Discuss: Seed Banking

I would like to know more about local seed banks. I live within a few miles of two seed companies and have always used them. I used to have a seed search company years ago but what about local seed banking? Is it useful? Is it doable?  How do I get started? Thanks,

Saving seeds is a basic survival skill that used to be taught to children before they could talk. I followed my mother and grandparents into the garden where I learned it all. The churches and school should become local nursuries where the community can get gardens starts and seeds .... heirloom plant sales have replaced candy bars as school fund raisers, check out Saving Seeds at http://current.com/items/88895395_saving_seeds

I’ve read that during the Civil War, southerners kept seeds, it was a tradition, and that’s partially what kept them alive in those years after- they could plant a harvest to come.

Our horticulture program in our island school has begun saving seeds and also finding old varieties of apples that we are grafting onto rootstock in our school orchard. Kids feel more connected to the place they live when they realize that grafting was an art and science that may have been practiced by their great granfather.

Islesboro, Maine

Seed Banks started back in the early 80s and have grown to over 200 companies in 2005.The fact is with so many seed banks online and retail locations in various countries around the world, seed banks have become a viable business and are continuing to grow in strains and breeders.

Seeds are very important, what would we do without seeds…...we would not have any of the marvelous plants we have today without seeeds and seed farming just think of all the things that comes from seeds