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Category: Field Notes

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Field Notes · March 22, 2021

SCOPE Project Delivers New Dry Beans for Organic Growers


The Student Collaborative Organic Plant Breeding Education (SCOPE) project is one of many exciting developments to come out of University of …

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Field Notes · February 19, 2021

We’re Hiring!


OSA is pleased to announce that we're currently accepting applications for two job openings. Please follow the links below to read the full …

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Field Notes · October 27, 2020

OSA Welcomes New Team Members!


Organic Seed Alliance is thrilled to welcome two new faces to our organization! Brijette PeΓ±a has joined our Board of Directors and Melony …

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Events, Field Notes, Resources · September 22, 2020

Did You Miss OSA’s Virtual Field Tours?


Organic Seed Alliance recently hosted a week-long Virtual Field Tour on Instagram Live (IGTV) in lieu of our in-person Community Field Day. …

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Field Notes · March 30, 2020

Breeding Carrots with Partners to Address Diverse Needs


Carrots are a mainstay of vegetable diets across the country and around the world. A wide diversity of types with various colors, textures, …

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Field Notes · March 25, 2020

Purple Sprouting Broccoli and Supporting Local Farmers


The long awaited spring is here at last. Sunlight warms our skin and the soil, signaling the beginnings of a new growing season and the …

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Field Notes · March 18, 2020

Keeping Communities Healthy: OSA’s Response to COVID-19


Our work at Organic Seed Alliance has always focused on hope and resilience: the hope inherent in every seed and the resilience of farmers …

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Field Notes · December 13, 2019

Partnership with Viva Farms Yields Seed to Tortilla Project


OSA is thrilled to partner with Washington farmers and Viva Farms, a non-profit farm business incubator for aspiring and limited resource …

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Field Notes · November 19, 2019

New Organic Tomatoes & Disease Management Tools Coming Soon


Flavorful tomatoes are a hot item in any grocery store, and are always in high demand at local fresh markets during summertime. Eaters …

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Field Notes · November 7, 2019

‘Glean and Clean’ Event Helps Feed Our Community


As our field trials reach the end of the season, and all the crop data has been collected, OSA opens our farm to share the fruits of our …

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Field Notes · October 3, 2019

Farm to Flavor: Culinary Breeding in Carrots


Floral. Sweet. Crispy. Carroty. Discerning eaters know that carrots don’t all taste alike, even organically grown ones. Carrots are a …

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Field Notes · August 30, 2019

Coming Soon: New Dry Bean Varieties for Organic Growers


This blog post was written by guest contributor Travis Parker, who is a PhD candidate at UC Davis. Travis is leading dry bean breeding …

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