For decades, farmers working with healthy soil have known something is different about their food — more flavor, better animal health, crops that seem more resilient. But translating that intuition into something measurable, communicable, and commercially valuable has remained out of reach.
This panel brings together leading researchers and experienced farmers to close that gap. Drawing on emerging science around soil biology and nutrient density measurement, the conversation will focus on what farmers can actually observe, track, and share — and what that means for the future of quality-focused agriculture. Whether you are just beginning to think about nutrient density or already measuring it, this session is designed to give you practical insight and language to take back to your farm and your buyers.
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<li>Andrew Smith &#8211; Chief Science Officer, Rodale Institute</li>
<li>Anne Bikle &#8211; Biologist, Author &#8220;What Your Food Ate&#8221;</li>
<li>Brita Lundberg &#8211; 4th Generation Farmer &amp; Communications Manager, Lundberg Family Farms</li>
<li>Lael Gerhart &#8211; Engagement Leader, Frog Hollow Farm</li>
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This event is supported through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP). TOPP is a program of the USDA Organic Transition Initiative and is administered by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) National Organic Program (NOP).

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Nutrient Dense Food Webinar

Nutrient Dense Food: What Farmers Are Measuring and How They’re Selling It

Your farm has a story worth telling. This workshop will help you tell it well.
This session is designed to help organic farmers tell their farm story clearly, confidently, and in their own voice so they can connect with buyers and consumers, grow their business, and help others understand what organic is and why they should buy organic.
Here’s what to expect:
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<li>Articulate why you farm organically, and how to say it in a way that sticks</li>
<li>Share why buying local and domestic organic matters and how to make that case to your buyers and consumers</li>
<li>Learn how to shape your story for the audience in front of you, whether that’s a farmers market customer, a retail or wholesale buyer, or someone you just met</li>
</ul>
The Story Labs are designed and facilitated by the Organic Farmers Association and Modern Species, a creative agency focused on helping farmers, ingredient suppliers, manufacturers, brands, retailers, certifiers, and associations tell clear and compelling stories so buyers and consumers make better choices.
Webinar Panelists:
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<li>Gage Mitchell – Founder &amp; CEO of Modern Species</li>
<li>Madison Letizia – Communications Manager, Organic Farmers Association</li>
</ul>

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How to Tell Your Farm’s Story to Access Organic Markets

This agricultural systems summit will explore topics including: accessing and coordinating long-term leases on shared land to facilitate organic transition and certification; community planning for organic agriculture; sharing equipment, infrastructure, and markets among multiple certified organic farms. 
More details to come! Check the website for current information.

Collaborative Organic Agriculture Summit

Día del Agricultor Latino 2026 will bring together Latino agricultural workers, gardeners, community members, and partner organizations for a day of celebration, learning, and cultural exchange. Hosted in partnership with Adelante Mujeres, this annual event will honor the contributions of Latino agricultural workers while creating opportunities to strengthen community connections, build knowledge bases, and share traditional agricultural knowledge.
Throughout the day, participants will have the opportunity to attend hands-on workshops focused on herbal medicine making, food preservation, soil health, and other community garden oriented skills and knowledge systems, while connecting with local organizations and community resources. The event will celebrate the knowledge, resilience, and cultural traditions of Latino agricultural communities, fostering an environment where participants can build relationships, exchange skills, and continue preserving important foodways and agricultural practices for future generations.

Dia del Agricultor Latino 2026

Food Systems Program Hub Call to bring together Extension staff and other resource providers for discussions around improving technical assistance for growers seeking organic certification.

Improving support for farmers to navigate Organic Certification

What resources report on organic pricing and what are the gaps in this data?
Public price and sales reports have helped level the playing field between buyers and sellers of all sizes. As agricultural information becomes increasingly privatized and markets more concentrated, that public data is more important than ever for a fair, stable organic sector. Join researcher Katie Butterfield (UC Davis), as she shares findings from her new peer-reviewed article, Improving USDA’s Public Price and Volume Data for an Equitable Organic Food Value Chain, along with the broader work behind it.
Here’s what to expect:
– Where to access organic pricing data as a farmer.
– What the research found: interviews and surveys with organic producers, processors, distributors, and retailers about how price and volume data can better serve them.
– Why access matters: many farmers don’t have the resources to purchase private data sources, and improving public data access, especially smaller markets, is one of the clearest ways to close that gap.
This session is for transitioning and organic farmers, buyers, supply chain actors, researchers, and advocates who want to understand what’s happening to organic acreage and pricing transparency and how better data can support a more equitable organic value chain.

Vibrant Selection: Colorful Produce at Local Market for Health-Conscious Buyers

Organic Pricing Data: Where to Find It and What New Research Reveals about Access

September Leasing Organic Farmland Workshop

Field Day event at Forkbound Farm in Polson, Montana. The event will be a full day of workshops, seed cleaning demos, and community networking. More info to come!

Forkbound Farm Field Day

Rodale Institute’s Markets team is convening a Rye Working Group focused on developing diverse markets for organic rye.
Several significant rye initiatives already exist. Rather than duplicate them, our intention is to uplift the work already underway, increase shared learning, identify new opportunities, and explore strategies that require more coordination than any one organization can achieve alone. Rodale is convening and facilitating this group to support moving this work forward together.
While this working group focuses on rye, we recognize it is part of addressing a larger systemic need to build markets for the winter grains that make up healthy organic cropping rotations.
This working group intends to bring together growers, processors, millers, distillers, brand buyers, breeders, and researchers from across the rye supply system to coordinate efforts, share market intelligence, and find concrete ways to grow demand for organic rye.
We will be hosting two introductory meetings (September 14 and September 28) where we will share:
– Introductions and a chance to hear what everyone’s already working on
– The working group’s purpose and scope
– Systemic challenges and opportunities for rye markets
In Session 3 (October 5), we will get to work on collective action.
Conveners: 
Will Glazik, Rodale Institute
Bridget Gilmore, Rodale Institute
Rachel Kastner, reNourish Studio
Lauren Tucker, reNourish Studio

