Brook Brouwer grew up on a small sheep farm on Lopez Island, WA. He graduated with a B.A. in Biology from Colorado College in 2008. In …
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Faces of Public Plant Breeding: Michael Mazourek
Michael Mazourek is the Calvin Noyes Keeney assistant professor of Plant Breeding in the Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics at …
Faces of Public Plant Breeding: Adrienne Shelton
Adrienne Shelton is a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, earning a Master’s and PhD with Dr. Bill Tracy. Her …
Field Updates from OSA’s Organic Carrot Breeding
OSA researchers have been busy in the field the past month with our organic carrot breeding work. We are involved in two major organic …
Summer Letter from OSA’s Director
Organic Seed Alliance believes that some of the best innovation happens in the field. Farmers and traditional plant breeders have …
Building Organic Seed Systems in California
California has the largest agricultural economy in the U.S. This probably does not come as a surprise to anyone who can picture rolling …
Heirlooms of Tomorrow: Abundant Bloomsdale Spinach
Recognizing that seed knowledge is being lost even more quickly than genetic diversity, OSA trains farmers in basic on-farm seed saving, …
Cultivating Seed Savers in Hawaii
The role of education is pivotal to advancing the ethical development and stewardship of seed for future generations. Here at OSA we …
Forging the Future of Seed in Montana
In Montana, a group of farmers are addressing their seed availability concerns head-on. Their goal: to build a reliable supply of …
Thoughts on Breeding for Organic Farms
The organic movement has grown because many recognize that the path of breeding and farming that humanity is presently engaged in needs to …
‘A Way to Garden’ Talks Carrots with Dr. John Navazio
Author Margaret Roach showcases OSA's Dr. John Navazio's wealth of knowledge in her recent how-to piece on growing carrots. If you find …
Spring Letter from OSA’s Executive Director
All of us at Organic Seed Alliance (OSA) are still basking in the success of our 6th Organic Seed Growers Conference, held this past …
