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6th Organic Seed Growers Conference
We just wrapped up our 6th Organic Seed Growers Conference and could not be happier with the turnout and responses from participants. Despite challenging weather conditions, nearly all registered participants made it to Port Townsend, WA, this past weekend, making the conference a huge success. We'll post highlights, recordings, and photographs soon!
OSA Gear is Here!
Help make the vision of community seed systems a reality with your contribution to Organic Seed Alliance. Make a donation of $50 or more and receive an organic OSA t-shirt or hat as a thank you gift. Click here to learn more and donate today!
Annual Report 2011
 Read the full annual report here
In this report:
- Safeguarding Diversity and Improving Choice for Organic Farmers
- Serving the Northern Tier Through Participatory Plant Breeding
- Growing the Next Generation of Seed Producers
- OSA Publishes State of Organic Seed
- Strengthening Organic Seed Systems Through Collaborative Actions
- Organicology
- Organic Seed Growers Conference
- Strengthening Seed Systems in the Southeast
- Other 2011 Highlights
- Why I Give
OSA's Seed Production Tutorials
OSA’s seed production tutorials are now available! These multi-media tutorials teach you professional techniques for organic seed production in the following categories: Beets and chard; brassicas; carrots; lettuce; onions; wet seeded crops; seed climatic considerations; and seed disease.
The tutorials are based on presentations given by organic seed experts at the 2011 Organicology conference and are funded through Western SARE. Click here to access the tutorials.
State of Organic Seed
The purpose of this project is to increase the success and minimize risks for the organic farming and food sector by advancing the viability and integrity of organic seed systems.
Download report
Download press release
NOVIC :: Northern Organic Vegetable Improvement Collaborative
As part of NOVIC, OSA has partnered with seven local farms to trial six vegetable crops: carrots, corn, broccoli, snap peas, winter squash, and beets. We’re teaching farmers how to breed on-farm for organic conditions, and creating an online forum for farmers and researchers to pool resources about organic variety needs. Learn more here
Publications for Free Download
- State of Organic Seed The purpose of this project is to increase the success and minimize risks for the organic farming and food sector by advancing the viability and integrity of organic seed systems. View now
- A Seed Saving Guide for Gardeners and FarmersThis publication from Organic Seed Alliance condenses years of farming, gardening, plant breeding and seed saving wisdom, as well as conversations with many prominent seed experts. The guide covers the basics of seed growing from choosing appropriate varieties for seed saving to harvesting, processing, and storing seed. View now
- Vegetable Variety Trials for Local Food Production on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington State, 2009Organic Seed Alliance and local farmers conducted cold hardy variety trials for nine different vegetable crops, with over 120 varieties, evaluating these varieties for their quality and marketability into the adverse weather conditions of fall and winter. View now
- Principles and Practices of Organic Beet, Carrot and Lettuce Seed Production in the Pacific Northwest These publications are now available thanks to support from the Organic Farming Research Foundation, and complement our existing publlications on radish, bean and spinach seed production. View now
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