Keeping heirloom seeds in our gardens and on our tables.
Keeping heirloom seeds in our gardens and on our tables.
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.
Our mission is dependent on you.
Together, we can ensure these varieties are around for generations to come. Join our community today.
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.
This position will support Seed Savers Exchange with field preparation, seed production, field maintenance, and seed harvesting and processing.
Read MoreStewardship Stories, Varieties
In July 2015, a few Seed Savers Exchange preservation staff members drove about an hour-and-a-half from Decorah, Iowa, to Genoa, Wisconsin. Their mission? To meet Marilyn Leum, longtime steward of the ‘Lorenzo Trussoni Heirloom’ safflower, at an annual picnic held on the Fourth of July at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church.
Read MoreThe bulk inventory coordinator will coordinate all aspects of bulk seed packing, order fulfillment, and shipping of bulk orders as well as assisting in other areas throughout the Seed House as needed.
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