On April 13, the organic seed community lost a philosopher king. Jonathan Spero was an avidly curious and thoughtful farmer who committed …
Meet Your Seed Grower: Erica Kempter and Mike Levine, Nature & Nurture Seeds
Winters in the Upper Midwest are bitterly cold, and the short summer days are heavy with humidity and scorching heat. The big swings in …
OSA welcomes Heron Breen to Board of Directors
Seed producer and plant breeder Heron Breen of Fedco Seeds and Fruits of Our Labors Farm of Saint Albans, Maine, has been elected to the …
Meet Your Seed Grower: Clint Freund, Cultivating the Commons
Clint Freund, proprietor of Cultivating the Commons in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, produces vegetable seed selected for the short humid …
Meet Your Seed Grower: Ellen Bartholomew, Golden Rule
Ellen Bartholomew is always up to something. On most days she can be found tending the garden at Christ’s Church of the Golden Rule. Nestled …
Meet Your Seed Grower: Dave Victor, Garden City Harvest
Dave Victor, the farm director at Garden City Harvest’s Orchard Gardens Neighborhood Farm and a new father, has a bushy red beard and a …
Meet Your Seed Grower: Judy Owsowitz, Terrapin Farm
Welcome to our new blog series, Meet Your Seed Grower, where you'll meet the farmers who grow the seed that feeds us. This month we begin …
Farmer Seed Stewardship: Nancy Redfeather & Gerry Herbert
Nancy Redfeather and Gerry Herbert Kawanui Farm Kailua-Kona, Hawai’i Nancy Redfeather of Kailua-Kona, Hawai’i, remembers the exact …
Farmer Seed Stewardship: Theresa and Dan Podoll
Prairie Road Organic Seed Theresa and Dan Podoll Fullerton, North Dakota Theresa and Dan Podoll stand out as pioneers of organic seed …
Farmer Seed Stewardship: Andrew Still and Sarah Kleeger
Adaptive Seeds Andrew Still and Sarah Kleeger Sweet Home, Oregon In 2006, Andrew Still and Sarah Kleeger set out on a four-month …
Farmer Seed Stewardship: Marko Colby and Hanako Myers
Midori Farm Marko Colby and Hanako Myers Port Townsend, Washington When Marko and Hanako started Midori Farm, both had a strong …

