Great seeds, great seed stories. Seed Savers Exchange has stewarded both since its founding in 1975. To mark our 50th year, we’ve released a limited-edition heirloom seed collection featuring six of our most-cherished varieties.
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The Donor Relations Officer plays a vital role in advancing the fundraising efforts of Seed Savers Exchange. This position manages donor communications, supports campaign planning, maintains a donor portfolio, drafts donor proposals and reports, and ensures timely acknowledgments and stewardship activities. The Officer works closely with the Development Director to sustain and grow support from individuals, foundations, and sponsors.
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In the first third of the 20th century, the agricultural valleys of California were full of sweet peas grown for seed.
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In the heat of the summer, few things are as refreshing as fresh watermelon! However, while the flesh of the watermelon is enjoyed, the rinds are usually discarded. Next time you eat a watermelon, don’t throw out the rinds! You can actually soften and pickle watermelon rinds for a sweet and sour treat.
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The term “heirloom seeds” has increased in popularity in recent years, but what exactly does it mean? “Heirloom” describes a seed’s heritage, specifically a documented heritage being passed down from generation to generation within a family or community.
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My path to seed saving started around the age of four. I knew that those red things (tomatoes) my mom had picked were bad news.
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While gardening in Arizona, I discovered the snake melon and carosello cucumbers as well as many other muskmelons that, for millennia, have been cultivated as delicious cucumbers.
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My fascination with seed diversity started when I saw a colorful display of dry beans in one of the seed catalogs I had requested.
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What?! I have to toss some of these perfectly healthy seedlings I worked so hard to start? Which do I save and which do I not? That is the reaction of many a new gardener upon first learning that thinning seedlings is a necessary step to ensure healthy growth of plant starts. The reality is that, if left in crowded environs, your seedlings will eventually suffer.
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Jeanine Scheffert, an artist native to Decorah—and Seed Savers Exchange’s education and engagement director for nearly a decade—looks at a project (any project) like a canvas, full of opportunity and potential.
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