How Are We Different From Other Seed Companies?

  • Only urban seed producer

  • Grow, process and sell organic local seed

  • Collaborate with local seed savers

  • Collect data on micro-climate specific variety trials

  • Educate community on seed issues and processing procedures

  • Encourage gardening as a part of healthier communities

  • Represent an example of successful urban farm

Brijette Peña of San Diego Seed Company gives her Seed Saving 101 class.

Why Local Seeds Production Matters

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Increase diversity

Save varieties from going extinct

As seed banks are destroyed we lose precious genetic material.

Create regionally adapted varieties

Create “flow” of local, fresh seeds

Economic, cultural and social benefits

Small scale seed production is beneficial

Small scale production allows for chemical free seeds

Educate farmers, growers, gardeners