Organizers of the 9th Student Organic Seed Symposium (SOSS) have opened registration for their event to be held July 30 – August 2, 2020, at West Virginia University in Morgantown. The theme of this year’s annual symposium is “Small Seeds, Big Impact” and will include farm tours, lectures, structured and informal discussion, hands on activities, and demonstration plots of participants’ breeding and seed work. The gathering aims to build a growing community of graduate students,
» Read more about: Registration Now Open for the Student Organic Seed Symposium »Call for proposals: 9th Organic Seed Growers Conference
OSA invites you to help shape the 9th Organic Seed Growers Conference by providing proposals for content. This is your opportunity to share important research and ask timely questions related to organic seed. The conference is the largest organic seed event in the U.S. and provides a two-day agenda of presentations, panel discussions, and networking events. We welcome your proposals for presentations, workshops, posters, panels, and roundtables. Save the date to join us February 14-17,
» Read more about: Call for proposals: 9th Organic Seed Growers Conference »Upcoming Seed Workshops in North Carolina
We’re excited to announce a series of workshops in North Carolina next month co-hosted by the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association. John Navazio of Organic Seed Alliance and Washington State University will lead three workshops, titled: On-farm Variety Trials, Seed Production, and Plant Breeding — A Primer for North Carolina Organic Vegetable Growers. (See below for dates.)
Learn more and register today.
Participants can expect to learn the following at each workshop:
• Principles of designing,
» Read more about: Upcoming Seed Workshops in North Carolina »Upcoming Organic Seed Field Day and Training in North Carolina
Save the date for the upcoming “Organic Cucurbit Variety Selection and Seed Saving Field Day” to be held August 12, 2014, at the Mountain Research Station in Waynesville, North Carolina.
Hosts Organic Seed Alliance, Cornell University, and North Carolina State University invite you to join us for this field day which will include results from cucurbit variety trials that are helping researchers identify Downy Mildew resistance.
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