2026 Field Day August 31st
Visit OSA’s new research farm located at the Sunfield Wardorf School in Chimacum, Washington. Kayla Ierlan, Farm Manager will discuss how to move your farm location focusing on how organic certification impacts your choices. You will also learn about OSA’s current organic seed research and plant breeding projects and why organic seed research is imperative to a thriving organic industry. This event is paid for by the Northwest Transition to Organic Partnership Program.
Speakers
Kayla Ierlan
Kayla Ierlan is the farm manager for Organic Seed Alliance’s research farm in Chimacum, Washington. After graduating from the University of Washington with a bachelors degree in philosophy and human rights, she transitioned into farming and hasn’t looked back. Since then, Kayla has farmed in Hawaii, Washington, and Oregon and have spent the bulk of her career focusing on seed production. She has over 8 years of professional experience as a commercial seed grower and has managed several seed production farms including her own, Honey Bloom Farm, in southern Oregon. Over the span of Kayla’s career she’s grown a diverse range of seed crops for High Mowing Organic Seeds, Southern Exposure Seed Exchange, Fedco Seeds, Johnny’s Selected Seeds, Baker Creek, Uprising Seeds, Sow True Seed, and more. She’s most passionate about connecting others to seed work and supporting fellow seed growers.
For more information, please reach out to Susana Cabrera-Mariz susana@seedalliance.org.
Event Details
When: Monday, August 31sth, 2026 from 10 am – 12 pm Pacific
Where: 111 Sunfield Lane, Port Hadlock, WA 98339
Cost: Free, registration required.
Supported through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP). TOPP is a program of the USDA Organic Transition Initiative and is administered by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) National Organic Program (NOP). Additional support is provided by the USDA through an OREI, NIFA grant.
