California, USA
March 2018

Join the Organic Seed Alliance’s Southern California Seed Hub, San Diego Seed Company, and Bancroft Center for Sustainability for a one-day training on incorporating organic seed production into your diversified farm plan. The workshop will be held on Saturday, April 7 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Steve Peters of OSA and Brijette Pena of the San Diego Seed Company will provide hands-on instruction to help you grow organic seed for the commercial market. This training will help participants understand seed production biology; on-farm breeding; seed harvesting and cleaning; and how to conduct variety trials and choose seed crops for a specific system and climate. Participants will also learn about the economics of seed production and how to identify markets.

Date | Saturday, April 7 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location | Bancroft Center for Sustainability located at 3845 Spring Drive, Spring Valley, CA 91977
Cost | $35 includes full day of instruction and lunch. Register here.
Questions? | Please contact Amber Keeney

This training is intended for farmers, researchers, and agricultural students. Prior experience in seed growing is recommended. Participants are encouraged to review OSA’s publications and tutorials before the course at www.seedalliance.org/all-publications.

Website: http://www.seedalliance.org

Published: March 28, 2018