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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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

July 11, 2009
Greg Brown Benefit Concert

July 17-19, 2009
Join us for the
Seed Savers
Annual Convention

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What's New

	Eliot Coleman To Keynote Summer Conference and Barbara Damrosch, Mike McGrath Featured Speakers JULY 17-19, 2009 Read More Schedule of Events Kids Schedule of Events
	Dig & Discover JULY 17-19, 2009 A full weekend of programming is provided free for kids K-8 while a registered adult is attending the conference. Read More
	Heritage Poultry Returns To Heritage Farm There is more to Seed Savers Exchange than just saving seeds. An important, but little-known part of Seed Savers' mission is the perpetuation of rare breeds of livestock, including poultry. Read More
	Svalbard Global Seed Vault Celebrates Its First Anniversary On February 26, 2009, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Norway – dubbed the "Doomsday Vault" by the press and hailed by Time Magazine as one of 2008's greatest inventions...... Read More