OSA submitted comments today to the National Organic Program (NOP) in response to its “Draft Guidance: Seeds, Annual Seedlings, and Planting …
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Seed Monopolies Threaten Seed Diversity
Cross-posted from EcoNews Aug/Sept 2011 Seed saving has been part of human culture since the beginning of agriculture. When our ancestors …
Organic Seed Field Day in Humboldt County
For Immediate Release: August 2, 2011 Contact: Jared Zystro, (608) 957-4829, jared@seedalliance.org Organic Seed Alliance and Garberville …
How to Pollinate Your Own Sweet Corn
As August approaches, the next phase of the organic sweet corn project begins. As part of the Northern Organic Variety Improvement …
Seed Digest (July 8 – 22, 2011)
OSA’s Role in Building Organic Seed Systems According to a 2010 nationwide survey organic farmers are faced with a seed market that neither …
OSA’s Role in Building Organic Seed Systems
Cross-posted from Seedstock.com According to a 2010 nationwide survey conducted by the Organic Seed Alliance (OSA), organic farmers are …
Time for USDA to Support Public Plant Breeding
The National Organic Coalition recently released an analysis of the state of classical plant breeding and past efforts to improve funding …
OSA’s Comments on New GE Corn Trait
OSA's letter to USDA on a petition to deregulate drought-tolerant, genetically engineered corn Dear Secretary Vilsack: We appreciate the …
Seed Digest (June 25 – July 8, 2011)
Heirlooms of Tomorrow OSA is often asked which seeds are appropriate for the new agricultural systems that many of us are developing: …
Heirlooms of Tomorrow
Organic Seed Alliance (OSA) is often asked which seeds are appropriate for the new agricultural systems that many of us are developing: …
Take Action by July 11 on New GE Corn
Cross-posted from the Center for Food Safety On May 11, 2011, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a draft Environmental …
U.S. Supports Global Guidance on GE Food Labeling
The U.S. has long opposed a guidance document from the Codex Alimentarius Commission (made up of the world's food safety agencies) on the …
