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The November 2025 National Seed Saving Zoom was an open discussion about seed saving from biennials. Growers in Australia do not have to deal with frozen ground and feet of snow. Our seasons are also at different times, so our…
Our next quarterly Zoom meetup of seed savers around Australia is happening on Sunday 2nd November, 5 – 6.30pm AEDST. In our November session, we’ll be facilitating a group discussion and information exchange about saving seed from biennial plants. There’s…
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…
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…
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…
The recording of the National Zoom held on May 4th 2025 is now available.
We heard from two seed saving groups: Coonabarabran Seed Library and Bilpin Seed Savers. We also had a short discussion about how to determine how much seed to put into a packet.
It is time to register for our next quarterly Zoom meetup of seed savers around Australia. Come along and join in. It’s an opportunity to ask questions, share experiences, gather new ideas, learn something and connect with other seed savers.
You can find the recording of the National Seed Savers Zoom here. Seed savers from around Australia gathered to talk tomato on Sunday 2nd February.There was a short presentation on the genetic history of tomatoes given by Gregg Muller.Attendees showed…
Our February National Zoom is on its way and we are talking TOMATOES! Have you ever wondered where the humble tomato came from? There will be a short presentation on the genetic history of tomatoes. Do you want to know…
This session was all about beans. Various seed savers shared their favourite beans from their collections.
Our next quarterly Zoom for Seed Savers around Australia is coming up on Sunday 3rd November, 5pm to 6.30pm. This time it’s all about beans! All types of beans – climbing beans, bush beans, lima beans, runner beans, snake beans,…
Jude Fanton, co-author of The Seed Savers' Handbook, joined us to talk about the fruit she has grown from seed and is currently harvesting from her garden in sub-tropical northern NSW.
It’s time to register for our next national zoom!
Jude Fanton from the legendary Seed Savers Network, producers of the seminal book The Seed Savers' Handbook, will be joining us for this session ...
Amorelle Dempster of Slow Food Hunter Valley joined the session to speak about the two community seed saving projects the group coordinates
We also discussed how to be successful Seed Saving in Small Spaces.
It is time to register for our next quarterly Zoom meetup of seed savers around Australia. Come along and join in. It’s an opportunity to ask questions, share experiences, gather new ideas, learn something and connect with other seed savers.…
Recording of the National Seed Savers Zoom Meetup on Sunday 4th February 2024. Includes Ray South's talk on the seed microbiome and a facilitated discussion on when to harvest for seed.
Slides for the Seed Microbiome talk given by Ray South on 4th February 2024 at the National Seed Savers Zoom Meetup
Ever struggled to know whether your seed was mature enough to harvest? It is time to register for another quarterly Zoom meetup of seed savers around Australia. It's an opportunity to ask questions, share experiences, gather new ideas, learn something and connect with other seed savers.
Ray South will start the evening by sharing what he has discovered so far about the seed microbiome, how it is acquired and what it does.
It is time to register for our next quarterly Zoom meetup of seed savers around Australia. Come along and join in. It’s an opportunity to ask questions, share experiences, gather new ideas, learn something and connect with other seed savers.…
