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Education · December 15, 2025

The Winter Cycle: OSA Celebrates Graduates and Launches 2026 Seed Education

The Seed and the Garden: A Story of an Interrelated and Interdependent Success  The spirit of winter is arriving, and organic seed …

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Seed Ethics, Seed Policy · December 15, 2025

The 2025 seed judgement by the High Court of Kenya and its implications for seed diversity

We are thrilled for our partners at Seed Savers Kenya Network, Kenya, for their national win in the recent High Court judgement to protect …

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Events · December 15, 2025

Seeds & Culture 2026 Conference by Ujamaa

Save the Date! Seeds & Culture 2026 Conference: Rural and Urban Agriculture United Join Ujamaa Cooperative Farming Alliance at …

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Conference Guide, Events, Support Organic Seed · December 15, 2025

Stage 1 of OSGC 2027 Begins

The gears are turning for the Organic Seed Growers Conference 2027. Join us! We’re excited to announce plans for the 13th Organic Seed …

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Field Notes · December 15, 2025

OSPREY: Wrapping Up Year One

Organic Seed Alliance (OSA) and our research partners are wrapping up the first year of the Organic Seed Production Research on Economics …

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Team News · December 15, 2025

Welcoming New Board Members

We are honored to welcome Jim Myers and Mary Saunders Bulan to the OSA Board of Directors. Jim Myers Jim Myers recently retired after …

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Events · December 15, 2025

Highlights from the 2025 Midwest Organic Seed Summit

On Wednesday, November 12, 2025, the Organic Seed Alliance convened the Midwest Organic Seed Summit. Held entirely virtually to maximize …

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Seed Stories · November 6, 2025

Seasons of Growth: Welcoming Executive Director Dr. Cathleen McCluskey

Organic Seed Alliance (OSA) is excited to announce the appointment of Dr. Cathleen McCluskey as our new Executive Director. Cathleen brings …

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A headshot of Vivien Sansour, the founder of the Palestine Heirloom Seed Library and a 2025 Organic Seed Growers Conference Keynote Speaker. She is wearing a black lace-patterned dress and large, beaded earrings, and is holding a necklace with a round pendant. The background is a park with blurry trees and people. The photo was taken by Matthew Stover of Delta Creative Agency.

Seed Stories · September 24, 2025

Palestine Heirloom Seed Library Update

In collaboration with Jen Williams of Wild Dreams Farm and participants of the 2025 Organic Seed Growers Conference, the Palestine Heirloom …

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Collage of autumn harvest plants and vegetables: top row shows close-up of warty orange squash, cluster of small red cherry tomatoes, dark green zucchini, and a large red heirloom tomato. Bottom row shows fluffy seed heads against a blue sky, striped green-and-yellow squash, pile of red roma tomatoes, and slender green seed pods with blue sky background.

Field Notes · September 24, 2025

Cultivating Impacts From the OSPREY Project

It’s the busiest time of the year for the Organic Seed Production Research on Economics and Yield (OSPREY) project. With the replicated and …

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A stylish woman with short, gray hair and glasses smiles brightly at the camera, holding a large jar of grains. She is dressed in a black quilted jacket, tan pinstriped pants, and black loafers. She stands in a long, narrow storage room with rows of shelves on either side, filled with countless jars of what appear to be seeds or grains. The room is well-lit by overhead industrial lights, and the overall impression is one of organized research or collection.

Team News · September 24, 2025

Farewell from OSA’s Executive Director Dr. Laurajean Lewis

Dear OSA community, I am writing with both excitement and deep gratitude to share some news: I have accepted the position of Director of …

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Two women stand facing a field of flowers on a sunny day. The woman on the left wears a striped tank top, overalls, and a straw hat, and holds a tote bag. The woman on the right wears a green t-shirt and jeans, and holds a black bin. The field is full of sunflowers and white and yellow flowers.

Education, Events · September 24, 2025

Celebrating Pacific Northwest Summer Events

Summer in the Pacific Northwest has been filled with events and opportunities for growth and expansion.  On the beautiful San Juan …

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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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