United by Seeds
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Seeds were foremost on the mind of Ahmed Amri—head of genetic resources for the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)—when civil war erupted in Syria in the spring of 2011.
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Journey to Svalbard
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Executive Director Lee Buttala recently traveled to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault to deliver our annual deposit of rare varieties and to participate in commemorating the Seed Vault’s 10th anniversary. Share in his journey with these photos and observations.
Read MoreMember Profile: Sustaining Biodiversity, From Kenya to Cleveland
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Cleveland Seed Savers Exchange members Marilyn McHugh and Chris Kennedy are creating a global initiative to sustain the planet’s biological diversity and its food supply, one seed at a time.
Read MoreSvalbard, SSE Mark a Decade of Safeguarding Seeds Together
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Opened in 2008, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault is a steely compound tunneled 500 feet into an icy mountain in Spitsbergen, part of Norway’s Svalbard archipelago. Located just 800 miles from the North Pole, it’s intentionally difficult to find—and even more difficult to access—and it’s no exaggeration to say it may one day save the Earth from human extinctio
Read MoreAdventures of a First-Time Seed Starter, Part Two
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Armed with expert tips, rich soil, myriad containers, and, most importantly, a colorful packet of ‘Italian Heirloom’ tomato seeds, I was ready to embark on my seed-starting adventure.
Or was I?
Read MoreAdventures of a First-Time Seed Starter, Part One
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With the start of each new year at Seed Savers Exchange come seed orders from gardeners across the country who are eagerly anticipating another spring of growing heirloom and open-pollinated vegetables and flowers. And 2018, I discovered last week, was no different. As I pitched in with order fulfillment, I plucked packet after packet of seeds from sturdy cardboard trays, helping to fill orders from customers from Massachusetts to California and seemingly every state in between. Perhaps inevitably, I also pondered this question:
What seeds will I start indoors this year?
Read MoreWhy Do We Need So Many Seeds?
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Each variety preserved in Seed Savers Exchange’s collection is a unique piece of a grand genetic puzzle and, as such, may hold the key to solving one of the world’s most pressing problems: crop susceptibility to drought, pests, or disease.
Read MoreSeed Support for Tribal Food Security, Sovereignty
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When Ed Spevak of the St. Louis Zoo's Center for Native Pollinator Conservation began working with the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska on issues of food sovereignty, food security, and pollinator health, he knew exactly where to turn for the heirloom corn, beans, and squash the Winnebago—part of the Ho-Chunk Nation—sought.
Read MoreMore Than Seeds
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This summer, I drove halfway across the country to rural Iowa to take the helm of Seed Savers Exchange. I decided to make the journey into a listening and tasting tour of sorts. Throughout the trip, I was reminded time and again of why the work Seed Savers Exchange does with your support is so important to us all.
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From Our Table to Yours
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Food is central to holiday gatherings and often a celebration isn't complete without that one dish. These traditions bind us to the past and give us reason to celebrate now: another year has come and gone, and here we are again, gathered together. These recipes, curated by our staff, evoke just that.
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