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Last year marked the 15th anniversary of Organic Seed Alliance and our mission to advance organic seed systems. Much like the seed we …

Seed Policy · June 5, 2019

OSA has joined over 200 farm, food, and rural groups in delivering a letter to Congress endorsing the food and agribusiness merger …

Seed Stories · June 5, 2019

Winters in the Upper Midwest are bitterly cold, and the short summer days are heavy with humidity and scorching heat. The big swings in …

Events · June 3, 2019

Save the date to join the Culinary Breeding Network for the Variety Showcase in Portland, Oregon, on February 16, 2020. The event will be …

Seed Policy · June 3, 2019

Our nation’s land grant universities have a long history of working directly with farmers in their respective regions to bring new cultivars …

Field Notes · May 20, 2019

OSA's research farm is experiencing a very warm, dry spring here in Chimacum, WA. In fact, we're already irrigating the fields. Spring …

Seed Policy · May 17, 2019

Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has proposed moving the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) and Economic Research …

Events · May 14, 2019

Registration is open for the 2019 Student Organic Seed Symposium! "Seed stories: Narratives of self, science, spirit, and social …

Events · May 13, 2019

Spring is most definitely in the air at our main office and research site in Chimacum, Washington, and our local team is busy in the field. …

Many thanks to our GiveBIG donors! With your support, we exceeded our matching campaign goal on May 8th. Thanks to you we raised over $5,000 …

Seed Policy · May 1, 2019

Last week the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) convened for its spring meeting in Seattle, WA, not far from our home office in Port …

The Society of Organic Seed Professionals (SOSP) is a new membership organization of researchers and practitioners committed to the …