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Seeds: Websites

From planting to storing, this guide will tell you everything you ever wanted to know about seeds.

Where to Find Seeds and Supplies for the Mid-Atlantic Region

Where to Find Free Seeds For Educators and Community Gardens

Apply for Free Seeds from Seed Savers
Available for educators and community groups
Butterfly Garden Seeds
Live Monarch
Organic Seed Donation Program
High Mowing Seeds
Seeds for Education Grant Program
Wild Ones

Basic Seed Information

How to Read a Seed Packet
Parts of a Seed
The Heirloom Seed Project - Landis Valley Museum
Landis Valley Village and Farm Museum
What is a Seed
Science Daily

Seed Starting

Farmer's Almanac Garden Planner
Growing Calendar
Burpee
Philadelphia Planting Guide
Penn State Extension Service's Master Gardener Guide
Planting Schedules
The Vegetable Garden. Includes links to cooperative services and maps of the different zones.
Selecting Good Plants or Seeds
Clemson Extension Services
Starting Seeds Indoors
University of Minnesota Extension Services
The Best Way to Plan Your Vegetable Garden
Seed Savers
What to Plant Now
Urban Farmer

Seed Saving

7 Reasons to Save Seeds
Mother Earth News
Assessing Seed Maturity
Seed Savers Exchange
Crop-Specific Seed Saving Guide
Seed Savers Exchange
The Evangelists for Heirloom Vegetables - New York Times Magazine
Guide to Planting Hard Seeds
Seed Savers Exchange
How to Save Seeds; Annuals, Biennials, and Perennials
Salt Spring Seeds
The Importance of Saving Seeds
The Exploratorium Science of Gardening
The Pennsylvania Seed Act and Creating Local Seed Libraries
Victory for PA Seed Libraries
Saving Vegetable Seeds
University of Minnesota Extension Services guide to saving vegetable seeds: Tomatoes, peppers, peas and beans
The Seed Library Social Network; Why and How to Start a Seed Library
Seed Saving
Seed Savers Exchange
Seed Saving for a Delicious Future
Pacific Horticulture
A Seed Saving Guide for Gardeners and Farmers
From the Organic Seed Alliance
The SeedyZine
Archive of articles by the Toronto Seed Library
Short-Term Seed Storage
Seed Savers Exchange
Simple Home Germination Tests
Seed Savers Exchange
What Comes After Heirloom Seeds? - New Yorker

Seed Information for Children and Their Teachers

Educational Seed Videos
Five Lessons for Teaching about Plants
The Science of Spring : All About Seeds
What is a Seed, Anyway?
What is a Seed?
The Great Plant Escape From Illinois Extension Services