News From Heritage Farm

Seed Savers Exchange Ships Two More Crates to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault

Shipment to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault

Untouchable by hurricanes, impervious to tectonic movement, protected by polar bears, and reachable only through methods worthy of reality television - the Svalbard Global Seed Vault provides the ... Read More »

SSE Collection Bean 5396: ‘Theodore Meece’

'Theodore Meece' on the vine

At 96 years of age, Theodore Meece was honored as Kentucky’s Oldest Worker. While a heart ailment caused by old age slowed the accomplished centennialist as he grew older, Theodore continued to work ... Read More »

This Valentine’s Day, Say it With Seeds!

Valentine's Seeds

Dearest Romantic Gardeners: Do you have a special someone to woo on this Valentine's Day? Rather than the typical box of chocolates or bouquet of flowers, consider the gift that keeps on giving: ... Read More »

Mailbox Friends

mailbox2

These days, speaking of a “mailbox” might bring about images of our virtual mailboxes, not the charming metal containers at the end of our driveways. When Seed Savers Exchange began in the pre ... Read More »

Seed Savers Exchange Distributes 2013 Yearbook

2013 Yearbook Cover

Annual publication makes available more than 12,000 heirloom and open-pollinated varieties of seed. Decorah, IA. For the past 38 years, the Yearbook, which is distributed to Seed Savers Exchange’s ... Read More »

Evaluation Program Highlights for 2012

Collection Bean 6042
'Bessie'

The Evaluation Program Maintaining and distributing unique heirloom and open-pollinated seeds is the primary goal of the Seed Savers Exchange (SSE) gene bank. The Evaluation Program is an important ... Read More »