Keeping heirloom seeds in our gardens and on our tables.
Founded in 1975
Seed Savers Exchange's Mission
Seed Savers Exchange stewards America’s culturally diverse and endangered garden and food crop legacy for present and future generations. We educate and connect people through collecting, regenerating, and sharing heirloom seeds, plants, and stories.
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Our mission is dependent on you.
Together, we can ensure these varieties are around for generations to come. Join our community today.
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Connection is sown in community.
Seed Savers Exchange offers a mix of virtual and in-person events throughout the year. Learn from our knowledgeable staff as well as experienced growers and seed savers in our network, and support our nonprofit mission to save America’s heirloom seeds.
Recent Articles
Hope and Practice: Terrence Kerwin
I’ve been a Seed Savers Exchange member since about 1980, but I didn’t join the Exchange until three years ago, when I offered two tomato varieties from my garden in Silverton, Colorado.
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Seed Packing Machine Operator
Working under the seed inventory coordinator, the seed packing machine operator will be directly responsible for coordinating day to day operations of the seed packing machine and assisting in the Seed House as directed.Â
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Hope and Practice: Gayle Saberniak
I’m a lifelong gardener and plant nut. I started saving seeds in the early ’90s when my favorite ‘California Giant’ petunias started disappearing from catalogs and the local store that carried the seeds closed.
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