Online & Downloads

DOWNLOADABLE PDF PRESENTATIONS from our recent workshops:

Introduction to Seed Saving
London Freedom Seed Bank
Community Seed Projects in London, USA and Canada
by Charlotte Dove – London Freedom Seed Bank
Small-scale Seed Processing and Storage
by Fred Groom – Vital Seeds
Saving Lettuce Seed –
Richard Galpin – London Freedom Seed Bank

SIMPLE GRAPHIC How-to Guides

How to Save Your Own French Bean Seeds
How to Save Your Own Lettuce Seeds
How to Save Your Own Pea Seeds
How to Save your Own Tomato Seeds

These guides are from our Seeds for a Better World project with Global Generation and the Seed Sisters.

LINKS to other online resources:

DIY Seeds. – Educational films on seed production.
A really knowledgeable and accessible set of short films made by Longo Mai Cooperative network in South East France, in partnership with the European Civic Forum. The DVDs of these films were one of the best seed saving resources available for many years – and now all films have been made available for FREE online. 

Garden Organic has comprehensive set of PDF guides to Seed Saving:

1. Why save seed?
2. Basic botany for seed savers
3. Preserving varietal purity
4. Seed storage for longer life
5. Lettuce
6. Peas
7. Runner beans
8. French beans
9. Broad beans
10. Onions & leeks
11. Radishes
12. Tomatoes
13. Squashes, melons & cucumbers
14. Carrots
15. Multiplier onions & shallots
16. Beetroot & chard
17. Spinach
18. Brassicas
19. Peppers

More about open-pollinated seeds:
www.open-pollinated-seeds.org.uk