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Rye Working Group – Session 1

Organic Vegetable Production Field Day

Farm Walk at Hop Frog Farm

This workshop will focus on soil health, cover crops, and seasonal preparation practices that support long-term garden sustainability. The primary goal of the workshop will be to encourage program participants to incorporate cover crops into their growing practices as a natural way to replenish soil nutrients, improve soil structure, and support healthier gardens.
Participants will receive cover crop seeds and educational resources related to cover cropping, planting garlic, overwintering peppers, and TOPP resources, including information about organic certification and other available programming. Through hands-on demonstrations and shared learning, participants will gain practical skills to prepare their gardens for the winter season and the following growing year. The workshop will conclude with a communal cider pressing and shared meal, creating an opportunity for participants to build relationships, celebrate the harvest season, and strengthen community connections. This workshop will be held in Cottage Grove and will be open to Garden Program participants from Cottage Grove and surrounding communities.

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This workshop will focus on soil health, cover crops, and seasonal preparation practices that support long-term garden sustainability. The primary goal of the workshop will be to encourage program participants to incorporate cover crops into their growing practices as a natural way to replenish soil nutrients, improve soil structure, and support healthier gardens.
Participants will receive cover crop seeds and educational resources related to cover cropping, planting garlic, overwintering peppers, and TOPP resources, including information about organic certification and other available programming. Through hands-on demonstrations and shared learning, participants will gain practical skills to prepare their gardens for the winter season and the following growing year. The workshop will conclude with a communal cider pressing and shared meal, creating an opportunity for participants to build relationships, celebrate the harvest season, and strengthen community connections. This workshop will be held in Springfield and will be open to Garden Program participants from Springfield and surrounding communities.

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YOU&#8217;LL DISCOVER: 
Fall &#038; Winter Cover Crop Design: Learn how to select cover crop species and mixes based on production goals, soil health priorities, seasonal timing, and site conditions. 
Field-Based Learning: Experience cover crops growing in Oxbow’s production fields and observe different species, mixes, and management approaches in action. 
Seasonal Soil Stewardship: Explore practical considerations including crop residue management, site preparation, seeding timing, and how cover crops fit into broader organic farming systems and crop rotations.

Fall & Winter Cover Crop Management

Come visit our new Washington research farm located at Sunfield Waldorf School and Farm in Port Hadlock, Washington! Together we will explore OSA’s work, participate in a seed cleaning demonstration and tomato variety tasting, and mingle over appetizers! We will tour the farm and learn about organic flower seed dry farmed tomato and melon, buckwheat trials and carrot seed produciton. Additionally, we will learn about how OSA is advancing organic seed production through yield research, economic tools, and shared knowledge. We would love to have you join us! This event is paid for by the generous support of the Northwest Transition to Organic Partnership Program.

OSA WA Research Farm Field Day

Pest and Disease Management for Organic Farms in the Northwest

Join the OSU Dry Farming Project for a field day exploring the future of resilient, low-water agriculture.
Walk through dry-farmed crop trials and learn how researchers are evaluating crop performance under little to no irrigation. The field tour will highlight ongoing research on:
• Dry-farmed tomato variety trials exploring the relationship between plant physiology, productivity, and fruit quality 
• Tomato drought-stress trials evaluating how different varieties respond to varying levels of water limitation 
• Variety trials featuring sorghum, cowpeas, melons, okra, corn, cut flowers, and seed-production plots — offering a broader look at crop adaptation and performance in dry farming systems
Participants will also have the opportunity to taste a selection of varieties from the trials, including dry-farmed tomatoes, and experience firsthand how genetics and growing conditions influence flavor, texture, and quality.
Come connect with researchers, farmers, and community members working together to explore crops and practices for a changing climate.
FREE and open to the public.

OSU Dry Farming Field Day

We are still awaiting confirmation from our partner farmers

Pdx Field Day

This hybrid workshop features hydroponics technical experts and Alaska growers to discuss organic certification for hydroponics, share practical lessons from the field, and explore policy and program ideas that reflect on‑the‑ground realities. Speakers TBD.

Alaska Commercial Hydroponic Growers – Organic Certification

explore the core principles of organic dry farming—a climate-resilient method that conserves water, reduces labor, and boosts flavor. Through real-time trials featuring tomatoes, squash, and drought-tolerant cover crops, you&#8217;ll gain insight into soil selection, field prep, varietal choice, and more. Whether you&#8217;re a new grower or seasoned farmer, this workshop offers practical tools and inspiration to grow with less—less water, less waste, and more impact.

Organic Dry Farming

Join researchers, seed growers, and agricultural professionals for anafternoon of field demonstrations and discussion focused on organic seed production and irrigation management. 
Field tour topics 
• Introduction to water management and technology 
• Novel leafy brassicas 
• Effects of irrigation rate on vegetable seed yield
Location: OSU North Willamette Research &#038; Extension Center15210 NE Miley RoadAurora, OR 97002

OSU & OSA Field Day

Farm Walk at Tampopo Farm

Our monthly Taproots Workshop on Leasing Organic Farming brings together landowners, producers, aspiring producers, and other community stakeholders to build momentum and make progress on bringing the Taproots Farm Hub to fruition and build stronger networks in the organic and local food movement in our region. Participants share best practices in organic production and transition and build connections between beginning and experienced producers.

