Learn how to save, protect, and share seeds within your community and for future generations
FREE tools and resources for building and preserving resiliency, biodiversity, food sovereignty and cultural heritage in your garden
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Module I - General Introduction
What is seed saving, why saving seeds, anatomy of a seed, types of seed dispersal, differences between open-pollinated, heirloom and hybrid varieties, plant families.
Browse all entriesModule II - Pollination and Reproduction
Anatomy of a flower, what is pollination, insect pollination, wind pollination, double fertilization and fruit formation, factors affecting pollination and fertilization, inbreeding and outbreeding plants.
Browse all entriesModule III - Planting for Small-Scale Seed Production
Plant life cycle, plant needs, photoperiodism, setting up a no-till raised row garden for seed production, building and nourishing the soil organically, integrated pest management, understanding seedborne pathogens and diseases.
Browse all entriesModule IV - Mainting Genetic Purity, Diversity, and Trueness-to-Type
Why isolate seed crops, spatial isolation, mechanical isolation, temporal isolation, hand-pollination, population size, roguing and selecting seeds based on desirable plant traits, dehybridization, conducting trials.
Browse all entriesModule V - Harvesting, Processing, Storing
Vernalization and overwintering, harvesting, dry processing, wet processing, storing, labelling, organizing, inventorying, packaging.
Browse all entriesModule VII - Seed Saving Techniques for Common Vegetables, Herbs, and Fruits
Tomato, squash, radish, cabbage, carrot, basil, papaya, etc….
Browse all entriesModule VIII - Stewardship & Activism
Permaculture ethics and seed saving, safeguarding, sharing and resiliency through decentralized seed banks and seed libraries, fostering food sovereignty through seed production relocalization and open source seeds, land rehabilitation and regeneration with seed balls, nourishing and protecting biodiversity with conservation beehives, GMO and the future of seeds.
Browse all entriesAppendix I - Glossary
Seed saving and botany-related key terms, common pollinators.
Browse all entriesAppendix II - Building Tutorials
Air column separator, seed dryer, seed germination cabinet.
Browse all entriesAppendix III - Other Resources
Books, seed saving organizations and exchange networks, other educational websites, templates.
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