Future Heirlooms seed bank hosts seed swap events and workshops on seed saving.
Saving our own seed
is one of the most important things we can do for the future. The more local seed growers we have, the more resilient we become as a community! We want to empower you, so you can in turn empower others to start seed saving.
One of the 8 principles of the GROW BIOINTENSIVE method is the use of open-pollinated seeds.
Seed saved from these plants carry the genetic traits of the parents, and so grow true-to-type year after year and ensure biodiversity.
Locally adapting crops is as easy as choosing the parent plants that show the desired traits, and then saving the seed! The seed saved from open-pollinated varieties will be genetically adapted to the growing conditions they experienced, making them more resilient to the local climate and prepared for challenges like insects and disease.