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Events Archive

Please note that these are past events. All upcoming events are listed here.

Virtual Open House Quarterly Call

May 21, 2026
4 pm PST I Virtual

Seed Saving for a Climate Resilient Food System

May 21, 2026
3-5 pm Pacific I Virtual

Organic Certification for Seed Producers

April 30, 2026
10-11 am Pacific I Virtual

Vermont Seed People Meet-up

April 21, 2026
6:30 - 8:00 pm EST I Three Penny Taproom, 108 Main St, Montpelier, VT 05602

Socioecological Resilience for Organic Farms

April 8, 2026
4:00 - 5:30 PM Pacific I Virtual

Pacific Northwest Virtual Organic Seed Gathering

March 31, 2026
Virtual I 4 PM PST

eOrganic CIOA Webinar: Carrot Breeding for Organic Production Systems

March 26, 2026
Virtual I 11 am Pacific

eOrganic TOMI Webinar: Challenges in Breeding Tomatoes for Both Flavor and Disease Resistance

March 24, 2026
Virtual I 11 am PST

Exploring Seed Cooperative Businesses as Potential Viable Models: Principles and Experiences

March 4, 2026
4:00 - 5:30 PM Pacific I Virtual

Virtual Open House Quarterly Call

February 26, 2026
4 pm PST I Virtual

POSTPONED! 2025 California Organic Seed Summit

February 20, 2026 - February 22, 2026
Nevada City, CA

Organic Seed Community Virtual Open House

December 17, 2025
7 - 8:30 pm EST | Virtual

2025 Pacific Northwest Organic Seed Summit

December 6, 2025
Tabor Space, Portland Oregon I 10:00 am - 5:30 pm

Advocacy Office Hours

December 5, 2025
9 am Pacific | Virtual

2025 Midwest Organic Seed Summit

November 12, 2025
1 pm - 5 pm EST | Virtual

OSA Quarterly Call + Advocacy Office Hours

November 7, 2025
9 am Pacific | Virtual

eOrganic OSPREY Seed Cleaning Webinar

November 4, 2025
11 am Pacific I Virtual

Organic Seed Production Training for Organic Inspectors Series Part II: Farmer Case Studies

October 30, 2025
9-10:30 am Pacific I Virtual

Farm to Flavor

October 5, 2025
3:00 PM 6:00 PM I Madison, WI

Advocacy Office Hours

October 3, 2025
9 am Pacific | Virtual

Organic Seed Production Training for Organic Inspectors Series: Part I & II

September 30, 2025
9-10:30 am Pacific Virtual

Activating Organic Seed Alliance Resources: A User’s Guide and Community Workshop

September 29, 2025
12:00-1:30 pm Eastern Virtual

Washington Field Day at the Chimacum Research Farm

September 13, 2025 - September 14, 2025
OSA's research farm at Finnriver Farm & Cidery, Chimacum, WA 

Seed Saving Workshop with the Humboldt Permaculture Guild & OSA

September 14, 2025
12:30 - 3:00 pm Pacific

Seed Saving 101: A Two-Part Class Series

September 9, 2025 - September 11, 2025
Clallam County, WA

California Field Day at the CR Shively Farm

September 10, 2025

Advocacy Office Hours

September 5, 2025
9 am Pacific | Virtual

Northwest Field Day: Flower Seed Production

September 3, 2025
5:00-8:00 PM

Colorado Field Day with Colorado State University

August 28, 2025
10:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Buckwheat Fest

August 8, 2025
12:00 PM 8:00 PM WSU Bread Lab

(SOLD OUT) Field Day: Ferry Boat Seeds & Salish Seed Project

August 1, 2025
10:30 am | San Juan Island, WA

OSA Quarterly Call + Advocacy Office Hours

August 1, 2025
9 am Pacific | Virtual

Field Day with Stacey Denton of Flora Farms

June 30, 2025
9 am - 11 am | Williams, OR

Farm Tour with Cacia Huff at Feral Farms 

June 30, 2025
1 pm - 2 pm | Williams, OR

Our Seeds, Our Future: Protecting Biodiversity and Farmers’ Rights

April 23, 2025
6 AM Pacific | Virtual

Organicology

March 12, 2025 - March 14, 2025
Portland, OR

Organic Seed Usage Farmer Listening Session

March 5, 2025
2–3:30p Eastern | Virtual

Organic Seed Growers Conference

February 26, 2025 - March 1, 2025
9:00 AM to 10:00 pm Corvallis, OR

Midwest Organic Seed Summit

December 14, 2024
10 am - 4 pm | 4800 E. Huron River Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48105

Culinary Breeding Network’s Sagra del Radicchio

December 8, 2024
The Redd on Salmon | 3-6 PM

OSA Local Meet Up: Two Decades of Plant Breeding for the Olympic Peninsula

December 4, 2024
5:30 - 7:30 PM | Washington State University, Classroom 97 | Oak Bay Rd, Port Hadlock, WA 98339

