Seed has been in the national headlines a lot these days. From a chance discovery of unauthorized genetically engineered (GE) wheat in …
The Next Generation of Organic Plant Breeders
The journal Sustainability recently published an article about the first Student Organic Seed Symposium (SOSS) and what it demonstrates …
More Than 100 Groups Urge Support of Tester Amendment in 2013 Farm Bill
JOINT PRESS RELEASE Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA and Organic Seed Alliance More than 100 farm organizations, …
Ask Your Senators to Support Public Seed in the Farm Bill
Senator Jon Tester is introducing a Farm Bill amendment next week that aims to reinvigorate classical plant breeding and public cultivar …
Send In Your Organic Variety Trial Results
Organic Seed Alliance (OSA) is a proud partner in the Organic Variety Trial Database -- the only searchable site of its kind that includes …
Farmer Seed Stewardship: Nancy Redfeather & Gerry Herbert
Nancy Redfeather and Gerry Herbert Kawanui Farm Kailua-Kona, Hawai’i Nancy Redfeather of Kailua-Kona, Hawai’i, remembers the exact …
OSA’s Senior Scientist Dr. Navazio Recognized by American Horticultural Society
Organic Seed Alliance’s (OSA) Dr. John Navazio has received an award from the American Horticultural Society (AHS) for his book, The Organic …
OSA Partners on Organic Wheat Trials in California
Organic Seed Alliance and project partners have just finished planting organic wheat trials in Northern California. On three beautiful …
Invitation for Input and Proposals
Organic Seed Alliance and conference co-hosts Oregon State University, eOrganic, and Washington State University invite you to help shape …
Did You Miss the California Seed Stakeholder Meeting?
At EcoFarm in January, OSA hosted a second California seed stakeholders meeting. More than two dozen seed producers, seed company …
Purple is the New Green: Winter Sprouting Broccoli
Winter fields in Port Townsend, and the rest of the Pacific Northwest, generally offer little to eat. Organic Seed Alliance's variety trial …
Going to Seed: Year Two of Carrot Research
Color, flavor, nutrition, top strength, vigor, shape, and smoothness are all qualities under consideration as we select carrot roots this …

