The Dwarf Tomato Project
(By Patrina Nuske Small) The Dwarf Tomato Project This is a story about an idea that grew into a fun project. One day I was casually reading posts…
OSSI News
Claire Luby
Lawn Clippings: Why OSSI?
CR Lawn In business we call them “goods”—anything we grow, produce, pack or re-pack for sale. It is a curious term, because the GNP has no screens. It…
OSSI and the Global Seed System
Jack Kloppenburg
Song: Pledged Seed is Marching On
Lyrics by Carol Deppe and CR Lawn
Open Source Seed Systems in Africa
Board member, Jack Kloppenburg, traveled to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for the Open Source Seed Systems for Africa meeting, October 4-7, 2016. Check out his post: Seedy Comrades, I’m…
Claire Luby Appointed as First Executive Director of OSSI
Since 2014, the Open Source Seed Initiative has been developing a unique mechanism for freeing crop germplasm that is being embraced enthusiastically by farmers, gardeners, plant breeders, and…
Why an Open Source Seed Initiative?
Since it’s launch on April 17, 2014, we’ve had thousands of conversations with people around the world about this project. One of the most common themes in those…