Seed Saving Traditions Around the World

Seed Saving Traditions Around the World is a practical and inspiring guide to harvesting, drying and storing seeds from your vegetable garden.

Written in English and presented across 113 pages, this book combines clear hands-on advice with stories, traditions and agricultural knowledge from around the world.

Inside, readers will discover how to select mature seeds, harvest them correctly, dry and clean them with care, store them in the right conditions, understand seed viability, and build a well-organised home seed library. The book also introduces traditional methods of seed preservation using ash, clay, jars, baskets and granaries, as practiced by farming communities in many regions of the world.ù

From the Andes and the Sahel to the Mediterranean, Asia and Northern Europe, this book shows how seeds have been protected and passed down through generations as both a source of food and a living cultural heritage.