Growers should contact each company in advance to arrange their visit. Note that not all stops are open all days.
Visits will focus on observing new varieties in a field or garden setting and learning about new breeding and marketing opportunities from the respective hosts.
Individual companies hosting a field day or open house during August are:
American Takii, Salinas, CA
• Dates: Aug. 8-19
• Crops featured: Asian vegetables, lettuce, peppers, tomatoes, squash, cucumbers, carrots, radishes, cabbage
• Phone: 831-756-7056 (Appointments are mandatory, no drop-ins)
• Contact: Julia Paul
PanAmerican Seed, Santa Paula, CA
• Dates: Aug. 10-16
• Crops featured: Vegetables and cut flowers
• Phone: 541-914-5548 (Appointments are mandatory, no drop-ins)
• Contact: Josh Kirschenbaum
Sakata Seed America, Salinas, CA
• Dates: Aug. 15 (12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.); Aug. 16 (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.)
• Crops featured: Cool crops. 2016 All-America Selections Edible/Vegetable and Ornamental trials)
• Phone: 408.782.5317 (Appointments are mandatory, no drop-ins)
• Contact: info@sakata.com
Sakata Seed America, Woodland, CA
• Dates: Aug. 17-18
• Crops featured: Warm crops
• Phone: 408.782.5317 (Appointments are mandatory, no drop-ins)
• Contact: info@sakata.com
Seeds By Design/Terra Organics, Chico, CA
• Date: Summer Garden Trials luncheon on August 12
• Crops featured: Cucumbers, herbs, squash, pumpkins, gourds, peppers, tomatoes, melons, watermelon
• Phone: 530-438-2126 for appointments on other dates
• Contact: Miles Rogers or Susan Birdseye
Syngenta at Syngenta Flowers, Gilroy, CA
• Dates: Aug. 8-19
• Crops featured: In-ground and patio trials featuring tomatoes, peppers, squash, beans, cantaloupe, watermelon
• Phone: 408-847-7333
• Contact: Jeannine Bogard or syngenta.flowers-1@syngenta.com
For more information about the trials and/or membership in National Garden Bureau, contact Diane Blazek.