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Category: Field Notes

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Field Notes · May 13, 2011

Resilient Food Systems Begin with Locally Adapted Seed


The front page story in today's (May 13) USA Today about the "high cost of weather" says "it looks like 2011 is perhaps going to set a new …

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Field Notes · May 13, 2011

From the Field: Participatory Breeding in Sweet Corn


The weather was perfect for planting at Eel River Produce in Shively, CA this past Wednesday. The seedbed was prepared and the old Planet …

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Field Notes · May 12, 2011

What do honeybees, chickens, and seed have in common?


What do honeybees, chickens, and seed have in common? They're all part of an impressive line-up of auction items at the Mother Earth News …

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Field Notes · April 29, 2011

Seed Digest (April 16 – 29, 2011)


Seeds for Change: Growing & Adapting Your Seed Join OSA’s Dr. John Navazio on July 4 – 5, 2011, at Foxglove Farm on Salt Spring Island …

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Field Notes · March 31, 2011

OSA Helps Empower Seed Stewards in CA


Last Sunday, March 27th, OSA partnered with the Humboldt Permaculture Guild to help farmers and gardeners get ready for spring at the 13th …

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Field Notes · March 21, 2011

Seed Digest (March 4 – 18, 2011)


Farmers, Consumer Groups File Second Alfalfa Lawsuit Attorneys for the Center for Food Safety (CFS) and Earthjustice filed a lawsuit against …

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Field Notes · March 16, 2011

Spring Greetings from OSA’s Executive Director


Signs of spring are appearing in Washington after a cold winter. As days lengthen and soils warm, Organic Seed Alliance (OSA) embraces the …

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Field Notes · March 2, 2011

NOVIC: Breeding in Response to Farmers’ Needs


Growing Magazine features the Northern Organic Vegetable Improvement Collaborative (NOVIC) in an article titled, "Collaborative and …

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Field Notes · February 22, 2011

Farmer Reflects on the Promise of Participatory Breeding


Tom Willey of T&D Willey Farms reflects on his trip to Organicology earlier this month and lessons learned in the important role he and …

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Field Notes · February 18, 2011

Seed Digest (February 5-18, 2011)


OSA Publishes State of Organic Seed OSA released an extensive report that serves as the first comprehensive analysis of the challenges and …

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Field Notes · February 2, 2011

Farmer Nash Huber Awarded “Sustie”


OSA supporter and seed systems advocate, Nash Huber, was awarded a "Sustie" at last week's EcoFarm Conference in Pacific Grove, CA. We're …

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Field Notes · February 1, 2011

OFRF Organic Seed and Breeding Grant Recipients


Organic Farming Research Foundation approved its first round of research grants focused on organic seed and breeding as part of the Clif Bar …

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