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Crop: Spinach

August 6, 2024

Washington Field Day and Buckwheat Festival

August 26, 2024
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon; and 2:00 -  6:00 p.m. | OSA's research farm at Finnriver Farm & Cidery, Chimacum, WA 

Farm Tour Field Day - 10:00 am - 12:00 noon. All are invited to join the OSA NW Research and Education team for a field walk and tasting to …

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Field Notes · June 21, 2024

Year Two: Systems Approach to Maximize Organic Spinach Productivity 


Organic farmers need spinach varieties that not only have good disease resistance and stress tolerance but also produce good yields of high …

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Field Notes · June 19, 2023

Spinach Trial Underway to Inform Seed Production


Access to a consistent seed supply of varieties adapted to organic and low-input production is important for success of organic and …

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Seed Stories · June 5, 2019

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 …

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Field Notes · May 20, 2019

Spring at the Research Farm


OSA's research farm is experiencing a very warm, dry spring here in Chimacum, WA. In fact, we're already irrigating the fields. Spring …

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Support Organic Seed · August 29, 2018

Business Member Spotlight: The Food Co-op


The Food Co-op is a consumer co-op founded in 1972 in Port Townsend, Washington, OSA’s hometown. With around 7,000 active members and over …

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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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March 11, 2015

New Organic Spinach Variety Hits Marketplace


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 11, 2015 CONTACTS Kristina Hubbard, Organic Seed Alliance, (406) 544-8946, …

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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 · July 31, 2014

From the Field: Carrot, Spinach, and Onion Seed


Last month we shared some notes from our carrot breeding work happening at Midori Farm as part of the collaborative Carrot Improvement for …

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Seed Stories · November 6, 2012

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 …

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Field Notes · June 22, 2012

Heirlooms of Tomorrow: Abundant Bloomsdale Spinach


Recognizing that seed knowledge is being lost even more quickly than genetic diversity, OSA trains farmers in basic on-farm seed saving, …

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