Tomato
Botanical name : Solanum lycopersicum Common name : Tomato, Cherry tomato, Paste tomato Images Growing for seed When growing tomatoes for seed the main thing we need to know about our tomato variety is whether it is one of the rare…
Seed Savers Connect
Connecting Seed Savers groups located in Australia
Liz
Bean
Botanical name : Phaseolus vulgaris Common names : Green bean, French bean, Butter bean, Pole bean, Climbing bean, Dwarf bean, Bush bean, Filet bean Images Cultivation Common beans are not frost tolerant. They are also unlikely to grow well in high…
Pea
Botanical name : Psium sativum Synonyms : Common name : Pea, Snap Pea, Snow Pea, Garden Pea, Podding Pea Images Cultivation Peas being grown for seed should be grown in the same way as peas for eating. Climbing varieties will…
Rattlesnake
A climbing bean
Uluru Ochre
A Dwarf Tomato Project variety
Zloty Ozarowski
A mid-sized orange/yellow tomato
Running Workshops
One of the many ways to introduce new people to seed saving is through workshops. But developing workshop materials can be lots of work. To help everyone that wants to share the wonderful activity of seed saving for vegetables we…
From Seed to a Feed
This talk was presented at the National Seed Savers Zoom on Sunday 3rd August 2025. This project run by the Bega Valley Seed Savers was focused on strengthening our own network and giving back to our own volunteers. Find the…
One Seed, One Community Bega Valley
This talk was presented at the National Seed Savers Zoom on Sunday 3rd August 2025. It is about the One Seed, One Community program run by the Bega Valley Seed Savers with the Bega Valley Shire Library. Find the recording…
Seed Savers National Zoom – August 3rd
Our next national zoom catchup is coming up on Sunday 3rd August at 5pm. We’ll be catching up with two community engagement programs that the Bega Valley Seed Savers have been running: Seed Saving Resources – The second part of our…