, Washington State University (WSU) …
Autumn Newsletter: Cultivating Resilience
Registration for the 8th Organic Seed Growers Conference is now open. We hope you'll join us for the largest organic seed event in the …
Summer Newsletter: Is Purple the New Green?
It's hard to believe that summer is upon us. As you watch the growing season unfold, do me a favor and ask yourself a question: What do I …
Expanding Spring Palates through Participatory Breeding
Local food can be scarce in early spring in the Northwest, but thanks to support from two specialty crop block grants administered by the …
Spring Newsletter: Breaking New Ground
Spring has arrived, and our staff is busy breaking new ground at a research farm in Chimacum, Washington. This operation centralizes much of …
