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Crop: Carrots

Field Notes · March 22, 2018

Carrot Breeders Find Promising Results at Winter Nursery


Before the official beginning of spring and 2018 field preparations in the Pacific Northwest, OSA’s Laurie McKenzie and Micaela Colley …

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Uncategorized · March 22, 2018

Supporting Hawaii’s Growing Seed Movement


The Northern Organic Vegetable Improvement Collaborative (NOVIC) team recently joined tropical plant breeders at the University of Hawaii to …

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February 22, 2018

Carrot Breeding Trial Evaluation Field Day

February 27, 2018
10:00 a.m. | University of California Desert Research and Extension Center | Holtville, California

Join OSA and our partners from the Carrot Improvement for Organic Agriculture (CIOA) project for a field day at the University of California …

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Events · September 28, 2017

A Feast of New Flavors Enjoyed at Field Day


Over 120 local eaters joined OSA’s plant breeders to celebrate a cornucopia of fresh farm flavors at our third Community Field Day and …

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Events · September 7, 2017

Seed to Kitchen Event Highlights Organic Breeding


Farmers, plant breeders, seed companies, and other agriculturalists gathered last week in Madison for a tour of field trials hosted by the …

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Events · August 23, 2017

Evaluating the Fruits of our Labor


Farmers, researchers, and chefs gathered this week to learn about seed saving and plant breeding as part of a Purdue University field tour …

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July 25, 2017

Culinary Breeding Network Variety Showcase

October 2, 2017
7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. | The Nines | 525 SW Morrison St | Portland, OR 97204

Join OSA's Micaela Colley and Laurie McKenzie and research partner Dr. Phil Simon for the 2017 Variety Showcase in Portland, Oregon. We're …

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Events · June 14, 2017

Join Us: Organic Seed Training in Indiana


Join OSA's Micaela Colley and our partners from the Carrot Improvement for Organic Agriculture (CIOA) and Tomato Organic Management and …

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Events · June 2, 2017

This Weekend’s Menu: Roasted Carrot Bolognese


Spring is in full swing and depending on where you live, carrots are back in our market booths. At Organic Seed Alliance's research farm in …

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Field Notes · May 4, 2017

Spring Days at the OSA Research Farm


Here at the OSA research farm in Chimacum, Washington, the days are getting longer, the soil is slowly drying out, greenhouse starts are …

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Pacific Northwest


The Pacific Northwest has some of the best seed producing areas in the world. For example, Brassica vegetable seed crops produced in …

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February 14, 2017

California Organic Carrot Variety Trials 2013-2014


This report is the result of a variety trial conducted in 2013 and 2014 by Organic Seed Alliance and Riverdog Farm in the Capay Valley near …

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In 2027, we will have separate In-person (March 26th & 27th) and Virtual (March 30th & 31st) components, providing an interactive agenda of workshops, demonstrations, farm tours, lightning talks, art, seed swaps, affinity spaces, keynote presentations, and of course – celebration!

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