Beginning Seed Saving

"Humans have a long history of stewarding seeds. With limitations that come with modern seed patenting practices, many farmers do not have the rights to the seeds they grow.  These restrictive intellectual property rights stifle the farmer’s hand in shaping their seeds, as well as diminishing the genetic diversity in our food system. Seeds have been fundamental in what foods we eat, what medicine we take, the fibers we wear, and so many other components of our lives. We are just as shaped by our seeds as much as we shape them. When we lose a seed, we lose thousands of years of stewardship, history, biodiversity, flavor, culture, and connection. Seed saving is a gateway to our past as much as our future." Read more here