Ancient Seeds for Modern Needs...
Native Seeds/SEARCH conserves, distributes and documents 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. We promote the use of these ancient crops and their wild relatives by gathering, safeguarding, and distributing their seeds to farming and gardening communities. We also work to preserve knowledge about their uses.

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Adopt-a-crop
Adopt your favorite crop!
Membership
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Capital Campaign
Join us in creating a new building for seed storage.
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online store

Our online store has all of the varieties available, while the Seedlisting Catalog has those most often requested.

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events

The Honorable Ann Day- Pima County Supervisor District 1- Pima County Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation, and Native Seeds/SEARCH invite you to an Open House on Tuesday, July 14 from 5 - 7 pm in the Brandi Fenton Memorial Park Visitor Center, 3482 E. River Road. Download an invitation to the event.

open house invite

Proposed plans for the construction of the Native Seeds/SEARCH Conservation Center will be available for review and staff will be on hand to answer questions. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation, such as a sign language interpreter, by contacting Gregoria Tucker at 877-6000. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow time to arrange the accommodation.

Celebrate San Juan's Day at the NS/S Conservation Farm in Patagonia
Saturday, June 20, 2009

Please join us Saturday, June 20 from 10 am - 3 pm at the NS/S Conservation Farm in Patagonia for our annual San Juan's Day celebration and blessing of the crops and fields in advance of the gift of summer rains. Bring a dish to share at the potluck lunch. Download a flier for directions and more information. See you on June 20!

san juan's day flier

Host Your Own 'Flavors of the Desert' House Party and support Native Seeds/SEARCH
April — September, 2009

This year, we are approaching our annual Flavors of the Desert event in a different way. This year, we ask you to join in our vision by bringing a Flavors of the Desert celebration to your own home. By celebrating Flavors of the Desert at home with friends, family, and colleagues, 100% of your donation will be fully invested in our conservation work.

A house party is a fun, easy way to raise money and educate people about Native Seeds/SEARCH. Download a House Party Kit and tasty recipes to help get you started.

house party kit
house party invitation
house party program
bean recipes
chile recipes
corn recipes
mesquite recipes
pinole recipes
squash recipes

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news

Native Seeds/SEARCH is hiring a Finance Director.

Charity Navigator, America's largest independent evaluator of charities has awarded Native Seeds/SEARCH a coveted 4-star rating for our sound fiscal management.
Receiving four out of a possible four stars indicates that NS/S excels, as compared to other charities in America, in sucessfully managing our organization's resources in an efficient and effective manner. Visit www.charitynavigator.org to view NS/S' rating page and know that your financial support is always fully invested in our work.

our work

From orchards to seed programs and conservation and food, NS/S is fully engaged in the world of seeds.
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