John Navazio, Ph.D. is the Senior Scientist for the Organic Seed Alliance (OSA) and an extension plant breeding and seed specialist for Washington State University. John’s major duties with OSA include training farmers, university students and others in organic seed production and the fundamentals of participatory, on-farm plant breeding for organic systems. His breeding work includes increasing genetic breadth in a number of vegetable crops for their nutritional quality, flavor, texture, ability to scavenge nutrients, compete with weeds, and resist heat and drought. John also develops participatory breeding projects with farmers across North America to improve crop germplasm for regional seed independence. www.seedalliance.org
