California leads the nation in vegetable seed production, yet less than half of the vegetable seed planted on organic farms in the state is …
Pacific Northwest
The Pacific Northwest has some of the best seed producing areas in the world. For example, Brassica vegetable seed crops produced in …
Breeding Sweet Corn for Organic Farmers in the Pacific Northwest
Sweet corn loves sun and heat, two qualities not often found in the cool and wet Olympic Peninsula climate. Organic farmers in the area …
New Sweet Corn Variety for Organic Farmers Hits Marketplace
Organic Seed Alliance and the University of Wisconsin–Madison are proud to announce the release of a new sweet corn variety called ‘Who Gets …
Happenings in California
As California's dry winter continued through the spring, the future climatic challenges the state faces become ever more immediate, and the …
What’s a Regional Seed System?
Summer sweet corn: Is there anything better? How about a sweet corn that was developed with organic farmers in mind -- an open-pollinated …
From the Field: Breeding Sweet Corn for Organic Agriculture
Summer sweet corn: Is there anything better? How about a sweet corn that was developed with organic farmers in mind – an open-pollinated, …
How to Breed Sweet Corn for Organic Agriculture
This manual teaches farmers how to breed sweet corn for organic production systems, including step-by-step instruction for developing …
Building Organic Seed Systems in California
California has the largest agricultural economy in the U.S. This probably does not come as a surprise to anyone who can picture rolling …
Webinar Series from the 6th Organic Seed Growers Conference
Watch an archive of webinar sessions from our 6th Organic Seed Growers Conference held January 19 - 21, 2012, in Port Townsend, Washington. …
Sweet Corn Pollination Part 2
Here is the second installment of how to pollinate sweet corn. Go here for the first part. In part one, I explained how to put shoot bags on …
How to Pollinate Your Own Sweet Corn
As August approaches, the next phase of the organic sweet corn project begins. As part of the Northern Organic Variety Improvement …