California Organic Seed Summit

November 15, 2024 - November 17, 2024
Mt. Baldy, CA

Tilth Alliance’s Tilth Conference

November 14, 2024 - November 16, 2024
Vancouver, WA

Fall National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) Meeting

October 22, 2024
Portland, OR | 9 AM

Fall 2024 Pre-NOSB Meeting

October 21, 2024
9:00 AM 5:00 PM | Billy Frank Jr. Conference Center at the Ecotrust Building, 721 NW 9th Ave, Portland, OR 97209

Talle sobre producción de semillas orgánicas

October 5, 2024
10:45 am - 12:45 pm | 13390 SW Morgan Road, Sherwood, OR 97140

Midwest Seed Saving Field Day

September 28, 2024
12 PM - 3:00 PM | Keep Growing Detroit Farm, 3100 Orleans St, Detroit, MI 48207

Organic Seed Production Workshop at 21 Acres Farm

September 27, 2024
4:00 - 6:00 PM, 21 Acres Farm, 13701 NE 171st Street, Woodinville, WA 98072

Organic Seed Days with Community Food & Agriculture Coalition

September 21, 2024 - September 22, 2024
10 AM - 5 PM on 9/21 in Hamilton, MT | 12 PM - 5 PM on 9/22 in Plains, MT

OSA at the Culinary Breeding Network’s Variety Showcase 2024

September 8, 2024
The Redd on Salmon, Portland, OR | 3-7 PM

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 

44th Annual Seed Savers Exchange Conference

May 3, 2024 - August 2, 2024
10:00 AM online

41st International Carrot Conference

July 8, 2024 - July 10, 2024
Raleigh, North Carolina

Guest lecture by Cathleen McCluskey at The Evergreen State College

May 9, 2024
The Evergreen State College

Seed Producer Certification Listening Session

February 27, 2024
12-2 PM PST Zoom

California Organic Seed Summit 2024

February 23, 2024 - February 25, 2024
UKIAH, CALIFORNIA & ORGANIC SEED COMMONS VIRTUAL PLATFORM

CANOVI -CIOA Carrot Trials & Breeding Farm Club

February 7, 2024
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM PST

Demystifying the National Organic Standards Board: What it is, how it works, and how it impacts your farm

January 30, 2024
1:00 - 2:30 PM EST | Virtual (Zoom)

Dry Farming and Other Strategies for Climate Resilience: Drought and Heat in the West

December 5, 2023

Dry Farming and Other Strategies for Climate Resilience: Voices from the South

October 17, 2023

Dry Farming Field Day & Farm Walk

September 12, 2023
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | OSA'S RESEARCH FARM AT FINNRIVER FARM & CIDERY | 124 CENTER ROAD | CHIMACUM, WASHINGTON 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Kawamoto-Wipala | Park at Lake Leland | Leland Valley Road | Quilcene, Washington

OSA’s Washington Community Field Day

September 11, 2023
4:00 – 6:00 P.M. | OSA'S RESEARCH FARM AT FINNRIVER FARM & CIDERY | 124 CENTER ROAD | CHIMACUM, WASHINGTON

Seed Cleaning Workshop

September 7, 2023
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. | Viva Farms King County | 16215 140th Pl. NE | Woodinville, Washington

Buckwheat Festival

August 28, 2023
1:00 – 6:30 p.m. | OSA'S RESEARCH FARM AT FINNRIVER FARM & CIDERY | 124 CENTER ROAD | CHIMACUM, WASHINGTON

Midwest Regional Seed and Plant Breeding Field Day

August 19, 2023
11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Eastern | Nature and Nurture Seeds Farm | 7100 Marshall Road | Dexter, Michigan

Farm Bill Town Hall with Senator Stabenow’s Team

August 18, 2023
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Eastern | NATURE AND NURTURE SEEDS FARM | 7100 MARSHALL ROAD | DEXTER, MICHIGAN

Seed Production and Reduced Tillage

August 17, 2023
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Circadian Organics | 57196 Rush Creek Rd | Ferryville, Wiscsonsin

The Farm Bill: Why it is important to small and urban farmers

May 22, 2023
6:00 p.m. Eastern / 5:00 p.m. Central / 4:00 p.m. Mountain / 3:00 p.m. Pacific

Farmers for Climate Action Rally for Resilience

March 6, 2023 - March 8, 2023
Washington D.C

California Small Farm Conference

February 26, 2023 - March 3, 2023
Virtual & Multiple In-person Gatherings Around California

Washington Organic Seed Summit

February 15, 2023 - February 16, 2023
Organic Seed Commons Virtual Platform

Cumbre de Semillas Orgánicas

February 15, 2023 - February 16, 2023
PLATAFORMA VIRTUAL DE ORGANIC SEED COMMONS

Practical Training for On-Farm and Collaborative Plant Breeding Webinar Series: 6 – Data Management and Analysis

February 14, 2023
11A – 12P PT / 12 – 1P MT / 1 – 2P CT / 2 – 3P ET | VIRTUAL

Organic Seed Growers Conference Collaborative Planning Session

February 8, 2023
7 – 8:30a HST / 9 – 10:30a PT / 10 – 11:30a MT / 11a – 12:30p CT / 12p – 1:30p ET | Virtual

