Organic Seed Alliance

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Kale Breeding Workshop with Laurie McKenzie

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

Join OSA’s Laurie McKenzie and event hosts FarmFolk CityFolk for a daylong workshop focused on breeding kale. Kale is a popular crop in BC and a great candidate for breeding and seed production. Classroom and field instruction will include brassica genetics, kale characteristics, breeding plans, roguing and selection, bud pollination, designing trials, and observing traits. Learn more about the workshop and register here.

Cathleen McCluskey

Cathleen McCluskey is the outreach director at Organic Seed Alliance. Cathleen supports OSA communications, and coordination of regional and national outreach efforts, and is the chair of the biennial Organic Seed Growers Conference.