August Leasing Organic Farmland Workshop

Calling all farmers and stakeholders who live in the Northwest region! Join us for an in-depth discussion of an updated “Advancing Regional Organic Markets: A Farmer’s Toolkit”, a resource designed to strengthen regional organic economies. This toolkit provides farmers and stakeholders with data, insights, and opportunity analysis to help expand regional production of high-demand organic crops, reduce reliance on imports, and increase economic opportunities for U.S. farmers. During this Advisor Call, we’ll discuss the Toolkit’s improvements since it was first launched in December 2025 and explore how to use the toolkit to identify key market opportunities in the Northwest region, support resilient supply chains rooted in local identity, and foster stronger connections between producers, processors, and buyers.
This event is supported through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP). TOPP is a program of the USDA Organic Transition Initiative and is administered by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) National Organic Program (NOP).

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Advisor Call Advancing Regional Organic Markets: A Farmer’s Toolkit (Northwest)

Do you grow and sell small and alternative grains? Looking to find new business partners to buy U.S. grown feed-grade ingredients?
Join the Organic Trade Association and our partners for our Virtual Buyer-Seller Mixer on August 13, 2026 as a part of the Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP).
What is a Virtual Buyer-Seller Mixer: An online event for organic buyers and sellers &#8211; think online speed dating to support expansion of the U.S. organic supply chain! Participants&#8217; schedules will be created to connect sellers and buyers based on registration information and scheduling availability. For this buyer-seller mixer, we&#8217;re focused on organic and transitional small and alternative grains.
What do we mean by SMALL and ALTERNATIVE GRAINS? We&#8217;re targeting businesses buying or selling grains like oats, barley, rye, quinoa, amaranth, buckwheat, millet, sorghum, rice, and others.
Who Can Register: Any business (buyers) sourcing U.S.-grown small and alternative grains, and any farmer/producer of U.S.-grown organic or transitional small and alternative grains (sellers).  

Why: Support the domestic supply chain by sourcing small and alternative grains from domestic producers to meet your business needs in 2026 and beyond!
How: <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YDF8S7C">Register here</a>. Our team of experts will craft a custom schedule for each registrant. Complete schedules will be shared with registrants by July 31, 2026.
Register by July 30. Space is limited &#8211; sign up today!
REGISTER NOW: <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YDF8S7C">https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YDF8S7C</a>
This mixer is supported through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP). TOPP is a program of the USDA Organic Transition Initiative and is administered by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) National Organic Program (NOP).

Virtual Buyer-Seller Mixer for Small & Alternative Grains

Calling all farmers and stakeholders who live in the United States! Join us for an in-depth discussion of an updated “Advancing Regional Organic Markets: A Farmer’s Toolkit”, a resource designed to strengthen regional organic economies. This toolkit provides farmers and stakeholders with data, insights, and opportunity analysis to help expand regional production of high-demand organic crops, reduce reliance on imports, and increase economic opportunities for U.S. farmers. During this Advisor Call, we’ll discuss the Toolkit’s improvements since it was first launched in December 2025 and explore how to use the toolkit to identify key national market opportunities, support resilient supply chains rooted in local identity, and foster stronger connections between producers, processors, and buyers.
This event is supported through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP). TOPP is a program of the USDA Organic Transition Initiative and is administered by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) National Organic Program (NOP).

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Advisor Call Advancing Regional Organic Markets: A Farmer’s Toolkit (National)

Interested in growing beans? So are we!! This year, OSU Extension is collaborating with 6 
coastal farms to conduct dry bean variety trials so that we can better understand which bean 
varieties grow best in our coastally influenced context.

Coastal Bean Variety Trial Field Day (Astoria)

Join to learn about the latest research on: 
Naked barley, wheat, and other spring-planted small grains 
Dry beans &#038; other pulses 
Grain &#038; pulse intercropping 
Chickpea, lentil, cowpea &#038; tepary bean irrigation trials 
Weeds and pests in grains &#038; pulses

Organic Grains & Pulses Field Day

learn about the latest research on: 
&#8211; Naked barley, wheat, and other spring-planted small grains 
&#8211; Dry beans &#038; other pulses 
&#8211; Grain &#038; pulse intercropping 
&#8211; Chickpea, lentil, cowpea &#038; tepary bean irrigation trials 
&#8211; Weeds and pests in grains &#038; pulses
Food will be prepared by Culinary Breeding Network chefs and bakers.
FREE and open to the public.

OSU Organic Grains and Pulses Field Day

This collaborative workshop will provide Garden Program participants with an opportunity to learn more about the process of finding and leasing agricultural land and the steps needed to transition from community gardening toward agricultural production. In partnership with Christina Bentrup of Beeloved Farm, Friends of Family Farmers, Oregon Farm Corps, Upper Willamette Soil &#038; Water Conservation District, and Coast Fork Willamette Watershed Council, this workshop will bring together local agricultural leaders and organizations to share knowledge, resources, and practical guidance with aspiring farmers.
Participants will explore the opportunities and challenges associated with accessing agricultural land, including how to identify potential land opportunities, understand leasing considerations, and navigate the many factors involved in establishing a successful farming operation. By connecting participants with local agricultural partners and providing tools for future planning, this workshop will support community members interested in expanding their growing practices and exploring pathways into farming.