Practical Training for On-Farm and Collaborative Plant Breeding Webinar Series: 5 – Scaling up Seed Production

February 7, 2023
11A – 12P PT / 12 – 1P MT / 1 – 2P CT / 2 – 3P ET | VIRTUAL

California Organic Seed Summit

February 3, 2023 - February 5, 2023
San Anselmo, California & Organic Seed Commons Virtual Platform

Practical Training for On-Farm and Collaborative Plant Breeding Webinar Series: 4 – Getting to Variety Release

January 31, 2023
11A – 12P PT / 12 – 1P MT / 1 – 2P CT / 2 – 3P ET | VIRTUAL

Organic Association of Kentucky Annual Conference

January 26, 2023 - January 28, 2023
Kentucky State University, Harold R. Benson Research and Demonstration Farm | 1525 Mills Ln | Frankfort, Kentucky

Practical Training for On-Farm and Collaborative Plant Breeding Webinar Series: 3 – Management Considerations for Seed Quality

January 24, 2023
11A – 12P PT / 12 – 1P MT / 1 – 2P CT / 2 – 3P ET | VIRTUAL

EcoFarm Conference

January 18, 2023 - January 21, 2023
Asilomar State Beach & Conference Grounds | Monterey, California

Practical Training for On-Farm and Collaborative Plant Breeding Webinar Series: 2 – Selecting High-quality Breeding Material

January 17, 2023
11A – 12P PT / 12 – 1P MT / 1 – 2P CT / 2 – 3P ET | VIRTUAL

Practical Training for On-Farm and Collaborative Plant Breeding Webinar Series: 1 – Goal Setting and Breeding Project Design

January 10, 2023
11a – 12p PT / 12 – 1p MT / 1 – 2p CT / 2 – 3p ET | Virtual

Midwest Seed Community Virtual Gathering

December 29, 2022
6:00 – 7:30p CT / 7:00 – 8:30p ET | Virtual on Organic Seed Commons

Sagra del Radicchio

October 28, 2022
4:00 – 7:00 p.m. | THE REDD ON SALMON | 831 SE SALMON ST | PORTLAND, OREGON

Radicchio Symposium

October 27, 2022
10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. | The Redd on Salmon | 831 SE Salmon St | Portland, Oregon

Taller Sobre Producción de Semillas

October 18, 2022
3:00 – 5:00 p.m. | Viva Farms | 16470 State Rte 20 | Mount Vernon, Washington

OSA’s Washington Community Field Day

September 26, 2022
4:00 – 6:00 p.m. | OSA'S RESEARCH FARM AT FINNRIVER FARM & CIDERY | 124 CENTER ROAD | CHIMACUM, WASHINGTON

40th International Carrot Conference

August 29, 2022 - August 30, 2022
Times TBA | Washington State University Northwestern Washington Research and Extension Center | Mount Vernon, Washington

Midwest Collaborative Plant Breeding Field Day

August 24, 2022
2:00 – 5:00 p.m. | West Madison Agricultural Research Station | 8502 Mineral Point Rd | Verona, WI 53593

Farm to Flavor

August 21, 2022
5:00 p.m. CT | Garver Feed Mill | Madison, Wisconsin

Farm Bill Virtual Listening Session / Sesión virtual para la Ley Agrícola

August 17, 2022
12:00 – 1:30p Pacific / 1:00 – 2:30p Mountain / 2:00 – 3:30p Central / 3:00 – 4:30p Eastern | Zoom on Organic Seed Commons

Sesión virtual para la Ley Agrícola / Farm Bill Virtual Listening Session

August 17, 2022
DETALLES DEL EVENTO | Agosto 17, 2022 | 12:00 – 1:30P PACIFIC / 1:00 – 2:30P MOUNTAIN / 2:00 – 3:30P CENTRAL / 3:00 – 4:30P EASTERN | ZOOM ON ORGANIC SEED COMMONS

Student Organic Seed Symposium

July 27, 2022 - July 31, 2022
West Virginia University | Morgantown, West Virginia

CBN x OSA California Variety Showcase

June 6, 2022 - June 8, 2022
10:00a – 2:00p PT / 11:00a – 3:00p MT / 12:00 – 4:00p CT / 1:00 – 5:00p ET | Culinary Breeding Network's YouTube channel

State of Organic Seed Webinar

May 17, 2022
11:00a – 12:30p PT / 12:00p – 1:30p MT / 1:00p – 2:30p CT / 2:00p – 3:30p ET

2022 National Organic Research Agenda

May 5, 2022
11:00A – 12:30P PT / 12:00P – 1:30P MT / 1:00P – 2:30P CT / 2:00P – 3:30P ET | Virtual

Midwest Seed Growers Meet-Up: Talking about Biennials

April 14, 2022
3:00 – 4:00p CT / 4:00 – 5:00 ET | Organic Seed Commons

Hawai’i Organic Seed Summit

March 25, 2022 - March 26, 2022
2:00 – 5:00 p.m. HST | Virtual on Organic Seed Commons

