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Uncategorized · June 2, 2026

Organic Seed Alliance launches search for Research & Education Director

Organic Seed Alliance (OSA), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit putting the power of seed into the hands of growers through research, education, …

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Team News · June 2, 2026

OSA’s Program Director Jared Zystro takes new role with University of California 

In August of this year, OSA’s Program Director Jared Zystro will join University of California as their new Horticulture and Specialty Crops …

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Uncategorized · April 27, 2026

Help us raise $5,000 on Tuesday 5/5 for Washington State’s GiveBIG 2026

GiveBIG 2026 is a 24-hour online fundraising effort supported by the state of Washington - this year on Tuesday, May 5. In 2025, donors …

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Seed Ethics, Seed Policy, State of Organic Seed, Support Organic Seed · April 20, 2026

Why Organic Seed?

Seed is too often overlooked as a fundamental piece of our food and agricultural systems. Yet this tiny resource has enormous impacts on how …

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Cathleen McCluskey delivers comments at the NOSB

Uncategorized · March 20, 2026

National Organic Standards Board Spring Meeting Coming to Omaha May 12–14, 2026

The National Organic Standards Board spring meeting will be held in person in Omaha, Nebraska this May 12 – 14, 2026. After the disruptions …

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Events · March 16, 2026

Save the Date: OSGC 2027

As birdsong returns to thawing grounds, we look ahead with joy and gratitude to the Organic Seed Growers Conference — March 24–31, 2027, in …

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Organic seed field trial with harvested crops drying on tarps at research farm

Field Notes · March 13, 2026

OSPREY: Spring Cleaning

We’re busy behind the scenes preparing for the upcoming growing season as we transition from winter into spring. As we build upon our …

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Education · March 13, 2026

Reflections from the Farm: Spring 2026

As I write these lines in the northern hemisphere, on the Olympic peninsula, WA, there are glimpses of sunshine that hint that spring is …

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Support Organic Seed · December 15, 2025

A message from our Board of Directors

Organic Seed Alliance has entered a new season of growth. One defined by purpose, resilience, and celebration. Through seasons of change, we …

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Seeds are common heritage, not private property. Stop UPOV. Hand holding seeds.

Seed Ethics · December 15, 2025

STOP UPOV: Join the Fight for Farmers’ Rights to Save Seeds

Seeds are memory. They carry generations of adaptation, culture, resilience — stories of soil, seasons, and sustenance. But today, our seeds …

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State of Organic Seed · December 15, 2025

Certified Organic Growers – We Need to Hear from You!

State of Organic Seed: Producer Survey Organic Seed Alliance has released a national survey as part of our State of Organic Seed project …

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Events, Seed Policy · December 15, 2025

Thanks for an incredible year of Quarterly Calls!

OSA's Quarterly Calls are open-sourced calls that bring together farmers, seed producers, researchers, advocates, and food system leaders to …

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Request for Proposals are LIVE!

In 2027, we 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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