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August 8, 2018

On-Farm Organic Research Field Day in Gilroy, CA

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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 5:00 p.m. Come on out to tour and learn about the many exciting organic seed projects that OSA and Berry Island Farm are collaborating on in Gilroy. The day will feature a tour and in-field presentation on an extensive on-farm organic tomato breeding project that’s in its second year. We’ll also have the opportunity to tour several types of seed production crops, including beans, broccoli, onions, watermelon, sweet corn, summer and winter squash, and variety trials featuring cucumbers, tomatoes, and sweet peppers.

This event is free and open to the public thanks to support from Gaia Fund.

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Crops: Beans, Beets, Broccoli, Carrots, Cucumbers, Onions, Peppers, Sweet corn, Tomatoes, Winter squash

Regions: California

Tags: Events, On-farm research, Participatory Plant Breeding, Regional Seed Networks, Seed Production, Variety trials

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.

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