Botany for Seed Savers
To be successful seed savers it can be helpful to know some basics of plant botany. In order to ensure that the collected seed will produce true-to-type offspring we first need to make sure we know what plant we are…
Seed Savers Connect
Connecting Seed Savers groups located in Australia
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How to contribute to these guides
We are keen for lots of people to contribute their expertise and experience to these quides. We’re intending to cover a lot of ground – species, geographical locations, climate differences. Australia is a big country and we have a very…
Why save seeds?
Before the relatively recent advent of commercial seed production and distribution, farmers and growers freely saved and then shared or traded seeds from their crops with each other from season to season. These practices help to ensure the viability of…
How to use these guides
These seed saving guides are written by and for Australian seed savers. The creation of these guides is a long term process. If you can’t find the information you are looking for it may not have been written yet. Please…
Seed Saving Group Structures
There is no set requirement to become a seed saving group in Australia. Anyone can start one. We encourage people to join existing groups if they are close enough, but starting one in your area can be a very rewarding…
How do I set up an Incorporated Association?
Unless you want to start a National organisation, registering a incorporated association is done at the State or Territory level. Information on the processes for incorporated associations for each state are here: NSW – – – – … sociationsACT – …
Decision-making Processes
There are an infinite number of ways that your group can approach decision-making. The process you choose will impact who can have a say and how easy it is for different people to get involved. Different approaches will be appropriate…
Welcoming New Members
When people come to their first meeting they will check out how the group operates and decide whether they feel they can contribute to the group’s goals. If they feel on the outside and don’t understanding what is going on then…
Does my group need Public Liability Insurance?
Public Liability Insurance is usually required by event and market organisers if you want to have a stall or display at their event. It may also be required by your local Council or other organisations if you want to hire…
Attracting & Keeping New Members
The following are ideas were gathered during a National Zoom Gathering in April 2022 in response to the following questions: How do you attract new members and volunteers? How do you keep them involved and excited to stay with your…