Helpful Resources

It’s nice to have a helpful hand when starting a project so you don’t have to carry the entire load. If you are creating a school or community seed project, check out the educational resources below.

Resources for Seed Saving

• Organic Seed Alliance: Free Online Seed Saving Guides and more advanced seed production and plant breeding information for farmers.
• Seed Ambassadors: Free Online Seed Saving Guides
• Native Seeds/Search: Basic seed saving instructions and host a seed school
• International Seed Saving Institute: Simple online seed saving guide

Resources for Community Seed

• Seed Library Social Network: A place for people working on community seed projects to connect
• Richmond Grows: Resources for starting a seed library
• How to Grow a Seed Collective: A community template for seed saving
• Seed Savers Exchange: THE national exchange for seed savers. Host an online seed savers forum. Publish an annual yearbook for members to facilitate gardener-to-gardener seed trading.

Resources for School Projects

• Occidental Arts & Ecology Center: OAEC’s offers a publication, “A Handful of Seeds” as a seed saving and seed study for educators
• Fedco Seeds: Free activity guidebook on seed saving in schools