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Seed Savers Exchange is a nonprofit, member supported organization that collects, preserves and shares heirloom seeds for our future. Since 1975, SSE and our supporters have collected the seeds and stories that would otherwise have been lost.

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We introduce bees and flies to facilitate pollination in our isolation cages. This friendly Mason bee is working his magic on our collards. 🐝 #pollinators #seedsaversexchange #masonbees #pollination
Love-In-A-Mist "Miss Jekyll" is a favorite in the gardens at Heritage Farm. These beauties first appeared in England around 1570. Some very imaginative folk names include Love-Entangle and Jack-in-Prison. Intriguing striped seedpods dry well. It is hard to resist popping the seedpods when they are green because they pop like little balloons! Self-seeding, hardy annual, 18-24" tall. 💙 #loveinamist #SeedSaversExchange #flowers #Nigelladamascena
This beautiful Margaret McKee Baking Pea is one of the many varieties we are testing out for inclusion in our 2021 catalog! 🌱👌 #peas #bakingpeas #SeedSaversExchange #growyourown #slowfoods
Seed Savers Exchange Benefit Concert! Six talented and inspiring artists, one great cause. Acclaimed musicians Dave Simonett of Trampled by Turtles, Lisse, David Huckfelt of The Pines, Pieta Brown, Michael Rossetto, and special guest Greg Brown will gather at 7 p.m. on Saturday evening, August 3, at Heritage Farm in Decorah, Iowa, for a rollicking outdoor concert to benefit Seed Savers Exchange. Tickets are $25 in advance, $30 at gate and can be purchased at https://www.seedsavers.org/benefit-concert. Sponsored by: Terra, Decorah Bank & Trust, Decorah Hotel/Motel Tax Committee, WPR, and Knorth Studios. #seedsaversexchange #concert #livemusic #live #music
Join us ‪today for the Seed Savers Exchange and Number Twelve Rare Heirloom Cider Release! $2 from every glass sold benefits Seed Savers Exchange. Lindsay Lee, Orchard Manager at Seed Savers Exchange, will be at the event to talk about heirloom cider apples and growing heritage apple trees at 4pm. Lindsay will also reveal our exciting vision for the Historic Orchard at Heritage Farm - you won’t want to miss it! 🍎🍏 Number Twelve Cider 614 North Fifth Street Minneapolis , MN 55401 #SeedSaversExchange #NumberTwelveCider #number12cider #minneapolis
When you can't pick just one! A small selection of the colorful bean varieties being sown in the greenhouse at Heritage Farm in Decorah. 🌱 #seedsaversexchange #beans #growyourown #gardening #greenhouse
Cameron McCoy of Iowa Public Television's Iowa Ingredient had beautiful weather to film our hardworking field crew—and interview our co-founder, Diane Ott Whealy—during his visit to our Heritage Farm headquarters near Decorah earlier today. Cameron is working on a segment highlighting Seed Savers Exchange's efforts to save and share heirloom seeds. The piece is scheduled to air in early 2020. #iptv #seedsaversexchange #growyourown
The Seed Savers Exchange variety of the month, the Rattlesnake Snap bean, has got it all! This gorgeous, very productive pole bean produces 8” long pods, has great flavor, and works well for canning. Seeds are a light buff with splashes of dark brown, resembling a rattlesnake’s coloration. #seedsaverexchange #growyourown #growfoodnotlawns #greenbeans #freshfood #vegetables #growfood #getgrowing #vegetablegarden #eatwhatyougrow #seedsaving
Thanks to a break in the rain, we've been able to get some planting and weeding done at Heritage Farm in Decorah, Iowa! And today we are working on mulching early crops to reduce our weed pressure later in the summer. 😀🌱🌱 #seedsaversexchange #weeding #gardening #growyourown
A huge thank you to students in the "Farm" class at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina, who traveled to Heritage Farm in Decorah, Iowa, to learn about Seed Savers Exchange and help our field crews prep the fields for spring planting. The class introduces students to current policies and issues involving farms and agriculture. 🌱 #seedsaversexchange #farming #education #furmanuniversity
As a customer and gardener, you champion the work of protecting, stewarding, and passing forward seeds that are vital to a healthy food system and the planet. Thank you and happy gardening -- Seed Savers Exchange 🌱#seedsaversexchange #gardening #growyourown #thankful
Seed Savers Exchange is seeking a strategic and collaborative leader who will cultivate authentic and trusting relationships; leverage and build upon the strengths of the staff, board, advisors, and stakeholders; and calmly and fearlessly lead this highly complex organization with energy, openness, and creativity. Apply by June 21 at the link in our bio. #nowhiring #iowa #seedsaversexchange #executivedirector

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