Finding and Leasing Agricultural Land/Farm Tour Workshop

This Farm Walk will include a picnic and chldren&#8217;s activities. GeerCrest Farm is a historic farm that was established in 1847, before Oregon became a U.S. Territory. Ralph Geer started his nursery and orchards with apple and pear seeds he brought over the Oregon Trail. He traded root stock for grafting wood with the Luelling-Meek nursery. Their successful cooperation helped to establish the fruit growing industry on the west coast. Species: Varied, including 24 pear trees, four plum trees, one apple, one Hawthorn tree, one butternut tree, and one hickory tree 
Date of dedication: October 19, 2018 Age at dedication: 170 years

GeerCrest Farm Walk

We are really looking forward to our beekeeping workshop at the end of July. This hands-on workshop will provide Garden Program participants with the opportunity to learn about harvesting honey while gaining a deeper understanding of seasonal hive management and beekeeping practices. Participants will explore the steps involved in preparing hives for a successful honey harvest, including spring hive assessments, common treatments, the use of queen excluders and honey supers, preparing supers for harvest, and the process of extracting honey using a manual honey extractor.
In addition to learning practical beekeeping skills, participants will explore the essential role that pollinators play in supporting healthy ecosystems and productive food gardens. The workshop will encourage participants to view bees with curiosity rather than fear, while highlighting simple ways to support pollinators, such as planting beneficial flowering species that also contribute to higher garden yields. By combining hands-on experience with education, the workshop will help participants build the confidence to care for bees on their own—whether by maintaining a backyard hive, expanding into a small apiary, or simply becoming stronger advocates for pollinator conservation within their communities.

From Hive to Jar: A Guided Honey Harvest Workshop

Coastal Bean Variety Trial Field Day (Yachats)

Interested in growing beans? So are we!! This year, OSU Extension is collaborating with 6 
coastal farms to conduct dry bean variety trials so that we can better understand which bean 
varieties grow best in our coastally influenced context

Coastal Bean Variety Trial Field Day (Logsden)

This is a tour that highlights activities and programing at the UI Sandpoint Organic Agriculture Center. Participants will be guided through the farm and facilities to learn about research and educational activities happening around multiple aspects of organic production, including diversified vegetable crop management, native plants, heritage apples, cover crops, sheep and chicken grazing, compost production, soil amendments, pest management, and food preservation with freeze drying. The tour will end at SOAC’s main meeting building for a community networking lunch.

University of Idaho Sandpoint Organic Agriculture Center Research and Farm Tour

The 2026 Rocky Mountain Regional Summit is designed to strengthen Tribal food systems in the region and improve access to vital resources that support Indian agriculture and food sovereignty.
Tailored for Tribes and individual Tribal farmers, ranchers, fishers, food gatherers, and entrepreneurs, this summit offers a collaborative space to explore emerging market opportunities, exchange knowledge, and cultivate partnerships.
Attendees will participate in two days of interactive learning, networking, and hands-on experiences focused on advancing Tribal agriculture and natural resource management. Sessions will cover conservation programs, Tribal agriculture development, estate and succession planning, rangeland management, invasive species, livestock risk management, meat processing opportunities, and youth engagement. Participants will also take part in a field day featuring a site tour and a demonstration that highlights conservation practices and regenerative agriculture.

IAC Rocky Mountain Summit

This Event Features:
Field walk focused on seed crop management 
Harvesting and threshing equipment demonstrations 
Wet and dry seed cleaning methods 
Organic certification recordkeeping best practices 
Lunch and Q&#038;A with seed production experts

Organic Seed Production Field Day

You’ve transitioned to organic—or you’re considering it. What comes next?
Presented by Rodale Institute and the Organic Trade Association as part of the National Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP), this webinar is designed for farmers thinking beyond certification. Transitioning to organic is one step; building a viable business around it is another.
Danielle and Steven of TendWell Farm will share how they approached that challenge. Danielle will walk through how they developed a brand, identified market opportunities, and explored value-added products and alternative revenue streams for their diversified vegetable system. She’ll also discuss a key but often under-addressed reality: while organic can command a price premium, capturing that value depends on clear positioning and a thoughtful market strategy.
This session is a practical conversation with farmers who have navigated these decisions. Come prepared to listen, ask questions, and consider how their experience might apply to your own operation.
This event is supported through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP). TOPP is a program of the USDA Organic Transition Initiative and is administered by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) National Organic Program (NOP).

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Building a Market for Organic Vegetable Systems: Lessons from a Successful Transition

July Leasing Organic Farmland Workshop

The Community Party will kick off with a Keynote speech and will feature a tasting-style meal with a variety of grain-based dishes from chefs across the Pacific Northwest.

WSU Grain Gathering Community Party

Tour Oxbow Farm and Conservation Center to learn all about their farming practices that conserve water!
Join King Conservation District and Oxbow Farm for an informative tour about Oxbow&#8217;s veggie production, crop trials, and other conservation practices. We will also discuss programs to support farmers and resources avaiable to support conservation practices and adapt to changing weather conditions.
Topics include:
Cover cropping &#8211; including how and why to use cover crops and lessons learned from Oxbow&#8217;s summer cover crop trials. 
Water conservation &#8211; how Oxbow farmers conserve water, and water conservation practices that work for a variety of soil types. 
Western Washington&#8217;s changing weather patterns &#8211; what this means for farmers, and tools that are available to help farmers understand and plan for local changes. 
Conservation practices and how they are integrated into Oxbow&#8217;s farming operations.

Farming and Water Conservation- Oxbow Farm

We’re hitting the road again this July to convene with our friends in the north and get seedy together! Come join us at any or all of these seedy events!
Thursday, July 16th 5-6:30pm Organic Seed Saving 101 class at the East Bonner Library Garden in Sandpoint, Idaho! 
Saturday, July 18th 10-11:30am Organic Seed Saving 101 class at New Leaf Nursery in Hayden, Idaho! 
Saturday, July 18th 2pm Organic Seed Saving 101 class at Northwest Seed &#038; Pet (Sprague Location) in Spokane, Washington! 
Sunday, July 19th 10am-1pm Field Day at Affinity Farm in Moscow, Idaho! Potluck following tour. If you want to participate, bring a dish and your own chair! 
Monday, July 20th (9am-11am) Organic Seed Saving 101 class with Soil Stewards Farm at the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho. Please bring a chair!