Breeding Carrots for Production, Resilience, Flavor, and Fun in Organic Systems

March 25, 2022
10:00 – 11:30a PT / 11:00a – 12:30p MT / 12:00 – 1:30p CT / 1:00 – 2:30p ET

The Privatization of Public Seed Breeding

March 9, 2022
3:30 – 4:30 p.m. PST / 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. MST / 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. CST / 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. EST | Online

Aprendiendo a producir semillas orgánicas en la finca

March 1, 2022
12:00 p.m. PST / 1:00 p.m. MST / 2:00 p.m. CST / 3:00 p.m. EST | Online

11th Organic Seed Growers Conference

February 4, 2022 - February 11, 2022
Various Times | Virtual | Organic Seed Commons

Washington Organic Seed Summit

December 6, 2021 - December 8, 2021
Organic Seed Commons Virtual Platform

Cumbre de Semillas Orgánicas

December 6, 2021 - December 8, 2021
PLATAFORMA VIRTUAL DE ORGANIC SEED COMMONS

Tilth Conference Seed Salon + Swap

November 19, 2021 - November 21, 2021
Various Times | Virtual & In Person | Lynwood, Washington

36th Sustainable Agriculture Conference

November 5, 2021 - November 15, 2021
Various Times | Virtual & On-Farm | North and South Carolina

Southeast Seed Growing Intensive at 36th Sustainable Agriculture Conference

November 15, 2021
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Franny's Farm | Leicester, North Carolina

2021 ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meeting

November 7, 2021 - November 10, 2021
Various Times | Online & In Person | Salt Lake City, Utah

Viva Farms King County Seed Cleaning Workshop

October 26, 2021
2:30 - 5:30 PM PDT | VIVA FARMs King county | 140th PLACE NE, WOODINVILLE, WA 98072

The Gaia Foundation’s Seed Gathering 2021

October 23, 2021 - October 24, 2021
Various Times | Virtual

California Field Day

October 4, 2021
12:00 – 6:00 PM PDT | SEED REVOLUTION NOW | 6150 CABRILLO HWY, PESCADERO, CA

Seed Cleaning Workshop at Viva Farms

September 29, 2021
3:00 - 5:00 PM PDT | VIVA FARMS | 15366 Ovenell Rd, Burlington, WA 98233

OSA’s Annual Washington Community Field Day

September 27, 2021
10:00 am Pacific / 11:00 am Mountain / 12:00 pm Central / 1:00 pm Eastern | Instagram Live from OSA'S RESEARCH FARM AT FINNRIVER FARM & CIDERY

Intellectual Property Rights, Race, and Colonialism: A Community Conversation

September 15, 2021
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Central Time | Zoom

Derechos de propiedad intelectual, raza y colonialismo: Una conversación comunitaria

September 15, 2021
12:00 – 1:30 p.m. Pacífico / 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Montaña / 2:00 – 3:30 P.M. CENTRAL / 3:00 – 4:30 p.m Este | ZOOM

IFOAM Organic World Congress and Seed Ambassadors Pre-Conference

September 6, 2021 - September 10, 2021
Hybrid event both online and at The Couvent des Jacobins | Rennes, France

Midwest Regional Seeds Field Day: Selecting, saving, and selling regionally adapted varieties on your farm

September 1, 2021
3:00 p.m – 6:00 p.m. Central Time | Riverbend Farm | 5405 Calder Ave SE | Delano, MN 55328

Growing Organic Tomato Seed: A Virtual How-To Training

April 20, 2021
12:00 p.m. Pacific / 1:00 p.m. Mountain / 2:00 p.m. Central / 3:00 p.m. Eastern | eOrganic Webinar

California Organic Seed Entrepreneurship

April 1, 2021 - April 10, 2021
April 3rd, 4th, 10th, and 11th | Exact meeting times will be set based on participants' availability | Virtual

7th Annual California Organic Seed Summit

March 22, 2021 - March 26, 2021
Zoom via Organic Seed Commons

International Conference on Breeding and Seed Sector Innovations for Organic Food Systems

March 8, 2021 - March 10, 2021
Cēsis, Latvia

Free the Seeds 2021 Fair

March 6, 2021 - March 8, 2021
Zoom and Northwest Montana History Museum | 124 2nd Ave E | Kalispell, Montana

Culinary Breeding Network’s Variety Showcase + Winter Vegetable Sagra

February 22, 2021 - February 26, 2021
Livestream on YouTube

Upper Midwest Seed Growers’ Community Meeting

February 19, 2021
2:00 p.m. Central / 3:00 p.m. Eastern | Zoom

Northeast Organic Seed Conference

January 16, 2021 - January 24, 2021
Times vary | Online

Protecting the Integrity of Seed: A Listening Session on GMO Contamination

January 19, 2021
12:00–1:30p Pacific / 1:00–2:30p Mountain / 2:00–3:30p Central / 3:00–4:30p Eastern | Zoom

A Listening Session on Excluded Methods in Organic Production

December 16, 2020
12:00–1:30p Pacific / 1:00–2:30p Mountain / 2:00–3:30p Central / 3:00–4:30p Eastern

