Native Seeds/SEARCH
A Non-profit organization in Tucson, Arizona, that actively preserves the crop seeds that connect Native American cultures to their lands.

On a recent trip to Tucson, we visited the Native Seeds/SEARCH, a non-profit group that started in 1983 and works to preserve the crop seeds that connect Native American cultures to their lands. Through seed conservation and community interaction, they work to protect crop biodiversity and to celebrate cultural diversity. The organization’s Seedbank houses, for future generations, the seeds of crops and wild plants traditionally used as food, fiber and dyes by prehistoric and more recent cultures inhabiting the arid southwestern U.S. and northwestern Mexico.

Native Seeds has a wonderful shop that sells seeds, Native American art and craft items, books and videos, gifts, and a variety of culinary items. Their website also features an online shop, and provides a wealth of information about the organization, their events, and of course - seeds!

Julie Evans, the Director of Marketing & Operations for Native Seeds recently came on our online radio ‘Champagne Sundays’. On the show, Julie discussed how Native Seeds was started, the organizations goals, how they store and reproduce the seeds, their various conservation and Native American outreach programs, and more.

To listen to an interview with Julie Evans, from an excerpt of our online radio show ‘Champagne Sunday’s, please double click on the Play button below.

 

To find out more about Native Seeds/SEARCH. – Click Here. www.nativeseeds.org