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Category: Field Notes

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Field Notes · July 15, 2013

Expanding Our ‘Reach’ in California


Thanks to FarmsReach and OSA, California farmers have a new place online to find tools and information that help them improve their seed …

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Field Notes · June 26, 2013

A Summer Letter from Our Director


Seed has been in the national headlines a lot these days. From a chance discovery of unauthorized genetically engineered (GE) wheat in …

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Field Notes · May 1, 2013

OSA’s Senior Scientist Dr. Navazio Recognized by American Horticultural Society


Organic Seed Alliance’s (OSA) Dr. John Navazio has received an award from the American Horticultural Society (AHS) for his book, The Organic …

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Field Notes · April 18, 2013

OSA Partners on Organic Wheat Trials in California


Organic Seed Alliance and project partners have just finished planting organic wheat trials in Northern California. On three beautiful …

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Field Notes · April 8, 2013

Purple is the New Green: Winter Sprouting Broccoli


Winter fields in Port Townsend, and the rest of the Pacific Northwest, generally offer little to eat. Organic Seed Alliance's variety trial …

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Field Notes · April 5, 2013

Going to Seed: Year Two of Carrot Research


Color, flavor, nutrition, top strength, vigor, shape, and smoothness are all qualities under consideration as we select carrot roots this …

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Field Notes · April 3, 2013

Spring Letter from Our Executive Director


Farmers have been at the heart of Organic Seed Alliance’s work since our inception. We rely on farm experience, knowledge, and land to …

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Field Notes · December 6, 2012

OSA Receives RMA Grant for Trainings in Climate & Seed


For Immediate Release: December 6, 2012 Contact: Kristina Hubbard, (406) 493-6965, kristina@seedalliance.org Trainings will engage …

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Field Notes · December 5, 2012

Seed Matters Announces New Website & Projects


Our friends at Seed Matters have a number of exciting announcements this week. For starters, the initiative formally launched its website -- …

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Field Notes · October 26, 2012

Variety Trial Field Day a Success


On a sunny October day last week, over thirty farmers, seed company representatives, and students gathered to see the results of OSA’s …

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Field Notes · September 28, 2012

Autumn Letter from Our Director


Through our autumn newsletter we’d like to introduce you to the inspiring projects and people that OSA’s involved with throughout the year …

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Field Notes · September 25, 2012

OSA and Sierra Seed Cooperative Teach On-Farm Breeding


Sierra Seed Cooperative had the pleasure of hosting Organic Seed Alliance (OSA) to teach a Fundamentals of On-Farm Plant Breeding Workshop …

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