Seed Commons & Ownership: A Listening Session on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) 

November 19, 2020
9:00 a.m. Pacific / 10:00 a.m. Mountain / 11:00 a.m. Central / 12:00 p.m. Eastern | Zoom

Annual Tilth Conference

November 9, 2020 - November 10, 2020
Virtual via Hopin

International Carrot Conference

October 5, 2020 - October 6, 2020
Washington State University Mount Vernon Northwestern Washington Research & Extension Center | Mount Vernon, Washington

Jefferson County Historical Society Virtual Lecture: A Conversation About Food

October 2, 2020
7:00 – 8:00 p.m. Pacific | Zoom

Stepping Up To Contract Seed Production: A forum for Midwest growers

September 24, 2020
3:30 p.m. Central | 4:30 p.m. Eastern

OSA’s Virtual Field Tour Week

September 14, 2020 - September 18, 2020
10:00 a.m. Pacific | Instagram Live

Student Organic Seed Symposium

July 30, 2020 - August 2, 2020
West Virginia University | Morgantown, West Virginia

Listening Session to Help Shape Future Innovation in U.S. Agriculture

June 30, 2020
10:00 a.m. PT / 11:00 a.m. MT / 12:00 p.m. CT / 1:00 p.m. ET | Virtual Webinar

WEBINAR: Seed Potato Production and Breeding in Organic Systems

April 15, 2020
2:00 p.m. Pacific; 3:00 p.m. Mountain; 4:00 P.M. Central; 5:00 P.M. Eastern | eOrganic webinar

Organic Seed Potato Q & A

April 8, 2020
2:00 P.M. PACIFIC; 3:00 P.M. MOUNTAIN; 4:00 P.M. CENTRAL; 5:00 P.M. EASTERN | Zoom

Planning Gardens for Seed Saving (CANCELLED)

March 18, 2020
6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. | Quilcene Community Center | 294952 US-101 | Quilcene, Washington

6th Annual California Organic Seed Summit

February 28, 2020 - March 1, 2020
FRIDAY FROM 3:00 P.M. TO SUNDAY 2:00 P.M. | TEMPLETON, CALIFORNIA

California Small Farm Conference

February 27, 2020 - February 29, 2020
Cuesta College North County Campus | 2800 Buena Vista Dr | Paso Robles, California

MOSES Organic Farming Conference

February 27, 2020 - February 29, 2020
La Crosse Center | 300 Harborview Plaza | La Crosse, Wisconsin

Culinary Breeding Network’s Variety Showcase

February 16, 2020
The Redd on Salmon | 831 SE Salmon Street | Portland, Oregon

10th Organic Seed Growers Conference

February 12, 2020 - February 15, 2020
Oregon State University | Corvallis, Oregon

Sustainable Farming Association Conference

February 8, 2020
Gorecki Center at the College of Saint Benedict | 37 College Ave S | St. Joseph, Minnesota

EcoFarm Conference

January 22, 2020 - January 25, 2020
Asilomar Conference Center | 800 Asilomar Ave | Pacific Grove, California

Cascadia Grains Conference

January 18, 2020
South Puget Sound Community College | 2011 Mottman Rd SW | Olympia, Washington

Cascadia Grains’ Deconstructing Dinner

January 17, 2020
5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. | The London Plane | 300 Occidental Ave. S | Seattle, Washington

Montana Organic Association Conference

December 4, 2019 - December 7, 2019
The Commons | 1794 E Baxter Lane | Bozeman, Montana

Farmer Veteran Coalition Conference

November 17, 2019 - November 20, 2019
DoubleTree by Hilton Austin | 6505 North Interstate 35 | Austin, Texas

Southeast Organic Seed Summit

November 1, 2019 - November 3, 2019
Sheraton Imperial Hotel & Convention Center | 4700 Emperor Boulevard | Durham, North Carolina

Upper Midwest Seed Summit

October 17, 2019 - October 18, 2019
GOODMAN COMMUNITY CENTER | 149 WAUBESA ST | MADISON, WISCONSIN

North Circle Seeds Field Day

October 12, 2019
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. | 26253 485th Street | Vergas, Minnesota

OSA’s Community Field Day and Tasting

September 30, 2019
4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. | OSA'S RESEARCH FARM AT FINNRIVER FARM & CIDERY | 124 CENTER ROAD | CHIMACUM, WASHINGTON

Organic Research Farm Field Day in Pescadero, CA

September 29, 2019
12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. | The Mushroom Farm | 6150 Cabrillo Highway | Pescadero, California

Jefferson County Farm Tour

September 21, 2019 - September 22, 2019
18 Locations throughout Jefferson County, Washington

Farm to Flavor 2019

September 12, 2019
6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. | Wisconsin Institute for Discovery | 330 N Orchard St | Madison, Wisconsin

Student Organic Seed Symposium

August 22, 2019 - August 25, 2019
Bethel Horizons Camp & Retreat Center | 4651 Co Rd ZZ | Dodgeville, Wisconsin

Organic Vegetable Research Showcase

August 22, 2019
2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. | West Madison Research Station | 8502 Mineral Point Road | Verona, Wisconsin

