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Port Townsend, WA 98368
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Publications



State of Organic Seed Report

The overall purpose of the SOS is to increase success and minimize risks for the organic farming and food sector by advancing the viability and integrity of organic seed systems.

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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.

 


 

 

A Seed Saving Guide for Gardeners and Farmers

Learn how to plant the best varieties, maintain your crop "genetics", cultivate, harvest, process and store seed.

Plus a crop specific chart and resources for gaining more seed growing knowledge.

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Vegetable Variety Trials for Local Food Production on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington State, 2009

This publication comes in two parts:  A written report of trial methods, results, and recommendations and a report of the trial evaluation data.

 


Dr John Navazio is interviewed by Edible Seattle for an article on Winter Spinach  Read more


Field Guides to Seed Production

 

 


Worksheets and Record Sheets
Risks and Field Challenges to Production
Conference Proceedings

Organic Seed Alliance staff lead in content development for eOrganic/ eXtension website

The Organic Seed Resource Guide is now available online through the eXtension website!

The guide includes resources and information on a broad range of organic seed topics including organic seed sourcing, seed contracting, production information, and more. OSA created this guide over the past couple years working with University researchers, Extension, seed industry professionals, and farmers working within the eOrganic Community of Practice. Organic Seed Alliance staff are members of the eOrganic Community of Practice leading the development of organic seed and plant breeding information. Organic farming resources are created within eOrganic and published through USDA eXtension www.extension.org, the national website for farming related research and information.

Other Seed-Related Publications

  • Diseases in Vegetable Seed Crops:  Identification, Biology, and Management - Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3

 


Variety Trial and Organic Plant Breeding Publications
These two links will take you to our lists of publications and research reports in the areas of Organic Variety Trials and Organic and Participatory Plant Breeding. Two excellent resources for your informational needs.


for organic seed research, education and advocacy.

 
 
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