resources
this page serves as a living web of information to support food growing, seed saving, and community building. we are continuously adding resources to this page and invite you to share your favorite resources!
Seeds in Common has gathered some resources in a Google Drive Folder for you to use and share.
We encourage you to follow the work of other organizations doing amazing work in the intersection of seed keeping, agriculture, and justice. This list is by no means exhaustive or representative of our collaborations or partnerships.
- Spirit of the Sun
- Greenroots Institute
- Los Jardines Institute
- Espanola Healing Foods Oasis
- Grow Local Colorado
- Sweet Freedom Farm
- Apache Stronghold, Protect Oak Flat
- Veterans to Farmers
- A Growing Culture
- Hopi Tutskwa Permaculture
- Spaces of Opportunity
- Red Bud Resource Group
- Traditional Native American Farmers Association
- The Urban Farm
- Heal Food Alliance
- Slow Food
- Agraria Center for Regenerative Practice
- Experimental Farm Network
- Northern Youth Project
- Global Seed Network
- Laying Groundwork
- SeedLibraries.org
- Native American Food Sovereignty Alliance (NAFSA)
- Indigenous Seedkeepers Network
- Sierra Seeds
- I-COLLECTIVE
- Cultural Conservancy
- NDN Collective
- La Semilla Food Center
- Maya's Farm
- Food Culture Collective
- Seed Savers Exchange
- Organic Seed Alliance
- Snake River Seed Co-op
- Farmer Mai
- Work in Beauty
READS
seed saving
- Seed to Seed: Seed Saving and Growing Techniques for Vegetable Gardeners by Suzanne Ashworth
- The Seed Garden: The Art and Practice of Seed Saving by Lee Buttala
- The Organic Seed Grower: A Farmer's Guide to Vegetable Seed Production by John Navazio
- Seed Savers Exchange: Seed Saving Guide
- Seed Libraries: And Other Means of Keeping Seeds in the Hands of the People by Cindy Conner
- Seedtime: On the History, Husbandry, Politics and Promise of Seeds by Scott Chaskey
seed inspiration & story
- Seedtime: On the History, Husbandry, Politics and Promise of Seeds by Scott Chaskey
- Seeing Seeds: A Journey into the World of Seedheads, Pods, and Fruit (Seeing Series) by Teri Dunn Chace
- Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer
- The Seed Keeper By Diane Wilson
- The Seed Underground: A Growing Revolution to Save Food by Janisse Ray
- Seeds: Time Capsules of Life by Rob Kesseler
- First the Seed: The Political Economy of Plant Biotechnology by Jack Kloppenburg
history & culture
- Food from the Radical Center: Healing Our Land and Communities by Gary Nabhan
- Where Our Food Comes From – Retracing Nikolay Vavilov’s Quest to End Famine by Gary Nabhan
- Oneness Vs. The 1%: Shattering Illusions, Seeding Freedom, Women Unlimited by Vandana Shiva
- Biopiracy: The Plunder of Nature and Knowledge by Vandana Shiva
- Red Nation Rising: From Bordertown Violence to Native Liberation
- Pushed Out Contested Development and Rural Gentrification in the US West By Ryanne Pilgeram
- Enduring Acequias: Wisdom of the Land, Knowledge of the Water by Juan Estevan Arellano
- The Unsettling of America: Culture & Agriculture by Wendell Berry
gardening, farming, agriculture
- Carrots Love Tomatos by Louise Riotte
- Botany in a Day: The Patterns Method of Plant Identification by Thomas Elpel
- How to Grow More Vegetables (and Fruits, Nuts, Berries, Grains, and Other Crops) Than You Ever Thought Possible on Less Land with Less Water Than You Can Imagine by John Jeavons
- Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond by Brad Lancaster
- Four-Season Harvest: Organic Vegetables from Your Home Garden All Year Long by Eliot Coleman
- The Market Gardener: A Successful Grower's Handbook for Small-Scale Organic Farming by J.M. Fortier
- The Troubles of Invasive Plants zine by Nicole Patrice Hill & Kollibri terre Sonnenblume
