Seed Banking in the Southwest Gardening and Seed-Saving Hand carved by Zuni artists

Hand carved by Zuni artists Loubert and Rosella Soseeah

1 LB is approximately 2

wild nights (activated charcoal)

10th of an inch square

Hospowi carries cloud designs upon his feathers as rain falls from the horizon

Seed Banking in the Southwest Gardening and Seed-Saving Hand carved by Zuni artistsTribal and community groups around the Southwest (and elsewhere) are working to create seed banks to conserve heirloom seed varieties that are important to them. This guidebook provides guidance and resources on the process of creating and maintaining a seed collection in a way that maintains seed viability and meets community needs. Four existing seed banks in Arizona and New Mexico are profiled, and their different ways of caring for their seeds