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Tag: Organic plant breeding

Support Organic Seed · July 5, 2017

Do You Know Your Food’s Seed Story?


People are connecting to their food in meaningful ways every day. You can greet your local farmer at the market, view bucolic fields …

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Events · June 20, 2017

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 …

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Events · June 2, 2017

This Weekend’s Menu: Roasted Carrot Bolognese


Spring is in full swing and depending on where you live, carrots are back in our market booths. At Organic Seed Alliance's research farm in …

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Media Spotlight · May 25, 2017

OSA Featured in Edible Seattle


OSA's classical plant breeding work is featured in this spring's Edible Seattle magazine. The piece focuses on our Olympic Sweet …

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Support Organic Seed · May 23, 2017

Business Member Spotlight: Organically Grown Company


OSA invites companies in the organic sector to support our work through our recently launched business membership program. Today we’re proud …

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Support Organic Seed · May 18, 2017

A Dynamic Look at 2016


OSA is pleased to publish our 2016 Annual Report via a dynamic online platform. The report highlights the progress we made in 2016 to …

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Seed Policy · May 16, 2017

OSA Applauds New Bill that Supports Organic Research


The organic food industry continues to boom, and not just in the way of increased sales, which now exceed $43 billion per year, but in the …

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May 9, 2017

Kale Breeding Workshop with Laurie McKenzie

July 12, 2017
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. | Cowichan Green Community | 360 Duncan St | Duncan BC V9L 3W4

Join OSA's Laurie McKenzie and event hosts FarmFolk CityFolk for a daylong workshop focused on breeding kale. Kale is a popular crop in BC …

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Field Notes · May 4, 2017

Spring Days at the OSA Research Farm


Here at the OSA research farm in Chimacum, Washington, the days are getting longer, the soil is slowly drying out, greenhouse starts are …

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April 26, 2017

National Association of Plant Breeders 2017 Annual Meeting

August 7, 2017 - August 10, 2017
University of California-Davis Conference Center | 550 Alumni Ln. | Davis, California 95616

Join OSA's Micaela Colley for the National Association of Plant Breeders 2017 Annual Meeting where she'll be speaking on the topic of …

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March 10, 2017

Organic Breeding and Seed Intensive

August 10, 2017
9:00 A.M. TO 5:00 P.M. | University of California-Davis, Bowley Science Center, Plant Sciences Lecture Hall 101 | 1200 Ext Center Dr | Davis, CA 95616

*SOLD OUT* Join Jared Zystro of Organic Seed Alliance, and Julie Dawson and Bill Tracy of University of Wisconsin-Madison, to learn how to …

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October 3, 2016

Pacific Northwest Organic Plant Breeding Assessment of Needs


This report analyzes input from targeted stakeholders -- farmers, plant breeders, seed companies, food industry, and others -- throughout …

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