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SeedSavers Meeting – June 21 2020

June 9, 2020by goodgrow Leave a comment

  Photo – Radish – Ostergrus Rosa. A very old classic German heritage variety of radish who’s name ‘Ostergruß‘ roughly translates to ‘Easter Greeting’. It’s a reliable grower in colder […]

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Seedsavers meetings suspended for a while… Mid Blue Mountains Seed Savers.

April 10, 2020by goodgrow Leave a comment

Photo: Actinotis forsythii – The very rare Pink Flannel Flower that grows natively in the Blue Mountains only springs into action after fire and then heavy rain. It shows that […]

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SeedSavers Meeting – March 22 2020 – Cancelled due to COVID19

March 16, 2020by goodgrow Leave a comment

The next scheduled meeting for the year of the Mid Blue Mountains SeedSavers was scheduled for this next coming weekend – Sunday 22 March 2020   But due to the events surrounding the COVID19 […]

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SeedSavers Meeting – February 23 2020

February 16, 2020by goodgrow Leave a comment

Photo – Cichorium intybus – Chicory variety Catalogna – Catalogna Chicory is a subtle tasting leaf and stem that can be eaten fresh and raw or blanched and/or added to cooked dishes. […]

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Meetings for 2020

February 16, 2020by goodgrow 2 Comments

Meetings are held at the Bullaburra Progress Hall, located at Bullaburra Park on the corner of The Great Western Highway and Noble Street Bullaburra NSW 2784. This year we have added a few […]

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SeedSavers Meeting – December 1 2019

November 25, 2019by goodgrow Leave a comment

Photo – RHODANTHE chlorocephala ssp rosea. One of the wonderful Australian paper daises coming into spring bloom despite the lack of rain. It’s that time again! This is just a […]

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SeedSavers Meeting – October 27 2019

October 21, 2019by goodgrow Leave a comment

Photo – Barley – Hordeum vulgare. Barley is a useful and attractive grass cereal that will grow in a range of conditions and  if you are lucky you can get two crops a […]

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SeedSavers Meeting – September 22 2019

September 19, 2019by goodgrow Leave a comment

Photo – Treviso is one tasty red variety of Chicory also known as raddichio or ‘bitter’ lettuce. It has a long leaf with a red tone and white central veins […]

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SeedSavers Meeting – August 25 2019

August 19, 2019by goodgrow Leave a comment

Photo – Red Kuri Kabocha or Winter Squash or Pumpkin – all names for the same thing depending on your predilection. A wonderful Japanese origin variety of small pumpkin flavoured […]

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SeedSavers Meeting – June 16 2019

June 11, 2019by goodgrow Leave a comment

Photo – Some winter melons – Curcubita ficilfolia or ‘Chilacayote’ a very hardy melon that ripens in late Autumn and early winter as the rampant vines die back in the […]

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This is a blog started in 2014 for the group. Previously resources were located at wikispaces.com.
Our next scheduled meeting is 21st of August 2022.
We will be following any Government mandated Covid-19 restrictions on visitors to the Bullaburra Hall.

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Seed Savers Connect


Seed Savers Connect
is an Australian forum for Seed Savers in Australia. This includes listings of Seed Savers Groups and how to connect with them.

Seed Saving Resources

The Mid Blue Mountains Seed Savers is affiliated with the Seed Savers Network.
If you want to start saving your own seeds a great starting point is the Seed Savers' Handbook.

Buy our Seeds!

You can now buy some of our seeds at the Blue Mountains Food Cooperative in Katoomba.

Australian & Local Links

  • Australian Garlic Guide
  • Australian Plants Society NSW
  • Blue Mountains Food Co-op
  • Blue Mountains Organic Community Gardens – Katoomba
  • Daleys Fruit Tree Nursery
  • Diggers Club
  • Eden Seeds
  • Green Harvest
  • Greenpatch Seeds
  • Hawkesbury EarthCare Centre
  • Mid-Mountains Community Gardens – Lawson
  • Plant Collectors Fair – Richmond
  • Sapphire Coast Producers Association – Bega Seed Savers
  • Seed Freaks
  • Slow Food Blue Mountains
  • Southern Harvest

Heirloom Seed and Plant Sellers

  • Australian Plants Society NSW
  • Baker Creek Seeds – Heirloom Seeds USA
  • Daleys Fruit Tree Nursery
  • Diggers Club
  • Eden Seeds
  • Green Harvest
  • Greenpatch Seeds
  • Plant Collectors Fair – Richmond
  • Roughwood Seed collection – USA
  • Seed Freaks
  • Southern Harvest

International Links

  • Arche Noah – Seed Saving network Austria
  • Dyfi Valley Seed Savers – Wales
  • Experimental Farm Network – USA
  • Garden Organic – UK
  • Going to seed – Growing Organic Seed in Eastern Canada
  • In the Toads Garden – Seed Saving in Denmark
  • Native American Food Sovereignty Alliance (NAFSA) – USA
  • Native Seeds Search – USA
  • Plants For A Future – A resource and information centre for edible and otherwise useful plants
  • Pro Specie Rara – Swiss Seed Saving network
  • Roughwood Seed collection – USA
  • Seed Savers – Ireland
  • Seed Savers Exchange – USA
  • Seed Savers Network – world wide network
  • Seed Shed – USA
  • The seed site – UK

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