Seed and Plant Sanctuary for Canada
The Sanctuary began in 2003 out of our desire to not lose many excellent plant varieties that don't make it into SSSeeds catalogue. We formed the Salt Spring Sanctuary Society as a charitable organization dedicated to the health and vitality of the earth through the preservation and promotion of heritage seeds. It is committed to maintaining, evaluating and keeping databases for all the edible, medicinal and useful crops that can be grown in Canada. These databases, along with information about saving seeds can be perused at www.seedsanctuary.com
Salt Spring Island, on the coast of B.C., is the place where gardeners and farmers are growing out seeds for the Sanctuary. We're also beginning to have many active grower/members across Canada. It is essential to see how varieties do in other parts of the country and through a lot of growing years. Grower/members will be crucial back up in case of crop failures, fires, floods or genetic contamination here on Salt Spring.
You can become an active member of Salt Spring Sanctuary Society for $20 a year. A $20 active membership gives you access to the seeds of the Sanctuary. You can choose up to five varieties from our databases. If you send us records of how they do, you will be entitled to choose another five varieties the next time around. As long as you continue to maintain varieties and let us know about them, your initial membership fee keeps you as an active member.
You can also becoming a supporting member and help the Sanctuary out with important seed money. We are a charitable organization and will send you back a receipt for income tax purposes.
By becoming a member of the Seed and Plant Sanctuary, you help to preserve Canada's rich diversity of food and medicinal plants in a time when our agricultural heritage is threatened more than ever.
If you don't wish to join the Sanctuary you can still support it by purchasing some of the Seed Sanctuary Selections.