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Region: Midwest

June 15, 2022

Farm to Flavor

August 21, 2022
5:00 p.m. CT | Garver Feed Mill | Madison, Wisconsin

Our OSA Midwest team and Carrot Improvement for Organic Agriculture (CIOA) project partners hope to see you at Farm to Flavor 2022 on August …

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April 12, 2022

Midwest Seed Growers Meet-Up: Talking about Biennials

April 14, 2022
3:00 – 4:00p CT / 4:00 – 5:00 ET | Organic Seed Commons

This is the first session in a new series of informal virtual meet-ups for Midwestern seed growers and community members to exchange …

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Resources · March 30, 2022

New Resources: Sweet Pepper Breeding and Seed Saving in the Midwest


We're pleased to share two new resources for breeding sweet peppers in the Midwest. The new publications are intended to be practical tools …

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March 29, 2022

Northern Sweet Pepper Trial Report 2019-2021


Publication date: March 29, 2022 Author: Kitt Healy and Michael Lordon, Organic Seed Alliance Funder: USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant …

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Seed Policy · September 27, 2021

Who’s Managing On-Farm Genetic Diversity of Corn in the Upper Midwest?


OSA's Cathleen McCluskey recently published an article from her Agroecology Master's research that focuses on farmers' roles in managing …

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Events · September 26, 2021

Highlights from the Midwest Regional Seeds Field Day


On September 1, 2021, an enthusiastic group of farmers, gardeners, researchers, and community members gathered at Riverbend Farm in Delano, …

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August 18, 2021

Minnesota Field Day to Focus on Growing Regionally Adapted Seed in the Midwest


CONTACT Kitt Healy, Organic Seed Alliance, (630) 346-4749, kitt@seedalliance.org Michael Lordon, (248) 404-7616, …

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Events · August 17, 2021

Register for the Midwest Regional Seeds Field Day


Register below to join us at the Midwest Regional Seeds Field Day on September 1, 2021, from 3:00 - 6:00 PM, at Riverbend Farm in Delano, …

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June 3, 2021

Midwest Regional Seeds Field Day: Selecting, saving, and selling regionally adapted varieties on your farm

September 1, 2021
3:00 p.m – 6:00 p.m. Central Time | Riverbend Farm | 5405 Calder Ave SE | Delano, MN 55328

Register below to join us for the Midwest Regional Seeds Field Day: Selecting, saving, and selling regionally adapted varieties on your …

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May 24, 2021

Midwest Seed Production Demonstration Report


PUBLICATION DATE: May 24, 2021 AUTHOR: Kitt Healy, ORGANIC SEED ALLIANCE FUNDER: North Central SARE Project Number ONC19-058 Table of …

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February 8, 2021

Upper Midwest Seed Growers’ Community Meeting

February 19, 2021
2:00 p.m. Central / 3:00 p.m. Eastern | Zoom

Upper Midwest seed growers are invited to join a community meeting on Friday, February 19th at 2:00 p.m. Central / 3:00 p.m. Eastern. This …

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October 26, 2020

Stepping Up To Contract Seed Production: A forum for Midwest growers


The COVID-19 pandemic increased demand for seeds in 2020 to an unprecedented degree. As seed companies assess their needs for replenishing …

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In 2027, Organic Seed Growers Conference will have separate In-person (March 26th & 27th) and Virtual (March 30th & 31st) components, providing an interactive agenda of workshops, demonstrations, farm tours, lightning talks, art, seed swaps, affinity spaces, keynote presentations, and of course – celebration!

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