Monsoon 2025, NS/S grew out two special landrace maize varieties at the Conservation Center Farm in Tucson. Learn more about our staff's reflections on the grow-out and the true wonder of desert-adapted corn.
By Justin Risley “One of NS/S’s greatest contributions was the preservation and subsequent popularity of the Sonoran White Wheat. This...
Discover the history of the Wickenburg-Prescott Heirloom Tomato, a rare Arizona heirloom variety preserved through generations of gardeners, seed savers, and farmers. Learn why this desert-adapted tomato remains beloved across the Southwest.
By Jacob Butler, NS/S Board Chair Skeg taṣ, The past year has been one of many trials and tribulations. We...
It was the beauty of the seeds, she always says, that sparked her resolve to safeguard the living heritage of...
Thank you to everyone who donated to the 2021 Adopt-A-Crop fundraiser. Here's an update on how all of the crops...
By Sheryl Joy It used to be that families stewarded their own seeds, saving and selecting from year to year....
We would like to honor Angelo Joaquin Jr., a friend of Native Seeds/SEARCH (NS/S), who passed away earlier this year....
by Karen Reichhardt Native Seeds/SEARCH (NS/S) is honored to celebrate the life of an extraordinary woman and seedkeeper during this...
by Joel Johnson, Seed Production Technician After several weeks in the upper 70s, a late January snow on the...
The thermometer is still dancing between 99 and 100 as I write in mid-October, but I’m branding this our “end...