North Idaho Seed Circus!

oin us for an interactive workshop designed to help beginning and small-scale organic farmers build confidence in marketing their farm and connecting with new customers. Learn how to effectively share your farm story, tailor your message to different buyers and sales channels, and explore strategies for expanding your market opportunities. You&#8217;ll also hear practical tips and real-world experiences from fellow farmers to help you strengthen your marketing efforts and grow your business.
Thanks to Eat Local First, Metta Farm, Aash Farms and Rowdy Sprout Farm for joining and sharing their expertise.

Ready to Grow Marketing Clinic

Organic value does not stop at the farm gate. It is created and captured through the markets we build the relationships we nurture and the stories we tell from soil to shelf.
This virtual webinar explores how farmers, food makers, and organic entrepreneurs can move beyond selling raw commodities to intentionally design value added products and market pathways that reward organic practices. 
Through real world case studies and practical examples, we will examine how successful organic businesses have transformed crops into brands’ brands into categories and products into resilient value chains.
Participants will learn how today’s conscious consumers make buying decisions where value is gained or lost along the organic supply chain and how small shifts in product format function audience or narrative can unlock new markets. Whether you are selling at farmers markets working with regional distributors pitching retailers or building a direct-to-consumer presence this session will help you see your organic product not just as food but as part of a larger market system you can shape.
This event is supported through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP). TOPP is a program of the USDA Organic Transition Initiative and is administered by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) National Organic Program (NOP).

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From Farm to Brand: Adding Value to Organics

Triple Divide Seeds and Snake River Seed Cooperative seed producers are convening at Homestead Organics Farm in Hamilton, Montana for three days of deep-diving into organic seed production and distribution.

Farmer-To-Farmer with Triple Divide Seeds and Snake River Seed Cooperative

This was a field tour of two organic intercropping demonstration trials in dryland wheat production systems.

Organic Intercropping Field Tour

Join us for our 3rd annual on-farm field day on July 9th from 10 am to 3 pm! We will tour our fields, have a few special guests, and eat a delicious, locally inspired lunch together.
Our field day is designed to keep you up to date on our research and outreach, answer your questions, hear your suggestions and ideas, and strengthen relationships with our friends working to heal the earth by growing food as medicine.
Mark your calendar, and we hope to see you there!
The event is free. Please RSVP below to reserve your lunch!

Quinn Institute Field Day

One of the hardest parts about selling organic grain is getting bids from multiple buyers in your area. But it’s worth the effort! Since there is likely to be a price spread between buyers. And sometimes it’s as much as 10% or more. This webinar will explore basic steps in finding and reaching out to organic grain buyers in your area. It will also discuss what to do once you get a merchandiser/buyer on the phone, in terms of discovering what crops they buy, what volumes, when they make new contracts, and, most importantly, price discovery. We will also roleplay a phone call between an organic grain farmer and an organic grain buyer.
This event is supported through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP). TOPP is a program of the USDA Organic Transition Initiative and is administered by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) National Organic Program (NOP).

7-9-2026 Organic Grain Selling Webinar

Organic Grain Selling: Roleplaying to Help You Connect and Do Business with New Buyers

Grain is often not consumed in the same area where it is produced, and individual farmers are rarely able to fill five rail cars at a time. Aggregation and logistics play a huge role in the value chain of organic grains. Join us for this webinar to hear from Matt Nidlinger of Wenger Group and Brian Williams of LaBudde on how organic grains are moving around the country and what farmers can do to add value to their operations.
This event is supported through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP). TOPP is a program of the USDA Organic Transition Initiative and is administered by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) National Organic Program (NOP).

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Organic Grain Aggregation and Transportation – Adding Value by Understanding Logistics

Together, we’ll explore how summer cover crops can be designed and integrated into small-scale farm systems to support soil health while fields are between production crops. 
We’ll begin with a brief overview of summer cover crop species, mixes, and planting strategies before heading into the fields to observe cover crop trials and discuss the tools and techniques used to seed and manage them on both tractor-scale and hand-scale farms.

Summer Cover Crop Management

Do you grow and sell pulses, such as beans, peas, lentils, peanuts and others? Looking to find new business partners to buy U.S. grown ingredients?
Join the Organic Trade Association and our partners for our Virtual Buyer-Seller Mixer on June 18, 2026 as a part of the Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP).
What is a Virtual Buyer-Seller Mixer: An online event for organic buyers and sellers &#8211; think online speed dating to support expansion of the U.S. organic supply chain! Participants&#8217; schedules will be created to connect sellers and buyers based on registration information and scheduling availability. For this buyer-seller mixer, we&#8217;re focused on organic and transitional pulses.
What do we mean by PULSES? We&#8217;re targeting businesses buying or selling pulses like beans, peas, lentils, peanuts, and other edible seeds from legumes. 
 
Who Can Register: Any business (buyers) sourcing U.S.-grown pulses, and any farmer/producer of U.S.-grown organic or transitional pulses (sellers).
Why: Support the domestic supply chain by sourcing pulses from domestic producers to meet your business needs in 2026 and beyond!
How: <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Y2PTJ8M">Register here</a>. Our team of experts will craft a custom schedule for each registrant. Complete schedules will be shared with registrants by June 14, 2026.
Register by June 4. Space is limited &#8211; sign up today!
REGISTER NOW: <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Y2PTJ8M">https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Y2PTJ8M</a>
This mixer is supported through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP). TOPP is a program of the USDA Organic Transition Initiative and is administered by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) National Organic Program (NOP).

Virtual Buyer-Seller Mixer for Pulses

We plan to host a field day at Trust Land Farm &#8211; a small vegetable farm in Missoula Montana who is currently transitioning to be a organic farm. More details soon!

Farmer Field Day: Trust Land Farm

We’ve got a super cool event coming up June 14-16 in Eastern Oregon! We’ll be at Dora’s Farm in Union, Oregon for a field day on June 14th, with a 2-day organic Seed School in and around Cove, Oregon on the 15th and 16th. Some details are still being worked out, but you can count on loads of helpful information about growing seeds organically, delicious food, and connecting with other folks who love talking about seeds!

