Events Archive - Organic Seed Alliance

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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

Cumbre de Semillas Orgánicas

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

Washington Organic Seed Summit

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

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

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

Mountain West Seed Summit

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

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