On-farm Experiments Field Day

August 14, 2019
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. | Sogn Valley Farm | 4830 360th St. | Cannon Falls, Minnesota

On-farm Plant Breeding and Variety Improvement

August 5, 2019 - August 6, 2019
OSA'S RESEARCH FARM AT FINNRIVER FARM & CIDERY | 124 CENTER ROAD | CHIMACUM, WASHINGTON

Olympic Peninsula in Bloom

July 20, 2019 - July 21, 2019
Finnriver Farm & Cidery | 124 CENTER ROAD | CHIMACUM, WASHINGTON

Barley Day 2019

June 28, 2019
9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. | West Madison Agricultural Research Station | 8502 Mineral Point Rd | Verona, Wisconsin

From the Ground and Up – Summer Gardening Workshop

June 22, 2019
8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. | Franklin Pierce High School | 11002 18th Avenue East | Tacoma, Washington

Exploring the Intersection of Art and the Environment

May 22, 2019
7:00 P.m. to 9:00 p.m. | Northwind Arts Center | 710 Water Street | Port Townsend, Washington

On-farm Management of Plant and Seed Health

May 20, 2019
5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. | OSA's Research Farm at Finnriver Farm & Cidery | 124 Center Road | Chimacum, Washington

3rd Annual Southern Seed School

April 27, 2019 - April 28, 2019
Grow Hub | 2900 NE 8th Avenue | Gainesville, Florida

Spring 2019 Pre-NOSB Meeting

April 23, 2019
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Renaissance Seattle Hotel | 515 Madison St | Seattle, Washington

Purple Sprouting Broccoli Seed to Table

March 31, 2019 - April 6, 2019
Multiple restaurants | Seattle, Washington

5th Annual California Organic Seed Summit

March 29, 2019 - March 31, 2019
Happy Valley Conference Center | 2159 Branciforte | Santa Cruz, California

Free the Seeds!

March 2, 2019
Flathead Valley Community College in the Arts & Technology Building | Kalispell, Montana

Mountain West Seed Summit

February 21, 2019 - February 23, 2019
Institute of American Indian Arts | 83 A Van Nu Po | Santa Fe, New Mexico

MOSES Organic Farming Conference

February 21, 2019 - February 23, 2019
La Crosse Center | 300 Harborview Plaza | La Crosse, Wisconsin

Seed Swap and Seed Saving Workshop

February 23, 2019
10 am to 2 pm | WSU Extension Classroom | 97 Oak Bay Rd | Port Hadlock, WA

Organicology

February 14, 2019 - February 16, 2019
Portland Hilton Hotel | Portland, Oregon

Small Business Resource Fair

February 5, 2019
4-7 pm | Carnation Farms (Alpine Room) | 28901 NE Carnation Farm Road | Carnation, WA

Northern Plains Food & Farming Conference

January 24, 2019 - January 27, 2019
Holiday Inn | 3803 13th Ave S | Fargo, North Dakota

EcoFarm Conference

January 23, 2019 - January 26, 2019
Asilomar Conference Grounds | Pacific Grove, California

Northeast Organic Seed Conference

January 18, 2019 - January 20, 2019
Saratoga Hilton and City Center | Saratoga Springs | New York

Growing for Seed: Small Scale Production & Seed Saving

January 15, 2019
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. | Viva Farms Ag Park | 16470 Washington 20 | Mount Vernon, Washington

Montana Organic Association Conference

December 6, 2018 - December 8, 2018
Mansfield Center | Great Falls | Montana

Tilth Conference

November 9, 2018 - November 11, 2018
The Davenport Grand | 333 W Spokane Falls Blvd | Spokane, Washington

AERO Expo & Annual Meeting

October 26, 2018 - October 28, 2018
Missoula County Fairgrounds | Missoula, Montana

Seed Saving and Selection Workshop at Riverbend Farm

October 26, 2018
2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. | Riverbend Farm | 5405 Calder Ave SE | Delano, Minnesota

Breeding Carrots in Organic Systems for Production, Resilience, and Flavor

October 9, 2018
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. | OSA's Research Farm at Finnriver Farm & Cidery | 124 Center Road | Chimacum, Washington

OSA’s Community Field Day and Tasting

October 1, 2018
4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. | OSA's Research Farm at Finnriver Farm & Cidery | 124 Center Road | Chimacum, Washington

OSA’s 15th Anniversary Benefit Brunch (Invitation only)

September 30, 2018
9:00 a.m. | Finnriver Farm and Cidery | 124 Center Road | Chimacum, Washington

Fourth Annual Farm to Flavor Dinner

September 26, 2018
6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. | University of Wisconsin-Madison Discovery Building | 330 N. Orchard St | Madison, Wisconsin

Variety Showcase NYC

September 24, 2018
12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | Project Farmhouse | 76 E 13th St | New York, New York

On-Farm Organic Research Field Day in Pescadero, CA

September 23, 2018
1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | The Mushroom Farm | 6150 Cabrillo Highway | Pescadero, California

