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Field Notes · October 3, 2019

Farm to Flavor: Culinary Breeding in Carrots

Floral. Sweet. Crispy. Carroty. Discerning eaters know that carrots don’t all taste alike, even organically grown ones. Carrots are a …

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Events · October 1, 2019

Join us for the Southeast Organic Seed Summit!

Join Organic Seed Alliance for the Southeast Organic Seed Summit at the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association's Sustainable Agriculture …

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Seed Policy · September 24, 2019

National Organic Standards Board to Convene in Pittsburgh

One of the many strengths of the National Organic Program is the opportunity for public engagement on what should and shouldn't be allowed …

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Events · September 11, 2019

Celebrate the Harvest at Our Community Field Day & Tasting

One of our favorite parts of the work we do is tasting the fruits of our labor with our community. We hope you'll join us for our 5th annual …

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Support Organic Seed · September 6, 2019

Business Member Spotlight: Osborne Quality Seeds

Osborne Quality Seeds of Mount Vernon, Washington, has been providing high-quality seeds to growers since 1982. The company primarily works …

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Field Notes · August 30, 2019

Coming Soon: New Dry Bean Varieties for Organic Growers

This blog post was written by guest contributor Travis Parker, who is a PhD candidate at UC Davis. Travis is leading dry bean breeding …

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Events · August 30, 2019

Students Explore Seed as the Center of Food Culture

This past weekend OSA staff members attended the 8th annual Student Organic Seed Symposium (SOSS) in Dodgeville, Wisconsin. Sixty people …

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Events · August 26, 2019

IFOAM Accepting Proposals for the Organic World Congress

Organic Seed Alliance is a proud member of IFOAM, the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements. IFOAM was founded in the …

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Events · July 24, 2019

Upcoming Events in the Midwest

Summer in the Midwest took a bit of time to get here, but it's now in full swing! See below for several events happening throughout the …

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Events · July 22, 2019

Upcoming Events in Washington

Our Washington-based research team is busy in the field this season and have a lot of updates to share about what we're working on. We hope …

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Events, Support Organic Seed · July 16, 2019

Seed The Change: Sponsor the Largest Organic Seed Event

We can hardly believe that we'll be celebrating 20 years of the Organic Seed Growers Conference this February. While the good seed movement …

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Seed Policy · July 15, 2019

New GMO Proposal Only Provides an Illusion of Regulation

The organic community is increasingly challenged by genetically engineered (GE) crops (or GMOs) showing up in organic seed and crops. …

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In 2027, Organic Seed Growers Conference 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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