We are excited to announce the distribution of our 2014 organic producer seed survey. This national survey is conducted every five years to …
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Webinar on Keeping Seed Crops Healthy
This spring, OSA's John Navazio presented in a webinar titled "Keeping Your Seed Crops Healthy" with Jodi Lew-Smith of High Mowing Organic …
Strengthening Regional Seed Systems One Course at a Time
Earlier this month, OSA's John Navazio and Laurie McKenzie gathered at Greenbank Farm with a group of enthusiastic farmers, students, …
Growing Organic Seed Partnerships in the Southeast
Efforts to build a regional seed system in the Southeast continue to gain momentum. OSA is partnering with organizations and universities on …
Happenings in California
As California's dry winter continued through the spring, the future climatic challenges the state faces become ever more immediate, and the …
What’s a Regional Seed System?
Summer sweet corn: Is there anything better? How about a sweet corn that was developed with organic farmers in mind -- an open-pollinated …
Who’ll Own Our Seed?
Author Lisa Hamilton has written a must-read article ("Linux for Lettuce") on how utility patents -- patents for inventions -- impact the …
From the Field: Breeding Sweet Corn for Organic Agriculture
Summer sweet corn: Is there anything better? How about a sweet corn that was developed with organic farmers in mind – an open-pollinated, …
Save Our Bees, Save Our Seed
Pollinators are an essential partner in our work to build healthy, organic seed systems that support biodiversity and provide high-quality …
Did You Miss the Organic Seed Webinar?
"Understanding the National Organic Program Seed Rule and Sourcing Organic Seed" is now archived and available at eXtension.org for anyone …
From the Field: Breeding Carrots for Organic Agriculture
Earlier this spring, OSA's research team planted 'Spring Market' carrots at Midori Farm, one of several farms partnering with us on breeding …
One Year After GE Wheat Contamination & Still No Answers
One Year After GE Wheat Contamination, Wheat Farmers and Advocates Demand Immediate Action from USDA May 29, 2014—On the one-year …
