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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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 …
Inspiring Exchanges with European Seed Allies
The urgent need to protect and expand genetic diversity and foster ecological seed systems is a call heard around the globe. Organic Seed …
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 …
