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Seed the Future: Growing Something Good

Jul21
  • Date: July 21, 2023 - July 22, 2023
    Time: 8:00am - 5:00pm
    Location: Virtual

Welcome to the 43rd annual Seed Savers Exchange conference. This exciting weekend will include keynote presentations from

  • Dr. Vandana Shiva, world-renowned activist
  • Rafael Mier, founder and director of Fundación Tortilla
  • Diane Wilson, author of The Seed Keeper
  • Sean Brock, chef, restauranteur, author
  • Sam Jett, operations director, Audrey and June restaurants

Whether you are a first-time gardener, first-time seed saver, or someone who has been to every one of our previous 42 summer conferences we know attendees will be inspired by this year's theme, "Seed the Future: Grow Something Good."

In addition to our keynote speakers, there will be more than 20 sessions to choose from over the course of the weekend. We are excited this year to focus on community building through seeds, farms, and gardens, seed stories, celebrating seeds, as well as technical aspects of growing, and of course, seed saving.

Get details and register.