MN SEED Project

CALLING ALL SEED COLLECTORS

Love seeds? Join this growing community

What is it

The MN SEED (Saving Essential Edibles and Diversity) Project guides anyone interested in saving seeds from vegetables, fruits and native plants. All are welcome to join seasonal workshops on identifying and inventorying native plants, collecting, cleaning and preserving native plant seeds, sharing and propagating seeds to increase the biodiversity and populations of native plants in our region. Check out our 2022 season recap!

This program is a collaboration among St. Paul Seed Circle, Como Community Seed Library and the hort society, and made possible by support from a Capitol Region Watershed District grant.

How to get involved

All are welcome. Sign up here (it’s free!) to access seed swaps, webinars, in-person workshops and tips from local pros throughout the year.

YOU’re INVITED

Free and open to anyone

Learn more

Discover how you can identify, gather, clean and collect seeds from native plants in your neighborhood.

ON THE BLOG

How to Collect Native Plant Seeds

Local seed-collecting pros share when and how to find and gather seeds from native plants.

HOW-TO VIDEO

Native Plant Identification

Pollinator conservation pro Karin Jokela shares tips and tools for identifying and learning about native plants in this hour-long webinar.

LEARN MORE

Resources for Seed Collectors

Ready to get started? We’ve handpicked some of our favorite tools to help you dig in.

DIGGING DEEPER

The Bee Line is coming to St. Paul

Kits and seeds are now available for Hamline-Midway, Como, Frogtown and Rondo residents!