Welcome to Seed Savers Connect, a knowledge, resource and connection hub about growing and saving seeds. Find out more in About Us.
On this site, you will find guides, stories and other seed saving resources from seed savers across Australia. Contributions in the form of articles, guides, stories and photos are welcome.
We also welcome other volunteers that are interested in participating in the planning of events with us and helping with the sharing of information.
Recent events
August National Seed Savers Zoom 2026
The National Seed Savers Zoom Meetup will be back on Sunday, 2nd August from 5pm to 6.30pm AEST. Our guests for this session are Ambre Whatley from Eden Seeds and Frances Michaels formerly of Green Harvest Seeds. Have you ever considered the different roles of seed savers, commercial seed growers,…
Canberra Seed Savers – Autumn Swap 2nd May
It’s that time of year again, our AUTUMN SEED SWAP!! Come one, come all! ~~~ If you have seeds to swap, bring them along and take some home some new gems for your garden. If you have no seeds, your in luck! You can browse our seed library and purchase…
Recording of National Zoom – Feb 2026
In this zoom attendees focussed on seed saving education: what educational resources and tools are out there, what courses have been run in Australia, tips and tricks for how you can run a course or complete one yourself online. We heard from two experienced seed saving educators from different climate…
Recent updates to resources
Bottle Gourd
Botanical name : Lagenaria siceraria Common name : Bottle Gourd, Calabash, New Guinea Bean, Birdhouse Gourd, Giant Gourd, Hard Shelled Gourd Growing…
Warrigal Greens
Botanical name : Tetragonia tetragonioides Common name : Warrigal Spinach, New Zealand Spinach, Kokihi (Maori), Warragul (and other phonetic spellings)…
Pumpkin, Zucchini & Squash
Botanical name : Cucurbita spp. Common name : Zucchini, Courgette, Pumpkin, Summer squash, Winter squash, Chilacayote and some ornamental Gourds…
Radish
Botanical name : Raphanus sativus Common name : Radish, Daikon Growing for seed As radishes are self-incompatible, a group of them…