In the spirit of Earth Day, let's honor and recommit to some of the founding tenets of the organic movement: principles that ensure the …
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Join OSA at the Mother Earth News Fair in Puyallup, WA!
Puyallup, WA (PRWEB) April 21, 2011 Experts from across the country will provide insight into many of today’s environmental issues – and …
Regulatory Oversight of GE Crops Just Got Weaker
USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is responsible for overseeing experimental field trials of genetically engineered …
eOrganic: Timely and Scientific Resources at Your Fingertips
At eXtension.org (pronounced e-extension), you'll find collaboratively authored and peer-reviewed content by eOrganic’s community of …
Seed Digest (April 2 – 15, 2011)
Confronting Concentration The concentration of market power in a seed industry dominated by chemical and biotechnology interests has become …
Confronting Concentration
A recent article in The Organic & Non-GMO Report shares the perspective of an Iowa farmer named Jason Wells who grows non-GE and some …
NOSB Meeting in Seattle April 26 – 29
USDA's National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) is meeting in Seattle from April 26 - 29, 2011, at the Red Lion Hotel on Fifth Street (1415 …
Cornell Breeders, Farmers Bring Resistant Varieties to Market
Cross-posted from OFRF Learn about new varieties Cornell University breeders are bringing to the marketplace for organic systems: "Based …
OSA Receives Funds for Participatory Plant Breeding Toolkit
As part of the Seed Matters initiative, the Organic Farming Research Foundation announced over $12,000 in funding for OSA to develop a …
OSA Helps Empower Seed Stewards in CA
Last Sunday, March 27th, OSA partnered with the Humboldt Permaculture Guild to help farmers and gardeners get ready for spring at the 13th …
Did You Miss USDA’s Organic Research Conference?
USDA hosted the first Organic Farming Systems Research Conference this month in Washington, DC. Topics ranged from productivity and …
“Without Seeds There is No Human Food System”
Frank Morton of Wild Garden Seed and Gathering Together Farm talks about the importance of seed. Cross-posted from GoodFood World. …
