Our Washington-based research team is busy in the field this season and have a lot of updates to share about what we're working on. We hope …
The New York Times Puts Spotlight on Organic Seed
The New York Times recently put organic seed in the spotlight with a pointed opinion piece by Dan Barber, titled: "Save Our Food. Free the …
Meet Your Seed Grower: Erica Kempter and Mike Levine, Nature & Nurture Seeds
Winters in the Upper Midwest are bitterly cold, and the short summer days are heavy with humidity and scorching heat. The big swings in …
Variety Showcase to Follow the Organic Seed Growers Conference
Save the date to join the Culinary Breeding Network for the Variety Showcase in Portland, Oregon, on February 16, 2020. The event will be …
New Federal Funding Opportunity for Public Plant Breeders
Our nation’s land grant universities have a long history of working directly with farmers in their respective regions to bring new cultivars …
Spring at the Research Farm
OSA's research farm is experiencing a very warm, dry spring here in Chimacum, WA. In fact, we're already irrigating the fields. Spring …
On-farm Plant Breeding and Variety Improvement
August 5, 2019 - August 6, 2019
OSA'S RESEARCH FARM AT FINNRIVER FARM & CIDERY | 124 CENTER ROAD | CHIMACUM, WASHINGTON
OSA'S RESEARCH FARM AT FINNRIVER FARM & CIDERY | 124 CENTER ROAD | CHIMACUM, WASHINGTON
Do you want to learn the fundamentals of breeding for organic production on your farm? Join the plant breeding team of the Northern Organic …
Seattle Chefs Put the Spotlight on Purple Sprouting Broccoli
Early April brought the promise of warmer weather and the first ever Purple Sprouting Broccoli (PSB) Seed-to-Table event in Seattle. PSB is …
Breeding Better Vegetables for Organic Agriculture
This article originally appeared in Organic Farmer (January 2019). When the National Organic Program (NOP) launched in 2002, there was …
Organic Carrot Breeding Delivers Novel Varieties, Cutting-edge Research
This article originally appeared in Carrot Country (Spring 2019). The U.S. organic industry continues to grow, with sales of organic food …
Join a Pilot Project for Sharing Variety Trial Info and More!
SeedLinked is an online platform meant to connect growers and plant breeders by providing tools to share information about varieties, …
Organic Plant Breeding in the Southeast
Last week Organic Seed Alliance was in Virginia to help lead an on-farm plant breeding course hosted by the Northern Organic Vegetable …
