NZ Seed Savers
  • SEED SAVING
    • OUR SEED SAVERS >
      • Alice Le Brun
      • Alison Macdonald
      • Amy Adams
      • Amy & Pearl Hodgson
      • Andrea Graham
      • Angela ​Van Wayenburg
      • Anna Hawkins
      • Anne Woods
      • Bryce Champness
      • Cath Henderson
      • Christina Knauf
      • Dana Thompson
      • Dawn Ballagh
      • Donna Fowles
      • Emma Galloway
      • Emma-Kate Lamb
      • Fiona Moorhouse
      • Hazel Vickers
      • Helena Boston
      • Helen Franklin
      • Hester Jackson-Scott
      • Jackie West
      • Jasmin Hill
      • Jon Berczely
      • Josie Blackshaw
      • Joy Wang
      • Karlene Herdman
      • Kay Feehney
      • Kim Francis
      • Lauren Stafford
      • Leila Macbeth
      • Matt Veevers
      • Melissa Bradford
      • Melissa Harkess
      • Minette Tonoli
      • Neil Bauer
      • Nicki Quinn
      • Niki White
      • Paul Left
      • Philip Wills
      • Quynh Mcleay
      • Rory Soden
      • Sandra Greaney
      • Sarah Williams
      • Silvia Mellen
      • Stephen Nesfield
      • Tony Gyde
      • Troy Boyer
      • Wainee So
      • Wendy Bertholet
      • Wendy Hill
    • PLANT FAMILIES >
      • Allium
      • Brassicaceae
      • Chenopodiaceae
      • Curcubitaceae
      • Leguminosae
      • Grammineae
      • Labiatae
      • Umbelliferae >
        • Apiaceae - Carrots, Celery, Parsnips and Fennel
      • Solanaceae >
        • Peppers
        • Tomatoes
        • Eggplant
        • Potato
        • Pepino
      • Herbs
      • Salad and Leaf
    • Seed Germination
    • Cross Pollination
    • Hybrid vs Heirloom
    • Genetic Diversity
    • Drying Seeds
    • Seed Storage
    • Diseases
    • Landraces >
      • Cucurbita moschata
    • GROW DOWNS >
      • Bean Grow Down 2022-23
      • Cucurbita Grow Down 2021-22
      • Corn Grow Down 2020-21
    • BLOG POSTS >
      • Seed Saving blog
      • Curcubitaceae blog
      • Beans blog
  • SEED SAVERS LIBRARY
    • BECOME A SEED SAVER
    • SEEDS >
      • HERBS
      • FLOWERS
      • FRUIT & BERRIES >
        • MELON
        • SOLANUM FRUITS
      • NATIVE & WILD
      • ORNAMENTAL
      • VEGETABLES >
        • ONIONS
        • BEANS
        • PEAS
        • CUCUMBER & CAIGUA
        • PUMPKIN, SQUASH & GOURD
        • CAPSICUM & CHILLIES
        • BRASSICAS
        • CORN - MAIZE
        • GRAINS
        • SALAD & LEAF
        • SPEARS, STEMS & STALKS
        • ROOTS & TUBERS
        • TOMATOES
    • HOW TO ORDER SEEDS
    • Registration Form
  • RECIPES
    • Hemp Bread
    • Seeded Crackers
    • Banana Bread
    • Carrot Cake
    • Cacao Crunch recipe
    • Honey Sweet chilli sauce
    • Cherry Tomato Confit
    • Comfrey Oil Infusion
    • Fruit Leather
    • Cauliflower Pizza Crust
    • Candied Orange Peel
    • Pumpkin & Pecan muffins
  • Contact
  • SEED SAVING
    • OUR SEED SAVERS >
      • Alice Le Brun
      • Alison Macdonald
      • Amy Adams
      • Amy & Pearl Hodgson
      • Andrea Graham
      • Angela ​Van Wayenburg
      • Anna Hawkins
      • Anne Woods
      • Bryce Champness
      • Cath Henderson
      • Christina Knauf
      • Dana Thompson
      • Dawn Ballagh
      • Donna Fowles
      • Emma Galloway
      • Emma-Kate Lamb
      • Fiona Moorhouse
      • Hazel Vickers
      • Helena Boston
      • Helen Franklin
      • Hester Jackson-Scott
      • Jackie West
      • Jasmin Hill
      • Jon Berczely
      • Josie Blackshaw
      • Joy Wang
      • Karlene Herdman
      • Kay Feehney
      • Kim Francis
      • Lauren Stafford
      • Leila Macbeth
      • Matt Veevers
      • Melissa Bradford
      • Melissa Harkess
      • Minette Tonoli
      • Neil Bauer
      • Nicki Quinn
      • Niki White
      • Paul Left
      • Philip Wills
      • Quynh Mcleay
      • Rory Soden
      • Sandra Greaney
      • Sarah Williams
      • Silvia Mellen
      • Stephen Nesfield
      • Tony Gyde
      • Troy Boyer
      • Wainee So
      • Wendy Bertholet
      • Wendy Hill
    • PLANT FAMILIES >
      • Allium
      • Brassicaceae
      • Chenopodiaceae
      • Curcubitaceae
      • Leguminosae
      • Grammineae
      • Labiatae
      • Umbelliferae >
        • Apiaceae - Carrots, Celery, Parsnips and Fennel
      • Solanaceae >
        • Peppers
        • Tomatoes
        • Eggplant
        • Potato
        • Pepino
      • Herbs
      • Salad and Leaf
    • Seed Germination
    • Cross Pollination
    • Hybrid vs Heirloom
    • Genetic Diversity
    • Drying Seeds
    • Seed Storage
    • Diseases
    • Landraces >
      • Cucurbita moschata
    • GROW DOWNS >
      • Bean Grow Down 2022-23
      • Cucurbita Grow Down 2021-22
      • Corn Grow Down 2020-21
    • BLOG POSTS >
      • Seed Saving blog
      • Curcubitaceae blog
      • Beans blog
  • SEED SAVERS LIBRARY
    • BECOME A SEED SAVER
    • SEEDS >
      • HERBS
      • FLOWERS
      • FRUIT & BERRIES >
        • MELON
        • SOLANUM FRUITS
      • NATIVE & WILD
      • ORNAMENTAL
      • VEGETABLES >
        • ONIONS
        • BEANS
        • PEAS
        • CUCUMBER & CAIGUA
        • PUMPKIN, SQUASH & GOURD
        • CAPSICUM & CHILLIES
        • BRASSICAS
        • CORN - MAIZE
        • GRAINS
        • SALAD & LEAF
        • SPEARS, STEMS & STALKS
        • ROOTS & TUBERS
        • TOMATOES
    • HOW TO ORDER SEEDS
    • Registration Form
  • RECIPES
    • Hemp Bread
    • Seeded Crackers
    • Banana Bread
    • Carrot Cake
    • Cacao Crunch recipe
    • Honey Sweet chilli sauce
    • Cherry Tomato Confit
    • Comfrey Oil Infusion
    • Fruit Leather
    • Cauliflower Pizza Crust
    • Candied Orange Peel
    • Pumpkin & Pecan muffins
  • Contact

Grow Downs

Learn how to Save Seeds
Become a Seed Saver
Each year we choose a family of plants to learn how to Save Seeds from.
Each Seed Saver chooses a different variety that they would like to grow for Seed Saving.
We all discuss our journey, share our experience and knowledge as we grow through the season.
Successful Seed Savers send to the Seed Library some of their seeds to share with everyone.
We all learn how to save our seeds and we can all share our seeds with each other.
CORN
2020-21
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CUCURBITA
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2021-22
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BEANS
​2022-23

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