Seed Banking in the Southwest Baking Mixes Handwoven oval basket by Tohono

Handwoven oval basket by Tohono O'odham artist

sorbic acid

Signed by artist Pauline Nelson

75 inch high by

grapefruit

Seed Banking in the Southwest Baking Mixes Handwoven oval basket by TohonoTribal 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