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Crop: Sweet corn

August 31, 2018

Community Field Day and Tasting in Redcrest, CA

September 5, 2018
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Camp Grant Ranch | 3345 Dyerville Loop Rd. | Redcrest, California

Join Organic Seed Alliance's Jared Zystro for a Community Field Day and Tasting in Redcrest, California, on September 5th, from 1:00 p.m. to …

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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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August 8, 2018

On-Farm Organic Research Field Day in Gilroy, CA

September 16, 2018
1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Berry Island Farm | 10833 Watsonville Road | Gilroy, California

Join Organic Seed Alliance's Steve Peters for our 2nd annual Gilroy On-Farm Organic Research Field Day on September 16th, from 1:00 p.m. to …

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Resources · July 23, 2018

Best Practices for Vegetable Seed Handling in Montana


Farmers need seed that meets specific quality standards, including seed that is free of disease and that delivers on advertised germination …

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July 23, 2018

Sweet Corn Seed Production: Quick Reference


Common Sweet Corn Endosperm Types Endosperm type Gene Description Sugary su1 Normal or old fashioned sweet corn, creamy …

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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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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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August 10, 2017

Field Day and Tasting at College of the Redwoods Farm

August 25, 2017
3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. | College of the Redwoods Farm | 409 Shively Flat Road | Shively, CA 95565

Join Organic Seed Alliance and College of the Redwoods for a summer field day and tasting on August 25th. We'll hear about sweet corn trials …

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Media Spotlight · May 25, 2017

OSA Featured in Edible Seattle


OSA's classical plant breeding work is featured in this spring's Edible Seattle magazine. The piece focuses on our Olympic Sweet …

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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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California


California leads the nation in vegetable seed production, yet less than half of the vegetable seed planted on organic farms in the state is …

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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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