Anyone know much about the sharing of seeds. I know that the large corporations now produce the majority of seeds and many of these seed have been breed to not seed again. I know that my parents and previous generations use to use the seeds from plants to replant.
survivalkiwi,
Dec 20, 9:41pm
We dry and store our own heirloom seeds for one year to the next. Or you can try Egmont seeds or koanga seed. (Both on line)
cameron-albany,
Dec 20, 10:03pm
Koanga are great. You can buy them from specialist organic shops or as the above poster said, they're online. For a small yearly fee you can become a member and have access to their heirloom seed catalogue and other material which shows you how to successfully save seeds. I harvest seeds every year from my best plants. Tomatoes are the obvious and easiest but I've had good success with other veges and fruits too. I'm a huge advocate of seed-saving, especially of the heirloom varieties. Good on you.
timy15,
Dec 21, 9:49am
Thanks for this. I am reading a book at the moment called "Te Mahi M??ra Hua Parakore". Some great knowledge in this book. This whole GE food thing is very political though, and interesting to see what large corporations are doing with our seeds and food growing practices. Thanks for the suggestions above, I will check out Koanga seed. Cheers
summersunnz,
Dec 23, 8:52am
Ask to join this group. people take out a few seeds they'd like to grow, add some seeds, labelled, and send it to the next person. The Travelling Seed Box NZ https://www.facebook.com/groups/1631729590386723/
summersunnz,
Dec 23, 8:54am
From the Facebook page included above.
'The Travelling Seed Box NZ is a way of obtaining seeds by exchanging them through the mail.
The way it works is: 1. Participants add their names to the List. 2. When it is your turn, the previous participant will contact you to get your postal details. 3. Once the box reaches you, Take the seeds you want, (not the whole lot, just what you plan to sow) and add the excess seeds you don??
eigna,
Jun 29, 4:10am
Check if there is a seedbank around your area - they do pop up all over the place but tend to be local things that aren't advertised. If there is a local community garden or farmers market they should have some knowledge of heritage seedbanks around. LovePlantLife and Kings Seeds are others that have the old varieties. Koanga have at least one very good book out about seed saving "Save your Own Seed", which is available in hardcopy and e-book. Saving seed is easy once you know how - you just have to get used to not having a perfectly tidy garden while the plants are not looking their best and busy setting seeds :)
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