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Category: Field Notes

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Field Notes · March 30, 2016

Spring Newsletter: Back to the field


What an event! Thanks to those of you who made it to Corvallis, Oregon, last month for our 8th Organic Seed Growers Conference. Participants …

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Field Notes · February 18, 2016

Winter Newsletter: 2015 Annual Report


This winter newsletter serves as our 2015 annual report. We hope you'll enjoy reading about our tremendous work last year, including …

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Field Notes · December 2, 2015

UC Davis & OSA to Collaborate on Organic Breeding


Re-posted with permission from UC Davis A new effort to provide California growers with seeds for tomato, bean, pepper and other crop …

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Field Notes · October 5, 2015

Autumn Newsletter: Cultivating Resilience


Registration for the 8th Organic Seed Growers Conference is now open. We hope you'll join us for the largest organic seed event in the …

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Field Notes · August 18, 2015

Colorful and Cutting Edge: New Carrot Varieties Take Root


Our research team recently joined Washington State University (WSU) researchers for a Carrot Improvement for Organic Agriculture (CIOA) …

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Field Notes · June 24, 2015

Summer Newsletter: Is Purple the New Green?


It's hard to believe that summer is upon us. As you watch the growing season unfold, do me a favor and ask yourself a question: What do I …

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Field Notes · April 9, 2015

Expanding Spring Palates through Participatory Breeding


Local food can be scarce in early spring in the Northwest, but thanks to support from two specialty crop block grants administered by the …

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Field Notes · March 30, 2015

Spring Newsletter: Breaking New Ground


Spring has arrived, and our staff is busy breaking new ground at a research farm in Chimacum, Washington. This operation centralizes much of …

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Field Notes · March 10, 2015

OSA’s ‘Abundant Bloomsdale’ Spinach Hits Marketplace


Organic Seed Alliance (OSA) is proud to announce the release of a new spinach variety called ‘Abundant Bloomsdale’. The name is a tribute to …

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Field Notes · December 18, 2014

Looking Back on OSA’s Successes in 2014


I'm excited to share our annual report with you today, which includes some of our most important successes in 2014. We are making tremendous …

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Field Notes · December 3, 2014

New Sweet Corn Variety for Organic Farmers Hits Marketplace


Organic Seed Alliance and the University of Wisconsin–Madison are proud to announce the release of a new sweet corn variety called ‘Who Gets …

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Field Notes · September 12, 2014

Organic Cucurbit Research in the Southeast


The first southeast U.S. organic cucurbit variety trails and field day occurred this summer as part of the Organic Cucurbit Research …

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