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Field Notes · July 8, 2011

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: …

Field Notes · July 7, 2011

Organic Seed Alliance (OSA) is often asked which seeds are appropriate for the new agricultural systems that many of us are developing: …

Seed Policy · July 5, 2011

Cross-posted from the Center for Food Safety On May 11, 2011, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a draft Environmental …

Seed Policy · July 5, 2011

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 …

Events · June 28, 2011

Have you provided suggestions or a proposal for OSA's 2012 Organic Seed Growers Conference? If not, you have a few more days -- the …

Field Notes · June 27, 2011

Agricultural leaders from the Southeast recently convened to lay the groundwork for strengthening the region’s organic seed …

Field Notes · June 24, 2011

As a geneticist and plant breeder who specializes in breeding crops that are adapted environmental stresses using classical plant breeding …

Field Notes · June 23, 2011

Our favorite part of this Driven by Flavor interview with Chef Dan Barber of Blue Hill at Stone Barns starts around the 44 minute mark. …

Field Notes · June 22, 2011

Organic Seed Alliance Publishes Seed Production Tutorials OSA’s seed production tutorials are now available! These multi-media tutorials …

Field Notes · June 21, 2011

Today we welcome summer and bid adieu to one of the coolest and wettest springs on record here in the Northwest. While our changing …

Seed Policy · June 14, 2011

Yesterday, the National Organic Program (NOP) released its draft guidance (opens PDF) on the commercial availability of organic seed. This …

Resources · June 14, 2011

Organic Seed Alliance has created new multi-media seed production tutorials for beets and chard, brassicas, carrots, lettuce, onions, and …