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Business Member Spotlight: The Food Co-op

The Food Co-op is a consumer co-op founded in 1972 in Port Townsend, Washington, OSA’s hometown. With around 7,000 active members and over …

Seed Stories · August 8, 2018

Ellen Bartholomew is always up to something. On most days she can be found tending the garden at Christ’s Church of the Golden Rule. Nestled …

Events · August 2, 2018

Graduate students working in organic systems gathered top research professors, seed advocates and business leaders to build on the shared …

Resources · July 23, 2018

Farmers need seed that meets specific quality standards, including seed that is free of disease and that delivers on advertised germination …

Resources · July 20, 2018

OSA recently compiled a directory of California organic seed growers in an effort to highlight and connect producers across the state. The …

We're happy to showcase the work of business member Sow True Seed this month, a small but growing company that was founded in 2008 by …

Seed Stories · June 21, 2018

Dave Victor, the farm director at Garden City Harvest’s Orchard Gardens Neighborhood Farm and a new father, has a bushy red beard and a …

Field Notes · June 18, 2018

Organic Seed Alliance (OSA) made appearances around the Puget Sound this spring, raising awareness of organic seed and wholesome new …

Events · June 12, 2018

Join OSA, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and the Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service (MOSES) at our upcoming workshops …

Field Notes · June 6, 2018

This year we are expanding our purple sprouting broccoli trial sites around the Puget Sound. As part of this effort we're working to …

Seed Policy · June 5, 2018

UPDATE 6/8/18 Thanks to your help, the Senate Agriculture Committee's draft Farm Bill includes a much-needed funding increase to organic …

Seed Stories · May 31, 2018

Welcome to our new blog series, Meet Your Seed Grower, where you'll meet the farmers who grow the seed that feeds us. This month we begin …