# \#focus-crops-europe **URL:** https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/tag/focus-crops-europe/498.md [Latest](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/latest.md) · [Categories](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/categories.md) · [Tags](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/tags.md) --- ## [SQUASH (Maxima and Moschata) 2026 european focus crop](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/squash-maxima-and-moschata-2026-european-focus-crop/4386)
**Author:** [@Laura](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/Laura)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 8:32am UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/squash-maxima-and-moschata-2026-european-focus-crop/4386 "2026-10-05T08:32:16Z")
Hi! This will be the thread for Squash for the European Focus Crop project 2025. If you want to read more about the project you can do so here: Community project: Focus crops in Europe I volunteered as a coordinator … --- ## [FAVA BEANS 2025-26 european focus crop](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/fava-beans-2025-26-european-focus-crop/4378)
**Author:** [@isabelle](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/isabelle)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 9:25am UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/fava-beans-2025-26-european-focus-crop/4378 "2026-09-29T09:25:43Z")
hello all european fava growers, here is the place to discuss our 2025-26 season of fava landrace crops if you want to joint this idea of a combined effort of european breeders to mulitiply, enhance genetics, learn abou… --- ## [BEET - 2026 European Focus Crops](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/beet-2026-european-focus-crops/4390)
**Author:** [@malterod](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/malterod)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2026, 9:09am UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/beet-2026-european-focus-crops/4390 "2026-09-20T09:09:54Z")
Let’s beet it! Beetroot was one among six crops we chose to put our collective energies in Europe for season 2026. Read more about the overall project here: Focus crops in Europe. I volunteered to facilitate the beet ef… --- ## [WATERMELON 2026 European Focus Crop](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/watermelon-2026-european-focus-crop/4400)
**Author:** [@ThomasPicard](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/ThomasPicard)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2026, 7:36pm UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/watermelon-2026-european-focus-crop/4400 "2026-09-18T19:36:41Z")
Hi, just to launch that as I’m gonna be the coordinator, as decided in Croatia. This first post will be regularly edited to have a recap of what we are doing together. I’ll keep also a downloadable PDF updated also in … --- ## [LETTUCE 2026 European Focus Crop](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/lettuce-2026-european-focus-crop/4682)
**Author:** [@Bore](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/Bore)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2026, 6:34am UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/lettuce-2026-european-focus-crop/4682 "2026-07-07T06:34:56Z")
Hello all, As the growing season is under way now, I fell the inner presure to start this important thread where we can join forces and put our collective energy on beloved LETTUCE (Lactuca sativa) - one of the chosen c… --- ## [Community project: Focus crops in Europe](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/community-project-focus-crops-in-europe/4362)
**Author:** [@Laura](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/u/Laura)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2026, 6:55am UTC](https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/community-project-focus-crops-in-europe/4362 "2026-04-03T06:55:26Z")
Hello all, The going to seed meeting in Croatia is over and I am exited to announce that we decided as a community to start a focus crop project. So what does this mean? We have selected 6 crops that we want to focus o…