NATIVE SEEDSSOUTHWESTERN ENDANGERED

Provides annual Community Seed Grants to school gardens and community organizations, and offers small donations of seeds to eligible organizations in the Greater Southwest region to support educators and enhance the lives of underprivileged groups. The organization also provides one pre-selected seed variety each year to Seed Libraries and distributes surplus harvested seeds through retail and free seed sharing programs to community gardens, school gardens, and Indigenous communities. Seed donations are prioritized for organizations culturally connected to the seeds that plan to increase or distribute seeds within their communities.

Provides annual Community Seed Grants to school gardens and community organizations, and offers small donations of seeds to eligible organizations in the Greater Southwest region to support educators, enhance the lives of underprivileged groups, and improve seed security, distribution, saving, and access within their communities.

Offers annual seed donations and microgrants to school gardens, community organizations, and culturally connected groups in the Southwestern U.S. to support seed security, distribution, and access, with priority given to organizations that grow and share seeds within their communities.

Provides Community Seed Grants annually to school gardens and community organizations, and offers small donations of seeds to eligible organizations in the Greater Southwest region to support educators, enhance the lives of underprivileged groups, and improve seed security, distribution, saving, and access within their communities.

Maintains a seed bank with approximately 1,900 accessions of traditional crops and nearly 100 additional species of crops and crop wild relatives from the desert Southwest and Northwest Mexico, including varieties used by Apache, Hopi, Navajo, and Tohono O'odham cultures, stored under climate-controlled conditions to ensure long-term preservation.

Provides free or reduced-cost seed packets to Native American individuals in the Greater Southwest region, with eligible households receiving up to 15 free seed packets annually (maximum 3 per variety), ensuring access to traditional and culturally significant seed varieties regardless of availability or cost.

Distributes surplus harvested seeds through retail sales and free sharing programs to community gardens, school gardens, and Indigenous communities, enhancing access to locally adapted and traditional crop varieties.

Invites and supports organizations in the Southwest focused on seed security, saving, and distribution—especially those culturally connected to the seeds—to apply for seed donations, aiming to increase populations of traditional seeds within their communities.

Offers microgrant funding to Native American and Indigenous farmers who have successfully grown and returned seed for at least one year.

Provides access to seed varieties for Native American individuals through the Native American Seed Share Program, offering 15 free regular-size seed packets per eligible household once a year, with a limit of 3 packets per seed variety, regardless of seed price or supply. This ensures access to traditional seed varieties for Native American individuals in the Greater Southwest region or belonging to tribes within the Southwest region.

Provides free or reduced-cost seed packets to Native American individuals and households in the Greater Southwest region, with eligible recipients receiving up to 15 free seed packets annually and a limit of three per variety to ensure broad access to traditional, culturally significant seed varieties.

Provides access to seed varieties for Native American individuals through the Native American Seed Share Program, offering 15 free regular-size seed packets per eligible household once a year, with a limit of 3 packets per seed variety, to ensure access to traditional seed varieties.

Provides access to seed varieties for Native American individuals through the Native American Seed Share Program, offering 15 free regular-size seed packets per eligible household annually, with a limit of 3 packets per seed variety, to ensure access to traditional seed varieties regardless of price or supply.

Provides bulk seeds, growing guidance, and staff consultation to partner farmers who agree to return 50% of their harvest (or 25% for Native farmers), compensating them with 15–20% of the retail value of returned seed and offering stipends of $250–$500 based on the number of accessions grown.

Operates a Partner Farmer Program that provides seeds from its seed bank collection, information on seed varieties, and staff consultation to farmers. Participants return half (or 1/4 for Native farmers) of their seed harvest, with experienced farmers receiving 15% to 20% of the retail value of seed species grown, and stipends of $250-$500 for growing accessions.

Operates a Partner Farmer Program where the organization provides seeds from its seed bank, information on seed varieties and saving protocols, and staff consultation to farmers. In return, recipients of bulk seed return half (or 1/4 for Native farmers) of their seed harvest, with experienced farmers receiving payment (15-20% of retail value) or stipends ($250-$500) for their contributions.