Field Day at Dora’s Garden & Eastern Oregon Organic Seed School!

Workshop on soil health. A Soil Health expert from the University of Idaho will be in Salmon to give a presentation on soil health and will then lead a field tour at a local cattle operation. During the workshop we will take soil samples for various soil health metrics and talk about what the results mean and how to improve them.

Soil Health

Field day featuring research updates on naked barley, winter cereal, vetch and fava bean variety trials, discussions on organic disease and weed management and end-use quality, and delicious grain snacks prepared by Oregon chefs and bakers.

Organic Winter Cereals and Cover Crops Field Day

DATE STILL TBD! Check the event website for more details as the event approaches!

Native Seed Collecting & Organic Seed Production Workshop

Our monthly Leasing Organic Farmland Meet &#038; Greet brings together producers, aspiring producers, landowners, technical assistance providers, and interested community members to share resources about organic transition and TOPP programs, and to collaborate to achieve our goal of creating a certified organic farm incubator in the Treasure Valley that can offer long-term leases for producers as well as shared infrastructure, equipment, and markets. The incubator will also offer beginning farmers training and mentorship from experienced organic farmers so they can build successful businesses.

May Leasing Organic Farmland Meet & Greet

Follow up from the Grower&#8217;s Own Organic Farming Conference, setting up a tour at the farms of our keynote speakers. Description of the event:
Purple Sage Farms have been doing sustainable and Organic farming for over 35 years. They have a whole mix of production: vegetable growing, diverse and specialty herbs, no-till methods, regenerative sheep ranching, and equipment like greenhouses, a commercial kitchen, and homemade smoker and dehydrator. 
Come tour the farm and not only hear them talk about, but also SEE, how they make such a diverse and successful operation run.

Purple Sage Field Day

Finally, we will hold our annual distribution of regional and cultural plants. This is one of our largest events, and one that is at the heart of a lot of what we do in the Garden Program. Providing our program participants with important cultural plants, adapted to our climate, that are difficult to find fresh in store is super important to us. We are also providing these plants free of charge to our program participants to help mitigate the cost of living, as well as preparing culturally important foods. We are expecting to distribute 5,000+ plants to our garden program families. These 5,000+ plants include plants grown by our program, plants donated from Food for Lane County, Bethel Farm, and Beeloved Farm. Information on seed saving, overwintering pepper plants, TOPP resources, and other community resources will be available at this event.

Annual Distribution of Regional and Cultural Plants

This final hands-on workshop will be focused on labeling and setting up for our annual plant distribution. This means labeling each pot, organizing by cultivar and preparing volunteers for the plant distribution (teaching them about the plants they will be distributing to families to ensure that specialty varieties get seed returned to the program at the end of the season).

Greenhouse Work Party 10: Transplanting and Final Prep for Plant Distribution

This hands-on workshop will be focused on transplanting plants previously seeded and preparing them for the plant distribution. This means labeling each pot, organizing by cultivar to make set-up for the plant distribution easier.

Greenhouse Work Party 9: Transplanting and Preparing for Plant Distribution

This hands-on workshop will be focused on transplanting plants that were previously seeded. The particular focus will be on establishing a hardening off station by our greenhouse to begin hardening off plants in preparation for the plant distribution.

Greenhouse Work Party 8: Transplanting and Hardening Off Plant Starts

Together, we’ll explore practical approaches to managing overwintered cover crops as the growing season begins. 
We’ll begin with a brief overview of cover crop species before heading into the fields to observe them growing and discuss management strategies used on both tractor-scale and hand-scale farms.

Spring Cover Crop Management

workshop on a local farm with demonstrations of tools and approaches to weed management in organic mixed vegetables. Topics will include an occultation tarping demonstration, different hand held tools, intercropping, and various mulching techniques.

Organic weed management – mixed vegetables

Tour an organically managed cider apple orchard and learn practical approaches to pest, disease, and nutrition management that support high-quality fruit and healthy soil.
Event Highlights 
• Guided tour of an organically managed cider apple orchard 
• Practical pest &#038; disease management strategies 
• Orchard nutrition techniques for healthy trees and soil 
• Real-world insights from OSU researchers and experienced growers 
• Lunch and cider tasting

Organic Orchard Field Day

OOC and OSU will host a joint field day at an organic plouot orchard in Hood River. This hands-on, in-person workshop will teach attendees (mostly tree fruit growers) on organic management and soil health.

Tree Fruit Organic Management

The listening session will be held to collect additional data for the needs assessment to complement and expand what we learned through the survey related to Idaho farmers’ current organic agriculture interests and support needs.

Producer listening session

Visit 5 of the best small-scale, direct-market farms in the Treasure Valley! 
This all-day tour will include stops at Fiddlers Green Farm, Sundog Farm, Whistlepig Farm, Black Fox Farm, and Dry Creek Ranch Farm. All of these farmers farm organically. One is certified organic and one is enrolled in the transitioning to organic program.
This event is free, but you can add on a $17 boxed lunch prepared by City of Good when you check out. We will deliver food right to the farm for you to enjoy!
Register by April 23rd at 10am.

Emerging Producers Field Day in Dry Creek!

Organic Certification for Seed Producers

• Learn why variety-specific information and breeding matters in cover crop 
• Research highlights and feedback on next year&#8217;s trials 
• Walk through the trial and access data collected on each variety 
• Hands-on cover crop biomass collection for nutrient estimations 
• Cover crop termination 
A lovely local lunch will be provided!