Community Field Tour and Tasting in Potter Valley, CA

September 23, 2018
1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Open Circle Seeds / Strong Roots Farm | 11650 Westside Potter Valley Rd | Potter Valley, California

Seed Saving and Variety Improvement Workshop

September 22, 2018
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Sylvester Manor Educational Farm | 80 North Ferry Road | Shelter Island, New York

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

Plant Breeding on the Farm: How to develop vegetable and specialty crops for adaptation to organic conditions in the Southeast

September 10, 2018 - September 11, 2018
Monday from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. | Tuesday from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. | Mineral, Virginia

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

Farmer Field Day: Growing Organic Seed for Winter Cash Flow

August 15, 2018
4:00 p.m. | Fresh Roots Farm | 41041 Mountain View Rd | Polson, Montana 59860

How to Conduct On-Farm Variety Trials Workshop

August 7, 2018
2:00 p.m - 4:30 p.m. | Riverbend Farm | 5405 Calder Ave. SE | Delano, Minnesota

Power of Produce (POP) Club: Seed Edition

July 22, 2018
Chimacum Farmers Market | Chimacum Corner Store | 9122 Rhody Dr | Chimacum, WA 98325

Small Grains, Modest Gains Field Day

July 12, 2018
8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Hughes Farm | 4031 S. US Highway 51 | Janesville, Wisconsin

Power of Produce (POP) Club: Seed Edition

July 4, 2018
Port Townsend Farmers Market | Haines Place Park and Ride | 440 12th St | Port Townsend, WA 98368

How to Conduct On-Farm Variety Trials Workshop

July 1, 2018
2:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. | PrairiErth Farm | 2047 County Road, 2100th Street | Atlanta, Illinois

How to Conduct On-Farm Variety Trials Workshop

June 28, 2018
2:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. | We Grow LLC | N7975 Zimmerman Road | Westboro, Wisconsin

Power of Produce (POP) Club: Seed Edition

June 24, 2018
Chimacum Farmers Market | Chimacum Corner Store | 9122 Rhody Dr | Chimacum, WA 98325

Power of Produce (POP) Club: Seed Edition

June 6, 2018
Port Townsend Farmers Market | Haines Place Park and Ride | 440 12th St | Port Townsend, WA 98368

Variety Trial Webinar 2 of 2: Trial evaluation, analysis, and interpreting results

April 11, 2018
2:00 p.m. Eastern, 1:00 p.m. Central, 12:00 p.m. Mountain, 11:00 a.m. Pacific | eOrganic Webinar

Fundamentals of Commercial Organic Seed Production

April 7, 2018
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. | Bancroft Center for Sustainability | 3845 Spring Dr | Spring Valley, California

Organic Tomato Foliar Pathogen IPM Webinar

March 21, 2018
2:00 P.M. EASTERN, 1:00 P.M. CENTRAL, 12:00 P.M. MOUNTAIN, 11:00 A.M. PACIFIC | EORGANIC WEBINAR

Variety Trial Webinar 1 of 2: Trial planning, planting, and management

March 20, 2018
2:00 p.m. Eastern, 1:00 p.m. Central, 12:00 p.m. Mountain, 11:00 a.m. Pacific | eOrganic Webinar

Culinary Breeding Network’s Variety Showcase Oahu

March 13, 2018
5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. | Ohi'a Cafeteria | Kapiolani Community College | 4303 Diamond Head Road | Honolulu, Hawaii

Hawaiian-NOVIC Organic Plant Breeding Intensive

March 11, 2018 - March 12, 2018
Waimanalo Research Station, University of Hawaii, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources | 41-698 Ahiki Street | Waimanalo, Hawaii

4th Annual California Organic Seed Summit

March 2, 2018 - March 4, 2018
EarthRise Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS) | 101 San Antonio Road | Petaluma, CA 94952

Free the Seeds!

March 3, 2018
Flathead Valley Community College, Arts & Technology Building | Kalispell, MT | 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

5th Annual High Plains Organic Farming Conference

February 27, 2018 - February 28, 2018
Laramie County Community College | 1400 East College Drive | Cheyenne, Wyoming

Carrot Breeding Trial Evaluation Field Day

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

MOSES Organic Farming Conference

February 22, 2018 - February 24, 2018
La Crosse Center | La Crosse, Wisconsin

9th Organic Seed Growers Conference (main event)

February 16, 2018 - February 17, 2018
Oregon State University | Corvallis, Oregon

Organic Plant Breeding Intensive at the 9th Organic Seed Growers Conference

February 15, 2018
Oregon State University | Corvallis, Oregon

Willamette Valley Seed Tour at the 9th Organic Seed Growers Conference

February 15, 2018
Oregon State University | Corvallis, Oregon

Seed Economics Intensive at the 9th Organic Seed Growers Conference

February 14, 2018
Oregon State University | Corvallis, Oregon

Organic Tomato Seed Production Webinar

January 30, 2018
2:00 p.m. Eastern, 1:00 p.m. Central, 12:00 p.m. Mountain, 11:00 a.m. Pacific | eOrganic Webinar

