How seeds are cared for and shared, and by whom, will determine how future generations eat.
Seeds thrive when embedded in the communities they nourish. Who controls seeds, and who can (and cannot) grow them, as well as how they are grown, play a critical role in the future of our food systems.
We live in a time in which 90% of the genetic diversity of our food has disappeared over the last 100 years, resulting in crops that cannot adapt to meet the extreme environmental upheaval that is underway. Most of the seed used by farmers and gardeners alike is owned and controlled by a handful of corporations, severed from any cultural and historical significance.
We believe seed and plant breeding belongs in the hands of farmers and communities as well as in laboratories and universities—a belief we pursue through participatory breeding efforts, education, and collaborative projects in our local community and nation-wide.
OUR MISSION
Our mission is simple: to fortify regional food resilience from the level of the seed. With our focus on the Northeast US, we join a global network of local efforts to adapt seeds to changing climate; and keep seeds in the public domain, free of private ownership.
