Links to principal non-profit, public interest seed saver organisations throughout the world which conserve and distribute heritage and heirloom varieties of seeds, often through volunteer seed guardians
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Information about events, seed saving workshops and other activities in British Columbia for seed exchanges. Database of available varieties. BC, Canada.
Declaration to protect rights to save seeds in Europe and against (2013) European Commission proposals to change EU seed laws that would affect the food sovereignty, biodiversity, food security, and the health of European citizens.
Details of UK's premier organic vegetable seed bank that aims to conserve and make available vegetable varieties that have been dropped from popular seed catalogues.
Preserving Ireland's special and disappearing varieties of fruit, grains and vegetables. Provides background information, details of projects, membership and sponsorship notes, and event and contact data. County Clare, Ireland.
To establish and maintain a collection of New Zealand heirloom plants (along with records of their history and culture) to ensure their survival and availability for future generations both as a resource for cultivation and genetic diversity.
Site covers much of the wild and domesticated flora of utility to humans, and their ecosystems,in the USA. Many links to sister sites of importance. Seed exchange facilitated through site.
Site records work of NS/S to conserve, distribute and document the adapted and diverse varieties of agricultural seed, their wild relatives and the role these seeds play in cultures of the American Southwestern and northwest Mexico. Project reports, seeds for sharing and links included.
Established at the "Top of the South" Nelson and Golden Bay, New Zealand to support genetic diversity at a time when it is under threat. Links to resources.
USA: programme working to promote regional seed solutions
Promoting and organising the preservation, free distribution and exchange of open-pollinated seeds. Based in Australia.
Founded in 1975, this non-profit organization was a pioneer in the heirloom seed movement. General information as well as an online catalog. Decorah, Iowa.
Canada's Heritage Seed Program preserving varieties of seeds from rare and unusual garden plants in a living gene bank. Based in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
Directory of web resources on seed saving. Includes a section on books on seed saving.
Workshops, information and links about heirloom and other open-pollinated vegetables that grow well in the southeastern U.S. Mineral, VA.
Resources for gardeners swapping seeds. Paid and free memberships listed.
Almost a million seed samples from all over the world, safeguarded inside a permafrost mountain.
Dedicated to preserving rare seed varieties along with our collective horticultural heritage. Features include historical information and a forum for fostering community. Oregon, US.
Information about events, seed saving workshops and other activities in British Columbia for seed exchanges. Database of available varieties. BC, Canada.
Site covers much of the wild and domesticated flora of utility to humans, and their ecosystems,in the USA. Many links to sister sites of importance. Seed exchange facilitated through site.
Almost a million seed samples from all over the world, safeguarded inside a permafrost mountain.
USA: programme working to promote regional seed solutions
Founded in 1975, this non-profit organization was a pioneer in the heirloom seed movement. General information as well as an online catalog. Decorah, Iowa.
Declaration to protect rights to save seeds in Europe and against (2013) European Commission proposals to change EU seed laws that would affect the food sovereignty, biodiversity, food security, and the health of European citizens.
Established at the "Top of the South" Nelson and Golden Bay, New Zealand to support genetic diversity at a time when it is under threat. Links to resources.
Site records work of NS/S to conserve, distribute and document the adapted and diverse varieties of agricultural seed, their wild relatives and the role these seeds play in cultures of the American Southwestern and northwest Mexico. Project reports, seeds for sharing and links included.
Resources for gardeners swapping seeds. Paid and free memberships listed.
Dedicated to preserving rare seed varieties along with our collective horticultural heritage. Features include historical information and a forum for fostering community. Oregon, US.
Workshops, information and links about heirloom and other open-pollinated vegetables that grow well in the southeastern U.S. Mineral, VA.
Promoting and organising the preservation, free distribution and exchange of open-pollinated seeds. Based in Australia.
Details of UK's premier organic vegetable seed bank that aims to conserve and make available vegetable varieties that have been dropped from popular seed catalogues.
Directory of web resources on seed saving. Includes a section on books on seed saving.
Preserving Ireland's special and disappearing varieties of fruit, grains and vegetables. Provides background information, details of projects, membership and sponsorship notes, and event and contact data. County Clare, Ireland.
To establish and maintain a collection of New Zealand heirloom plants (along with records of their history and culture) to ensure their survival and availability for future generations both as a resource for cultivation and genetic diversity.
Canada's Heritage Seed Program preserving varieties of seeds from rare and unusual garden plants in a living gene bank. Based in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
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