Our Mission

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.

News

Volunteers are needed at our Conservation Farm!

Seedhead News, the official newsletter of NS/S, is now available online.

Our Agricultural Conservation Center has become a reality. 

Our retail store has moved!

After twelve years on Fourth Avenue, we've moved our store to 3061 N. Campbell Avenue, just south of Ft. Lowell.  

Campbell Avenue construction has begun - here is an alternate route to our store.

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Capital Campaign
Join us in creating the Southwest's premier agricultural conservation center.

Visit our wish list (type Native Seeds/SEARCH in the search window) for items needed for the conservation center. 

Adopt-a-Crop
Adopt your favorite crop! 2010 campaign is under way.

Membership
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Donate
More on how to support NS/S

Recurring Donations

Support Native Seeds/SEARCH with a recurring donation.

Click on the link and make sure to change the 'Donation Preferences' to a recurring donation. You can select Monthly, Quarterly or Annually.

Events

Save the dates in 2010!

Saturday, October 16 - 10 a.m-1 p.m. - Harvest Celebration at the Conservation Farm

Thursday, October 21 - 6-10 p.m. - Janos Harvest Dinner

Friday, October 22 - 3-7 p.m. - Conservation Center Dedication Gala

More detais to come.

Online and Retail Store

Our retail store has moved!

After twelve years on Fourth Avenue, we've moved our store to 3061 N. Campbell Avenue, just south of Ft. Lowell. 

Campbell Avenue traffic announcement:

Beginning June 2010 and continuing for a 9 month period, there will be construction on Campbell Avenue which might make it somewhat difficult to enter the NS/S store parking lot from Campbell.  An alternative route would be to take Mountain Avenue, which is two blocks west of Campbell, to Hedrick St.  Go east two blocks on Hedrick and enter the parking lot entrance on the right just before you get to Campbell.  Like Campbell, Mountain Avenue runs north and south and Hedrick is one block south of Fort Lowell.

From June 1 - August 31 we will be closed on Sundays.  Please visit us Monday-Saturday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Online Store

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

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Our Work

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See what we've been up to in the community

Read about Birding Day in Patagonia

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

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