Cover Crop Variety Trial Field Day

This is our final larger scale workshop in our greenhouse workshop series where we will discuss pollinator isolation as it relates to seed saving true seed. We will be demonstrating this with our overwintered pepper plants (popular culturally important Chile varieties like Habanero, Poblano, Chile de Agua, Thai peppers, etc. that have been overwintered for the past 2 years). Last year our pepper plants, grown specifically for our seed bank, cross pollinated and many hybrid peppers were created. Which is why we want to hold this workshop. We want to show gardeners how they can save the true seed of their specialty peppers and corn despite being in a community garden setting.

Greenhouse Workshop 5: Pollinator Isolation

Workshop for Spanish speaking crop producers to inform and assist them with organic certification

Taller de Certificación Orgánica

Do you grow and sell feedstuffs including grains? Looking to find new business partners to buy U.S. grown feed-grade ingredients?
Join the Organic Trade Association and our partners for our Virtual Buyer-Seller Mixer on April 23, 2026 as a part of the Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP).
What is a Virtual Buyer-Seller Mixer: An online event for organic buyers and sellers &#8211; think online speed dating to support expansion of the U.S. organic supply chain! Participants&#8217; schedules will be created to connect sellers and buyer based on registration information and scheduling availability. For this buyer-seller mixer, we&#8217;re focused on the organic and transitional feedstuffs market.
Who Can Register: Any business (buyers) sourcing U.S.-grown feed-grade ingredients and products, and any farmer/producer of U.S.-grown organic or transitional feed-grade ingredients and products (sellers).
Why: Support the domestic supply chain by sourcing feedstuffs from domestic producers to meet your business needs in 2026 and beyond!
How: <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/993B8CD">Register here</a>. Our team of experts will craft a custom schedule for each registrant. Complete schedules will be shared with registrants by April 20, 2026.
Register by April 9. Space is limited &#8211; sign up today!
REGISTER NOW: <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/993B8CD">https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/993B8CD </a>
This mixer is supported through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP). TOPP is a program of the USDA Organic Transition Initiative and is administered by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) National Organic Program (NOP).

Virtual Buyer-Seller Mixer for Feedstuffs Including Grains

April Leasing Organic Farmland Meet & Greet

Two immersive days of connection, education, and tasting —a gathering at the intersection of organic viticulture, winemaking, market innovation, and the people who are shaping the future of wine. Attendees can expect farmer-led learning and collaboration geared toward growers, producers, media, buyers, and other stakeholders who care about quality, sustainability, and authenticity.

Organically Grown Wine Conference

We will be hosting our 4th greenhouse workshop led by Javier Lara (founder of Anahuac), on Quelites y la Milpa Tradicional. This workshop&#8217;s focus is on identifying and discussing the cultural importance of Quelites and la Milpa tradicional and discussing how our relationship has changed/adapted with these things living in Oregon. We will talk about adaptations to the climate in the PNW, and how to source quelites and traditional corn varieties here in Oregon. 
The hands-on work party portion of the day is focused on seeding more culturally important crop varieties related to the workshop discussion, and transplanting plants from earlier seeding days to their own individual pots in preparation for the plant distribution. Seeding culturally important herbs like Epazote, Verdolagas, and a variety of specialty corn are the priority this seeding day.

Greenhouse Workshop 4/Work Party 7: Quelites y la Milpa Tradicional

So much has grown in our greenhouse, so this all day workshop will be open to the community and garden members to stop by as they’re available to assist us in transplanting several culturally important plant varieties and regionally specific plant varieties grown in the greenhouse. Some of these plants ready to transplant are also donated plants from the Food for Lane County Youth Farm as well as the Bethel Farm.

Greenhouse Work Party 6: Transplanting

Come walk through the winter grain plots! Check out the growth habits of different varieties of wheat, triticale, rye, and barley to see differences in vigor, plant height, heading date, and weed competition.

Organic Winter Grains Plot Walk Part 2

This is the quarterly Board of Ag Meeting

Wyoming Board of Agriculture

This is our second of two Siembra la Cena courses that our program offers to new and existing program participants entirely in Spanish. This is an adapted version of the Seed to Supper course, in which we go over organic practices on how to build the soil, planning what to grow, composting, reading seed packets, common pests, and beneficial insects/animals as organic solutions to manage the pressures. This class is open to the general public and popular with clients from our other programs and is a required course for first year Garden Program participants. Similarly to our first Siembra la Cena course, we will have hands-on demonstrations on in-ground composting, soil structure and mapping out a garden as it applies to a community garden space.

Siembra la Cena (Cottage Grove)

This hands-on work party is focused on seeding more culturally important crop varieties, and transplanting plants from earlier seeding days to their own individual pots in preparation for the plant distribution. Seeding culturally important squash like Pipian, native Oregon beans, and Hierba Mora and Otricoli are the priority this seeding day.

Greenhouse Work Party 5: Seeding and Transplanting

Do you grow and sell small and alternative grains? Looking to find new business partners to buy U.S. grown feed-grade ingredients?
Join the Organic Trade Association and our partners for our Virtual Buyer-Seller Mixer on March 31, 2026 as a part of the Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP).
What is a Virtual Buyer-Seller Mixer: An online event for organic buyers and sellers &#8211; think online speed dating to support expansion of the U.S. organic supply chain! Participants&#8217; schedules will be created to connect sellers and buyers based on registration information and scheduling availability. For this buyer-seller mixer, we&#8217;re focused on organic and transitional small and alternative grains.
What do we mean by SMALL and ALTERNATIVE GRAINS? We&#8217;re targeting businesses buying or selling grains like oats, barley, rye, quinoa, amaranth, buckwheat, millet, sorghum, rice, and others.
Who Can Register: Any business (buyers) sourcing U.S.-grown small and alternative grains, and any farmer/producer of U.S.-grown organic or transitional small and alternative grains (sellers). 

