Causes: Environment, Natural Resources Conservation & Protection
Mission: To conserve, distribute, and document the adapted and diverse varieties of agricultural seeds, their wild relatives and the role these seeds play in cultures of the American Southwest and Northwest Mexico
Results: Since its founding in 1983, Native Seeds/SEARCH has had many notable successes. Listed below is a sampling of some of the organization's most outstanding achievements: - Nearly 2,000 unique accessions of traditional Southwestern seeds safeguarded in a state-of-the-art seed bank- Over 7,000 seed packets freely distributed each year to Native Americans and community groups in the Greater Southwest region- Nearly one million seed packets distributed in the organization's history, helping ensure the continued preservation of rare and endangered crop diversity- Hundreds of graduates from Seed School, NS/S's flagship educational program, are taking action in the world to create sustainable seed systems- Desert Food for Diabetes project distributed literature on benefits of traditional foods for dietary health among Native communities- NS/S was a founding partner in the RAFT Alliance (Restoring America's Food Traditions) to document, celebrate, and safeguard the unique foods of North America. - For two decades, NS/S has been involved in providing assistance to Tarahumara communities in the Sierra Madre—from establishing rainwater harvesting systems and native plant nurseries to testing indigenous crops for GMO contamination and repatriating native seeds. - NS/S worked to preserve endangered stands of wild chiles in the forests of Northern Arizona, playing a crucial role in the US Forest Service's establishment of the Wild Chile Botanical Area in 1999 as a protected site.
Target demographics: conserve traditional seed diversity for aridlands
Direct beneficiaries per year: more than 5,000 Native American and community groups by providing free seed for gardens, farms and sustainability projects
Geographic areas served: Tucson, Arizona
Programs: seed conservation, distribution, and education to support healthy, secure food systems in the Greater Southwest and beyond.
Mission: To conserve, distribute, and document the adapted and diverse varieties of agricultural seeds, their wild relatives and the role these seeds play in cultures of the American Southwest and Northwest Mexico
Results: Since its founding in 1983, Native Seeds/SEARCH has had many notable successes. Listed below is a sampling of some of the organization's most outstanding achievements: - Nearly 2,000 unique accessions of traditional Southwestern seeds safeguarded in a state-of-the-art seed bank- Over 7,000 seed packets freely distributed each year to Native Americans and community groups in the Greater Southwest region- Nearly one million seed packets distributed in the organization's history, helping ensure the continued preservation of rare and endangered crop diversity- Hundreds of graduates from Seed School, NS/S's flagship educational program, are taking action in the world to create sustainable seed systems- Desert Food for Diabetes project distributed literature on benefits of traditional foods for dietary health among Native communities- NS/S was a founding partner in the RAFT Alliance (Restoring America's Food Traditions) to document, celebrate, and safeguard the unique foods of North America. - For two decades, NS/S has been involved in providing assistance to Tarahumara communities in the Sierra Madre—from establishing rainwater harvesting systems and native plant nurseries to testing indigenous crops for GMO contamination and repatriating native seeds. - NS/S worked to preserve endangered stands of wild chiles in the forests of Northern Arizona, playing a crucial role in the US Forest Service's establishment of the Wild Chile Botanical Area in 1999 as a protected site.
Target demographics: conserve traditional seed diversity for aridlands
Direct beneficiaries per year: more than 5,000 Native American and community groups by providing free seed for gardens, farms and sustainability projects
Geographic areas served: Tucson, Arizona
Programs: seed conservation, distribution, and education to support healthy, secure food systems in the Greater Southwest and beyond.
3584 E River Rd, Tucson, AZ 85718
520-622-0830
Environment
Tucson
