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In an orchard there should be enough to eat, enough to lay up, enough to be stolen, and enough to rot on the ground.
- James Boswell, 1740-1795
Seeds of Diversity thanks the
J.W. McConnell Family Foundation,
the October Hill Foundation,
and the
Bauta Initiative on Canadian Seed Security
for their support.



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Allison Prindiville

Seeds of Diversity

is a Canadian volunteer organization that conserves the biodiversity and traditional knowledge of food crops and garden plants.

Read our
April 2013
e-bulletin!

 



Take a Tour of
Seeds of Diversity's
Canadian Seed Library

Are you a gardener?    Save an endangered plant!

  • Learn to save seeds from the plants in your garden
  • Grow an endangered variety, and help us save it!
  • Multiply seeds for our national Seed Library
  • Discover the amazing diversity of Canada's traditional plants

Not a seed saver?    You can still get involved

Not a gardener?    Support our volunteers who protect your seed heritage

  • Anyone can join Seeds of Diversity, to provide a strong national voice for food biodiversity conservation and good seed policy
  • Your membership and donation support gardeners and farmers who are saving Canada's seeds

Seeds of Diversity is the source for information about heritage seeds, seed saving, plant diversity, garden history and your own garden heritage.

Join members, from coast to coast, who collect and share nearly 3500 varieties of heritage fruits and vegetables through our national Member Seed Exchange.

Discover the incredible diversity of heritage plants!

Subscribe to our magazine, Seeds of Diversity, and learn about Canadian gardeners who are making a difference, preserving food biodiversity, documenting Canada's horticultural heritage, and sharing the legacy of the "People's Seeds".

Looking for seeds?
Click here for all the vegetable
and fruit seeds in Canada!

Meet us at a
Seedy Event
near you!


Friday May 24, 2013
Toronto , ON

Sunday May 26, 2013
Meaford, ON

Monday August 12, 2013
Montréal, QC

Saturday November 9, 2013
Seeds of Diversity AGM, Saskatoon , SK


Details and more events...