EcoFarm Conference

January 24, 2018 - January 27, 2018
Asilomar Conference Grounds | Pacific Grove, California

Pacific Northwest Vegetable Association

November 15, 2017 - November 16, 2017
Three Rivers Convention Center in Kennewick, WA

Take Your Seed Cleaning Skills to the Next Level

November 12, 2017
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. | Good Egg Farm | 50537 Moiese Valley Rd. | Moiese, MT 59864

Improving the Quality of the Seed You Grow

November 11, 2017
10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. | Missoula Public Library | 301 E Main St. | Missoula, MT 59802

Organic & Non-GMO Forum

November 6, 2017 - November 7, 2017
Hyatt Regency St. Louis at the Arch | 315 Chestnut Street | St. Louis, Missouri

Carolina Farm Stewardship Association’s Sustainable Agriculture Conference

November 3, 2017 - November 5, 2017
Sheraton Imperial Hotel & Convention Center | 4700 Emperor Blvd | Durham | North Carolina

Organic Seed Production Webinar Series: The State of Organic Seed

October 27, 2017
2:00 P.M. EASTERN, 1:00 P.M. CENTRAL, 12:00 P.M. MOUNTAIN AND 11:00 A.M. PACIFIC | EORGANIC WEBINAR

NOFA Mass Seed Sovereignty Field Day

October 22, 2017
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Round the Bend Farm | 92 Allen Neck Rd. | Dartmouth, MA 02748

Organic Seed Event Hosted by Tilth Alliance

October 2, 2017
12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. | OSA's Research Farm | 124 CENTER ROAD | CHIMACUM, WA 98325

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

Community Field Day and Tasting at OSA’s Research Farm

September 25, 2017
4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | OSA'S RESEARCH FARM | 124 CENTER ROAD | CHIMACUM, WA 98325

Organic Seed Production Workshop and Field Day

September 24, 2017
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. | Red Gate Ranch | 19020 Highway 36 West | Red Bluff, CA 96080

Organic Seed Production Webinar Series: Seed Cleaning and Recordkeeping

September 19, 2017
2:00 P.M. EASTERN, 1:00 P.M. CENTRAL, 12:00 P.M. MOUNTAIN AND 11:00 A.M. PACIFIC | EORGANIC WEBINAR

2017 Jefferson County Farm Tour

September 16, 2017 - September 17, 2017
10:00a.m. - 4:00p.m. | OSA'S RESEARCH FARM | 124 CENTER ROAD | CHIMACUM, WA 98325

Field Day with Rio Del Rey Heirloom Beans

September 13, 2017
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. | Rio Del Rey Beans | 30966 Cole Grande Road | Valley Center, CA 92080

The National Heirloom Expo

September 5, 2017 - September 7, 2017
Sonoma County Fair Grounds | 1350 Bennett Valley Rd | Santa Rosa, CA | 95404

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

Organic Vegetable Seed Production & Varietal Selection Workshop

August 22, 2017
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. | West Lafayette, IN 47907

Organic Seed Production Webinar Series: Seed Quality, Harvesting and Equipment

August 15, 2017
2:00 P.M. EASTERN, 1:00 P.M. CENTRAL, 12:00 P.M. MOUNTAIN AND 11:00 A.M. PACIFIC | EORGANIC WEBINAR

Organic Breeding and Seed Intensive

August 10, 2017
9:00 A.M. TO 5:00 P.M. | University of California-Davis, Bowley Science Center, Plant Sciences Lecture Hall 101 | 1200 Ext Center Dr | Davis, CA 95616

National Association of Plant Breeders 2017 Annual Meeting

August 7, 2017 - August 10, 2017
University of California-Davis Conference Center | 550 Alumni Ln. | Davis, California 95616

Organic Seed Production Webinar Series: Diseases and Pests

July 18, 2017
12:30 P.M. EASTERN, 11:30 A.M. CENTRAL, 10:30 A.M. MOUNTAIN AND 9:30 A.M. PACIFIC | EORGANIC WEBINAR

Kale Breeding Workshop with Laurie McKenzie

July 12, 2017
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. | Cowichan Green Community | 360 Duncan St | Duncan BC V9L 3W4

Organic Seed Production Webinar Series: Trials and Selection

June 20, 2017
2:00 p.m. Eastern, 1:00 p.m. Central, 12:00 p.m. Mountain and 11:00 a.m. Pacific | eOrganic Webinar

Fundamentals of Commercial Organic Seed Production Workshop and Field Day

May 13, 2017
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. | Chico State University Farm | 311 Nicholas C. Schouten Ln | Chico, CA 95928

Earth Day Seeding Celebration

April 22, 2017
12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. | OSA's Research Farm | 124 Center Road | Chimacum, WA 98325

National Organic Standards Board

April 18, 2017 - April 21, 2017
Denver, CO

Biological Controls for Organic Production

March 30, 2017
eOrganic Webinar at 2:00 pm Eastern (1:00 pm Central, 12:00 pm Mountain, 11:00 am Pacific)

Fundamentals of Organic Seed Production

March 19, 2017
San Diego, CA

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In 2027, Organic Seed Growers Conference 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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