Why: Support the domestic supply chain by sourcing small and alternative grains from domestic producers to meet your business needs in 2026 and beyond!
How: <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BBP7FWW">Register here</a>. Our team of experts will craft a custom schedule for each registrant. Complete schedules will be shared with registrants by March 26, 2026.
Register by March 17. Space is limited &#8211; sign up today!
REGISTER NOW: <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BBP7FWW">https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BBP7FWW</a>
This mixer is supported through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP). TOPP is a program of the USDA Organic Transition Initiative and is administered by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) National Organic Program (NOP).

This will be the first of two Siembra la Cena courses that our program will be offering to new and existing program participants entirely in Spanish. This is an adapted version of the Seed to Supper class where we go over organic practices on how to build the soil, planning what to grow, reading seed packets, beneficial insects/animals, and common pests as organic solutions to manage the pressures. This class is open to the general public and popular with clients from our other programs and is a required course for first year Garden Program participants.

Siembra la Cena (Eug/Spfld)

In this series, we will explore the history of the National Organic Program and its regulations, current state of the organic seed industry, and what this practically means for you as an organic inspector. In Part I, you will learn the history of national organic standards within the U.S. context and relevance of the National Organic Programs regulations. Through exploring case studies in Part II, participants will develop a deeper understanding of the nuances of organic seed production from the farmer perspective.

Organic Training for Organic Inspectors

Dry Farming Field Day

For producers new to organic certification, the recordkeeping requirements can feel a bit daunting. This New Roots Roundtable webinar will cover what you need to know to successfully keep organic-compliant records for your operation! Open to both crops and livestock producers, we&#8217;ll cover why records are necessary, which records to keep, and some helpful existing resources and templates.
What’s in store:
<ul>
<li>A 20-minute overview of organic recordkeeping requirements</li>
<li>An intro to existing recordkeeping resources</li>
<li>Open Q&amp;A and discussion</li>
<li>A chance to network with other farmers on the organic path!</li>
</ul>

NW TOPP New Roots Roundtable: Organic Recordkeeping

Do you grow and sell pulses, such as beans, peas, lentils, peanuts and others? Looking to find new business partners to buy U.S. grown ingredients?
Join the Organic Trade Association and our partners for our Virtual Buyer-Seller Mixer on March 24, 2026 as a part of the Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP).
What is a Virtual Buyer-Seller Mixer: An online event for organic buyers and sellers &#8211; think online speed dating to support expansion of the U.S. organic supply chain! Participants&#8217; schedules will be created to connect sellers and buyers based on registration information and scheduling availability. For this buyer-seller mixer, we&#8217;re focused on organic and transitional pulses.
What do we mean by PULSES? We&#8217;re targeting businesses buying or selling pulses like beans, peas, lentils, peanuts, and other edible seeds from legumes. 
 
Who Can Register: Any business (buyers) sourcing U.S.-grown pulses, and any farmer/producer of U.S.-grown organic or transitional pulses (sellers).
Why: Support the domestic supply chain by sourcing pulses from domestic producers to meet your business needs in 2026 and beyond!
How: <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PC3FTD3">Register here</a>. Our team of experts will craft a custom schedule for each registrant. Complete schedules will be shared with registrants by March 20, 2026.
Register by March 10. Space is limited &#8211; sign up today!
REGISTER NOW: <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PC3FTD3">https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PC3FTD3</a>
This mixer is supported through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP). TOPP is a program of the USDA Organic Transition Initiative and is administered by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) National Organic Program (NOP).

This is our second major hands-on workshop in the greenhouse with program participants. The topic will be on seeding &#038; transplanting tips for various culturally important crops with the goal of seeding the remaining varieties of crops from our seedbank.

Greenhouse Workshop/work party 2: Seeding in the greenhouse

Join us for part 1 of a 3-part series on organic flower production hosted by long-time iconic local organic flower farmer and SRSC grower Davis McDonald of Sundog Farm. In part 1, we&#8217;ll cover organic variety selection &#038; record keeping, seeding timelines, indoor seed starting &#038; direct seeding basics, and farm planning for flower production.

Organic Flower Production Series Field Day Part 1

This will be our first major hands-on workshop in the greenhouse with program participants. The focus will be on seeding tips for various culturally important crops with the goal of seeding various hot pepper varieties.

Greenhouse Work Party 1: Seeding in the greenhouse

This New Roots Roundtable will feature guest speaker Elise Nowack, an Organic Conservation Specialist! Elise works at the intersection of NRCS (the Natural Resource Conservation Service) and organic farming systems. They will provide a broad introduction to NRCS and describe the ways that NRCS can support organic producers via technical and financial assistance programs.
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What’s in store:
<ul>
<li>A 20-minute overview of NRCS and organic support programs</li>
<li>Open Q&amp;A and discussion</li>
<li>A chance to network with other farmers on the organic path!</li>
</ul>

New Roots Roundtable: NRCS and Organic Ag

This will be our first greenhouse workshop that will kick start the greenhouse grow-out of culturally important crops. The focus will be on soil preparation (the different elements for seeding mix, how to prepare the soil to have successful starts, greenhouse hygiene, etc.). Guest speaker, Alejandro Tecum from Adelante Mujeres will lead this workshop.

Greenhouse Workshop 1: Soil Preparation with Alejandro Tecum

The Oregon Small Farms Conference will be an in person only event for the 2026 at this time 
We are geared toward farmers, agricultural professionals, food policy advocates, students and managers of farmers markets. Educational sessions are offered on a variety of topics relevant to Oregon small farmers. Speakers include farmers, OSU Extension faculty, agribusiness, and more.

OSU Small Farms Conference

We will be hosting around 5 simultaneous in-person workshops on organic seed starting &#038; seed saving around the northwest region as part of a coordinated Seedy Saturday effort. Participants can join in an event near them!

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Pest, Weed, and Disease Management

Soil Health and Inputs

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