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Spring at the Research Farm
OSA's research farm is experiencing a very warm, dry spring here in Chimacum, WA. In fact, we're already irrigating the fields. Spring …
Breeding Better Vegetables for Organic Agriculture
This article originally appeared in Organic Farmer (January 2019). When the National Organic Program (NOP) launched in 2002, there was …
Organic Carrot Breeding Delivers Novel Varieties, Cutting-edge Research
This article originally appeared in Carrot Country (Spring 2019). The U.S. organic industry continues to grow, with sales of organic food …
Sharing Seed Stories Around the Puget Sound
Organic Seed Alliance (OSA) made appearances around the Puget Sound this spring, raising awareness of organic seed and wholesome new …
Are You Growing Purple Sprouting Broccoli?
This year we are expanding our purple sprouting broccoli trial sites around the Puget Sound. As part of this effort we're working to …
Carrot Breeders Find Promising Results at Winter Nursery
Before the official beginning of spring and 2018 field preparations in the Pacific Northwest, OSA’s Laurie McKenzie and Micaela Colley …
OSA Announces New Organic Seed Research
Organic Seed Alliance recently received a number of grants to support organic seed research and education throughout the country. From …
News from California: Variety Trial Research & New Organic Seed Directory
California leads the nation in vegetable seed production, yet less than half of the vegetable seed planted on organic farms in the state is …
What’s Red, Pink, and Not Bolting Right Now?
Answer: The best performers in our 2017 Swiss Chard variety trials. Swiss Chard is a biennial seed crop, meaning it produces leaves and a …
Spring Days at the OSA Research Farm
Here at the OSA research farm in Chimacum, Washington, the days are getting longer, the soil is slowly drying out, greenhouse starts are …
Working Around the Calendar to Breed Organic Carrots
This past week OSA researchers, Laurie McKenzie and Micaela Colley, joined Dr. Phil Simon and his research team in El Centro, CA, (just …
