Free Seed Saving Resources
This seed bank is a part of the Victory Gardens for Peace Initiative which helps communities work towards resilience through promoting sustainable backyard and community gardening. We are located in the town of Mendocino in Northern California. We are a project of Ecology Action, a 501(c)(3) non- profit which works with communities worldwide to better feed themselves while conserving resources and building soil.
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Throughout most of human history communities saved their own seed. Most of the cultivated plants that we grow today were brought about through generations of care from backyard gardeners and community farmers who nurtured the sacred relationship between people and seed. In the last 100 years we have lost an incomprehensible amount of variety and diversity in our biosphere and our cultivated plants. The lost art of seed saving is still alive and we need to reclaim this sacred dance to preserve what is left as the foundation for greater future abundance. We hope you find these resources helpful and that you find success in saving seeds!
North Coast Resources
Resources relating to growing conditions on the Northern Coast of California, including a planting calendar and local planting guide.
Seed Saving Films
Short films on the various procedures of seed saving and for a wide variety of garden crops.
Planning Activity
This activity will help you plan seed saving into your garden year ensuring the basic criteria for good practice are met.
Wonderful Seed Companies and Seed Saving Organizations
Seed Savers Exchange. Decorah, Iowa. www.seedsavers.org
Adaptive Seeds. Sweet Home, Oregon. www.adaptiveseeds.com
Artisan Seeds. Sunol, California. www.store.growartisan.com
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. Mansfield, Missouri. www.rareseeds.com
Deep Harvest Farm. Whidbey Island, Washington. www.deepharvestfarm.com
Diaspora Seeds. Boonville, California. www.diasporaseeds.com
ECHO Seeds. Fort Meyers, Florida. www.echocommunity.org
Fedco Seeds. Maine. www.fedcoseeds.com
Fertile Valley Seeds/Carol Deppe. Corvalis, Oregon. www.caroldeppe.com
High Mowing Seeds. Vermont. www.highmowingseeds.com
Hudson Valley Seed Library. Accord, New York. www.seedlibrary.org
Johnny’s Selected Seeds. Maine. www.johnnyseeds.com
Kitazawa Seed Company. Oakland, California. www.kitazawaseed.com
Kusa Seed Society. Ojai, California. www.ancientcerealgrains.org
Living Seed Company. San Geronimo, California. www.livingseedcompany.com
Native Seeds/SEARCH. Tucson, Arizona. www.nativeseeds.org
Natural Gardening Company. Petaluma, California. www.naturalgardening.com
Nichols Garden Nursery. Albany, Oregon. www.nicholsgardennursery.com
Open Circle Seeds. Potter Valley, California. www.opencircleseeds.com
Peace Seeds/Alan Kapuler. Corvalis, Oregon. www.peaceseedslive.blogspot.com
Quail Seeds. Willits, California. www.quailseeds.com
Redwood City Seed Company. Redwood City, California. www.ecoseeds.com
Redwood Seeds. Manton, California. www.redwoodseeds.net
Salt Spring Seed. Salt Spring Island, British Columbia. www.saltspringseeds.com
Sand Hill Preservation Center. Iowa. www.sandhillpreservation.com
Sierra Seeds. North San Juan, California. www.sierraseeds.org
Siskiyou Seeds/ Don Tipping. Williams, Oregon. www.siskiyouseeds.com
Southern Exposure Seed Exchange. Virginia. www.southernexposure.com
Stellar Seeds. Kaslo, British Columbia. www.stellarseeds.com
Territorial Seeds. Cottage Grove, Oregon. www.territorialseed.com
Turtle Tree. Copake, New York. www.turtletreeseed.org
Uprising Seeds. Acme, Washington. www.uprisingorganics.com
Victory Seeds. Molalla, Oregon. www.victoryseeds.com
Wild Boar Farms. Napa, California. www.wildboarfarms.com
Wild Garden Seed. Philomath, Oregon. www.wildgardenseed.com