The Seed to Kitchen Collaborative and SeedLinked : Identifying Improved Winter Squash Varieties for Organic Direct Market Growers

ONC23-121 (project overview)

Project Type: Partnership

Funds awarded in 2023: $49,391.00

Projected End Date: 03/31/2025

Grant Recipient: Michigan State University AgBioResearch and Extension

Region: North Central

State: Michigan

Project Coordinator:

Dr. James DeDecker

Michigan State University AgBioResearch and Extension

Description:

A research poster presented at the 2024 Marbleseed Organic Farming Conference. With support from the NCR SARE Partnership grant program (award 2022 38640 37486), MSU UPREC, the Seed to Kitchen Collaborative and SeedLinked trialed eleven varieties of winter squash ( Cucurbita moschata ) at two university research stations and fifteen farms across Wisconsin and Michigan in 2023. Results of nine entries are reported here, highlighting differences in yield, quality and flavor among the varieties under organic management.

Type:

Conference/Presentation Material

File:

Download file (PDF)

Authors:

James DeDecker, Michigan State University
Sarah Hayward, Michigan State University
Thomas Hickey, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Nico Enjalbert, SeedLinked
Marissa Nix, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Julie Dawson, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Target audiences:

Farmers/Ranchers; Researchers

This product is associated with the project "The Seed to Kitchen Collaborative: Identifying Improved Vegetable Varieties for Organic Direct-Market Growers"

Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture or SARE.