Operates a contract-based Partner Farmer Program and Seed Exchange Program that provides planting seed and technical support to farmers and gardeners, who return 50% of harvest (or 25% for Native farmers), with financial compensation through stipends, microgrants, or gift cards based on participation and success.

Operates a Partner Farmer Program where recipients of bulk seed return half (or 1/4 for Native farmers) of their seed harvest to the organization, with experienced farmers receiving 15% to 20% of the retail value of seed species grown through contract agreements. The program provides seeds from its seed bank collection, information on seed varieties and saving protocols, and staff consultation. Qualified farmers receive stipends ($250 for one to three accessions, $500 for four or more). The Partner Gardener/Seed Exchange Program provides planting seed at no cost to growers in return for 50% of the seed harvest, with a $50 gift card for successful returns. Microgrant funding is also offered to Native American and Indigenous farmers who have successfully grown and returned seed for at least one year.

Provides planting seed at no cost to growers in the Partner Gardener/Seed Exchange Program in return for 50% of the seed harvest, with a $50 gift card as compensation for successful returns.

Offers Community Seed Grants and seed donations to school gardens, community organizations, and seed libraries in the Southwestern U.S., including one pre-selected seed variety annually for seed libraries, to enhance local seed access, education, and food security.

Annually regenerates portions of its seed collection by growing aging or low-viability samples at its Conservation Center in Tucson, AZ, and in partnership with regional small farmers, ensuring continued seed viability and genetic integrity.

Conserves over 1,800 regional seed accessions, including rare and traditional crops from the desert Southwest and Mexico, in a climate-controlled facility, and regenerates aging or low-viability seed stocks through cultivation at its Conservation Center in Tucson and with regional partner farmers.

Conserves over 1,800 regional seed varieties from the desert Southwest and Mexico in a climate-controlled seed bank, including approximately 1,900 different accessions of traditional crops and nearly 100 additional species of crops and crop wild relatives. The organization regenerates aging seed samples annually at its Conservation Center gardens in Tucson and with regional small farmers to produce new viable seeds.

Operates a climate-controlled seed bank conserving over 1,800 regional seed varieties from the desert Southwest and Mexico, including approximately 1,900 different accessions of traditional crops and nearly 100 additional species of crops and crop wild relatives. The organization regenerates aging seed samples annually at its Conservation Center gardens in Tucson and with regional small farmers to produce new viable seeds.

Operates a climate-controlled seed bank preserving over 1,800 regional seed varieties from the desert Southwest and Mexico, including approximately 1,900 different accessions of traditional crops and nearly 100 additional species of crops and crop wild relatives. The organization regenerates aging seed samples annually at its Conservation Center gardens in Tucson and with regional small farmers to ensure viability.

Distributes surplus harvested seeds through retail and free seed sharing programs to community gardens, school gardens, and Indigenous communities. The organization also provides one pre-selected seed variety each year to Seed Libraries and offers microgrant funding to Native American and Indigenous farmers who have successfully grown and returned seed for at least one year.

Provides one pre-selected seed variety each year to Seed Libraries.

Implements a formal rematriation process to return seeds to individuals or tribes with cultural and historical relationships to specific varieties, supporting Indigenous seed sovereignty and the revitalization of traditional agricultural practices.

Introduces a formal process for rematriation, defined as the return of seed to a person or tribe with a direct relationship to those seeds, to support seed sovereignty in communities represented in its seed collection. This initiative aims to establish and increase populations of traditional seeds in culturally connected communities.

Introduces a formal process for rematriation, defined as the return of seed to a person or tribe with a direct relationship to those seeds, to support seed sovereignty and establish/increase populations of traditional seeds in culturally connected communities.

Holds 70% of its seedbank inventory from donations or seed trades with Indigenous communities of the American Southwest and Northwest Mexico, prioritizing culturally connected seed sources.

Offers microgrant funding to Native American and Indigenous farmers who have successfully grown and returned seed for at least one year, and provides free planting seed to participants in the Partner Gardener/Seed Exchange Program in exchange for 50% of the harvest, with a $50 gift card as compensation for successful returns.

Implements a formal rematriation process to return seeds to individuals or tribes with cultural and ancestral ties to specific varieties, supporting Indigenous seed sovereignty and the reestablishment of traditional agricultural practices.