An Experiment in Regenerative Living
A Free Resource from The GreenLife Project · Published by Appleseed Publications
A grocery-store tomato in May tastes like wet cardboard. A Cherokee Purple tastes like summer. The varieties our great-grandparents grew are still out there — and you can grow them, save their seeds, and pass them on.
A 24-page beginner's guide · PDF · Free to download & share
Why hybrid seeds won't breed true — and how to spot the seeds worth saving.
Every seed you select is a breeding decision. Here's how to choose well.
Self-pollinators, cross-pollinators, and isolation techniques that work.
Dry processing, wet processing, and the fermentation method for tomatoes.
The single most important factor in seed longevity — and how to get it right.
The paper towel test, and what to do when germination rates dip.
How seeds have moved between hands for millennia — and how to join in.
Cherokee Purple. Moon & Stars. Glass Gem. Stories worth preserving.
A tear-out journal page for tracking every variety you save.
Every seed is the autobiography of a plant — the complete instructions for creating a living being, written in a language older than words.
— From the introduction
We're not selling anything. This booklet is free because we believe it should be — saving seeds is one of the oldest, most generous acts in human history, and the knowledge belongs to everyone.
If you'd like to keep in touch, we publish a few newsletters a year about the project — beekeeping, regenerative gardening, book reviews, and the slow work of building a regenerist life. You can unsubscribe any time.
— The GreenLife Project · Olympia, Washington
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