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-# Seed saving+This topic is part of [[gt:gardening|Gardening, smallholding & farming]]. 
 +====== Seed saving ======
  
  
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-## What is seed saving?+===== What is seed saving? =====
  
 Seed saving is all about collecting and storing the seeds from your favourite fruit and veg, to grow them again in the future, or to swap them. Some seeds will be present in the fruit and veg themselves – tomatoes, pumpkins, beans etc, and some plants have to be left to 'go to seed'. Seed saving is all about collecting and storing the seeds from your favourite fruit and veg, to grow them again in the future, or to swap them. Some seeds will be present in the fruit and veg themselves – tomatoes, pumpkins, beans etc, and some plants have to be left to 'go to seed'.
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-## What are the benefits of seed saving?+===== What are the benefits of seed saving? =====
  
 - You don't have to buy seeds. - You don't have to buy seeds.
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-## What can I do?+===== What can I do? =====
  
 You can get warmed up by attending seed swap events that are held all over the country, and in fact, all over the world (search for seed swap and the name of your town). They're not just for people who have seeds already – you can still take part by making a donation to a relevant charity. You'll be able to meet and get advice from lots of keen gardeners. At the big ones – like the one in [Brighton](http://www.seedysunday.org.uk/), for example – you'll be able to listen to specially-invited speakers too. These events are important because it's now illegal to sell unusual seeds that are not on official national lists, and this is a way of guaranteeing their survival. You can get warmed up by attending seed swap events that are held all over the country, and in fact, all over the world (search for seed swap and the name of your town). They're not just for people who have seeds already – you can still take part by making a donation to a relevant charity. You'll be able to meet and get advice from lots of keen gardeners. At the big ones – like the one in [Brighton](http://www.seedysunday.org.uk/), for example – you'll be able to listen to specially-invited speakers too. These events are important because it's now illegal to sell unusual seeds that are not on official national lists, and this is a way of guaranteeing their survival.
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-## Further resources+===== Forum =====
  
 +This topic belongs to the section [[gt:gardening|Gardening, smallholding & farming]]. You can ask questions or add information on the corresponding [Forum section](https://forum.growingthecommons.org/t/gardening).
  
 +===== Further resources =====
  
-## Specialist curators of this topic+- [Allotment Garden](https://www.allotment-garden.org/gardening-information/seed-saving/) - how to save your own seeds 
 +- [DIY Seeds](https://www.diyseeds.org/en/films/) - educational films on seed production 
 +- [Garden Organic](https://www.lowimpact.org/wp-content/uploads/Complete-Guidelines.pdf) - seed saving guidelines 
 +- [Beans & Herbs](https://www.beansandherbs.co.uk/) - seeds, advice, information 
 +- [Heritage Seed Library](https://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/what-we-do/hsl) - preserving seeds of disappearing veg varieties; membership organisation 
 +- [SeedSave.org](https://www.seedsave.org/) - seed-saving education 
 +- [Irish Seed Savers Association](https://irishseedsavers.ie/) 
 +- [How to set up a seed library](https://www.lowimpact.org/wp-content/uploads/Seed-Library-booklet-Mar-20.pdf) - using Lampeter as an example 
 +- [Open Source Seed Initiative](https://osseeds.org/) - promoting a culture of sharing amongst seed-savers, and trying to stop the patenting of seeds 
 +- [Plants for a Future](https://pfaf.org/user/) - plants database 
 +- [Seed Savers Exchange](https://seedsavers.org/learn/seed-saving/) - community of gardeners and seed stewards, sharing and swapping unique varieties you might not find anywhere else 
 +- [Grain](https://grain.org/front) - international non-government organisation promoting people's control over genetic resources 
 +- [Soil Association](https://www.soilassociation.org/causes-campaigns/stop-genetic-modification/) - stop genetic modification 
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 +===== Related topics ===== 
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 +- [[herb:Herbs]] 
 +- [[urbs:small-space gardening|Urban / small-space gardening]] 
 +- [[forg:Forest gardening]] 
 +- [[vegg:Vegetable growing]] 
 +- [[smho:Smallholding]] 
 +- [[prmc:Permaculture]] 
 +- [[soft:Soft fruit]] 
 +- [[frui:Fruit trees|Fruit trees & orchards]] 
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 +===== Specialist curators of this topic =====
  
  
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