[Scpg] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Organic Seed Alliance Publishes 2012 California Organic Variety Trial Report

[Cathleen McCluskey]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

January 17, 2013



CONTACT

Kristina Hubbard, Director of Advocacy and Communications, (406)  
493-6965, kristina at seedalliance.org





Organic Seed Alliance Publishes 2012 California Organic Variety Trial  
Report

Publication includes methods and results from nearly 100 organic  
variety trials



Port Townsend, WA – Organic Seed Alliance (OSA) announces the release  
of its 2012 California Organic Variety Trial Report to the public. The  
report is the result of variety trials conducted in 2012 by Organic  
Seed Alliance in Arcata and San Juan Bautista, California. Researchers  
evaluated close to 100 varieties, including varieties of broccoli,  
kale, Swiss chard, green beans, and Japanese cucumber.



Even though California produces the most vegetable seed in the U.S.,  
many of the state's organic producers find they don't always have seed  
that's optimal for their organic systems. OSA is working hard to  
address this need by establishing research and education networks in  
the state. These networks, including those that participated in the  
2012 California Organic Variety Trial Report, aim to improve organic  
seed availability and quality through new models for collaboration and  
information sharing.

California stakeholder input is valuable to building organic seed  
systems that meet the diverse and regional needs of California's  
organic community. OSA recognizes this and will host a forum focused  
on organic seed and the needs of California producers at this year’s  
EcoFarm (http://www.eco-farm.org/) conference. The meeting is open to  
the public and will be held on January 24th from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30  
p.m. in the Sanderling meeting room.

OSA’s 2012 California Organic Variety Trial Report includes detailed  
descriptions of trial locations, trial methods, trial result  
evaluations, and recommendations. Authors include Jared Zystro and  
John Navazio of Organic Seed Alliance, Christine and Dale Coke of Coke  
Farm, Eddie Tanner of DeepSeeded Community Farm, and Steve and Moria  
Peters.

This publication was made possible through a grant from Columbia  
Foundation and Gaia Fund. The toolkit, along with all other OSA  
publications, is available for free download on the OSA website (www.seedalliance.org 
).

Be sure to follow updates on other upcoming events by visiting OSA's  
website, Seed Broadcast blog, Facebook page, and Twitter.



Organic Seed Alliance advances the ethical development and stewardship  
of the genetic resources of agricultural seed

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Cathleen McCluskey
Communications & Outreach Associate
Organic Seed Alliance

PO Box 772
Port Townsend, WA 98368
cathleen at seedalliance.org
www.seedalliance.org
360.472.0247

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