Our Mission

Since 1975, Seed Savers Exchange members have passed on approximately one million samples of rare garden seeds to other gardeners. We are a non-profit organization of gardeners dedicated to saving and sharing heirloom seeds.

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2010 Catalog

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Calendar of events

Heirloom Tomato Tasting & Workshops

September 4, 2010
Tomato Tasting & Workshops
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Harvest Festival

October 2, 2010

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Harvest Festival

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Herman's Garden Seed Donation Program

Herman's Garden Seed Donation Program

 

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Join today and help preserve garden biodiversity.

By becoming a member of the Seed Savers Exchange you may choose from thousands of heirloom vegetables. You will have access to twice as many vegetable varieties as are available from all of the mail-order seed catalogs in both the U.S. and Canada. Read more

What's New

Pavlovsk Russia

Alert! Join Seed Savers Exchange in helping to save the Pavlovsk Station from development

A Russian court recently ruled that one of the world's most important seed banks near St. Petersburg, Russia may be destroyed in order to make way for a housing development. If allowed to stand, this decision will have a catastrophic impact on global plant diversity. Called a "living library", the Pavlovsk Experimental Station is widely considered the crown jewel of agricultural biodiversity, since 90% of the collection's varieties are not found anywhere else on the planet.

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Organic Valley

The Future is Organic!

Seed Savers Exchange, the Center for Ecoliteracy and Organic Valley, the farmer-owned dairy cooperative, are teaming up to promote organic food and children's health this summer.

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John Torgrimson

John Torgrimson
Acting Executive Director

The Board of Directors of Seed Savers Exchange has appointed John Torgrimson as the acting Executive Director following the resignation of Aaron Whaley. Torgrimson, who serves in the capacity as Editor of Publications at Seed Savers, will fill the role of director until an Executive Director is chosen following a national search.

Aaron Whaley

Seed Savers begins Executive Director Search

Decorah, Iowa - Seed Savers Exchange, Inc., a leading non-profit organization dedicated to saving and sharing heirloom seeds, has launched a national search for the position of Executive Director.

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Seed Savers Exchange Harvest Festival Results

Svalbard Global Seed Vault

Seed Savers Exchange, Inc., a leading non-profit organization dedicated to saving and sharing heirloom seeds, has announced that a third deposit of heirloom seeds has been deposited safely into the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Norway.

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SSE Librarian Bill Musser

Robert Becker Memorial Library acquires historic book collection

A major donation to Seed Savers Exchange by board chair Amy Goldman has allowed the Robert Becker Memorial Library at Heritage Farm to acquire 500 rare and historic titles for its collection

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SSE Display Gardens

Garden Workshops

Hosted by: Seed Savers Exchange and Pepperfield Project

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Oneota Film Festival

2010 Yearbook - Members Only!

Members can access the Online Yearbook by clicking on this link http://yearbook.seedsavers.org and following the prompts.

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