Seed Resources

General Resources

Books

  • Back Garden Seed Saving - Sue Stickland
    Recommended for garden scale - written in UK context

  • The Organic Seed Grower - John Navazio
    Amazing amount of detail; aimed at medium to large scale seed production. Written in US context.

  • Seed to Seed - Suzanne Ashworth
    In depth review of seed saving principles and practice

  • The Seed Garden - Lee Buttala & Shanyn Siegel (Ed.)

    The Art and Practice of Seed Saving

  • Breed your own Vegetable Varieties - Carol Deppe

Films

  • Seed: The Untold Story
    Documentary looking at the role of seed in culture and human interactions with the planet.

  • From Seed to Seed
    ABC of Seed Production: Technical and Theoretical Tools.
    Library of short films covering all aspects of seed saving.  Produced in European context.

  • Seeds of Freedom Trilogy
    3 short films looking at international seed issues:  Seeds of Freedom, Seeds of Justice and Seeds of Sovereignty