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What will you grow?

Discover seed growers, savers, and sellers. As records arrive, we’ll show origin, growing details, testing, and availability when those facts are provided.

First listings coming next week
Several kinds of seeds being sorted by hand
What a seed listing will show

A source tells you more than what’s for sale.

Every listing will separate what a grower tells us from what has been documented, and it will say plainly when something isn’t known. Where the facts exist, you’ll see:

  • WhoThe grower, saver, or seller behind the seed, and how to reach them.
  • WhereThe place the seed is grown or kept, shown at a level that respects the grower’s privacy.
  • OriginWhere the variety came from and how long it has been grown, in the grower’s words.
  • Growing notesDays to maturity, spacing, and what the grower has learned about it.
  • TestingGermination results and dates, only when the grower provides them.
  • AvailabilityWhat’s in stock, when it was last confirmed, and how it can be obtained.
How we label what we know

Grower statements stay grower statements.

Grower statement

What the grower has told us, such as a commitment to non-GMO sourcing. Shown as their claim.

Documented

Backed by something we can point to: a record, a test result, or a listing on a recognized public list. Shown separately.

Not yet known

Missing facts remain missing. We don’t fill blanks with guesses, and we don’t invent tests or endorsements.

How we build trust

Non-GMO, plainly

A label is a start, not the whole story.

Most vegetable, herb, and flower seed sold to home gardeners has never been genetically engineered, so “non-GMO” on its own says little. What helps is knowing who grew the seed, where it came from, and what the grower will stand behind.

What “non-GMO” means for seeds

The Seed Pledge we’re developing

Who should we meet?

Tell us about a seed saver, grafter, nursery, or independent farm worth including.

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