Saving and replanting seed defines agriculture. Our farming ancestors and their communities stewarded our seed from season to season, …
Articles by Category: All | Conference Guide | Education | Events | Field Notes | Homepage Right | Media Spotlight | Resources | Seed Ethics | Seed Policy | Seed Stories | State of Organic Seed | Support Organic Seed | Team News | Uncategorized |
Registration Now Open! Organic Seed Growers Conference
Sixth Organic Seed Growers Conference: Strengthening Community Seed Systems January 19 - 21, 2012 | Port Townsend, WA How we steward …
OSA Receives Award for Excellence
OSA was recently honored during an El Pomar Foundation Awards for Excellence ceremony in Black Hawk, Colorado. We received the Robert V. …
OSA Delivers Comments to USDA on Organic Seed
OSA provided the following comments at a USDA listening session in Washington, DC, today focused on the agency's priorities and activities …
Talking Sustainable Seed Systems at the Heirloom Expo
The first National Heirloom Expo ended last Thursday on a high note with Vandana Shiva explaining the vital need for sustainable seed …
Wanted: Robust Regulatory Oversight of GE Crops
OSA joined more than 130 organizations and businesses last week in a joint letter to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack asking for responsible, …
Investing in Organic Plant Breeding for a Secure Food Future
In the Fall 2011 issue of Edible Madison, Melissa Hughes with Organic Valley discusses the illusive promise of GE technologies in her piece …
OSA Board Member Receives National Award
We are thrilled to share that OSA board member Fred Kirschenmann of the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture will be honored by the …
Organic Seed: Your Questions Answered
Why is there a limited supply of certified organic seed? Why is it important to have seed bred for organic agriculture? What's a hybrid? …
USDA Wants to Know: How Can It Support Organic?
USDA is convening a public listening session on September 20, 2011, in Washington, DC, to gather input on the department's activities and …
The President and Seed
Cross-posted from Daily Yonder Last week President Obama held a town hall meeting on the grounds of Iowa’s Seed Savers Exchange, an …
Sweet Corn Pollination Part 2
Here is the second installment of how to pollinate sweet corn. Go here for the first part. In part one, I explained how to put shoot bags on …
