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Several companies and organizations offer free or low‑cost seed donations to educators and youth programs. A few reliable options include:

• Seed Savers Exchange – Occasional donations for school and community programs. https://seedsavers.org 

• Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds – Known to support educational gardens when contacted directly. https://www.rareseeds.com 

• High Mowing Organic Seeds – Offers donations for school and nonprofit projects. https://www.highmowingseeds.com

• Johnny's Selected Seeds – Provides seed donations for educational and community initiatives. https://www.johnnyseeds.com

• Local Master Gardener groups or Extension offices – Often share leftover seeds or host swaps. https://extension.org

• Local nurseries or garden centers – Many donate end‑of‑season plants or extra seed packets when asked.

• Community seed libraries – Public libraries or garden clubs frequently host free seed exchanges.

• Local farms or growers – Many are happy to donate surplus seedlings or cuttings for youth programs.

• Neighborhood plant swaps – Great for hardy, locally adapted plants that do well in school gardens.

If anyone has additional sources or recent experiences with donations, please add them so we can build a helpful list for all our school and youth gardens.

Thanks!

Hi Tina,

Saw your post and was so thankful to you! Truly loved this list you worked so hard on! Thank you for sharing.

I wanted to add that I have had tremendous success with 
Seed Savers Exchange as an organization providing seed support.  They were quick in getting back to us, sent over 250+ seed packets to our organization, and the process was simple and easy to do. I'm so thankful for their help at my organization in building our seed library.

  I have also had previous success with High Mowing and Johnnys Selected Seeds. Both of these have given to our organization and were kind and timely. We could not have had the garden season we did without their support in building our seed library up!! Thanks Tina :) 

Several companies and organizations offer free or low‑cost seed donations to educators and youth programs. A few reliable options include:

• Seed Savers Exchange – Occasional donations for school and community programs. https://seedsavers.org 

• Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds – Known to support educational gardens when contacted directly. https://www.rareseeds.com 

• High Mowing Organic Seeds – Offers donations for school and nonprofit projects. https://www.highmowingseeds.com

• Johnny's Selected Seeds – Provides seed donations for educational and community initiatives. https://www.johnnyseeds.com

• Local Master Gardener groups or Extension offices – Often share leftover seeds or host swaps. https://extension.org

• Local nurseries or garden centers – Many donate end‑of‑season plants or extra seed packets when asked.

• Community seed libraries – Public libraries or garden clubs frequently host free seed exchanges.

• Local farms or growers – Many are happy to donate surplus seedlings or cuttings for youth programs.

• Neighborhood plant swaps – Great for hardy, locally adapted plants that do well in school gardens.

If anyone has additional sources or recent experiences with donations, please add them so we can build a helpful list for all our school and youth gardens.

Thanks!

Hi Tina,

Saw your post and was so thankful to you! Truly loved this list you worked so hard on! Thank you for sharing.

I wanted to add that I have had tremendous success with 
Seed Savers Exchange as an organization providing seed support.  They were quick in getting back to us, sent over 250+ seed packets to our organization, and the process was simple and easy to do. I'm so thankful for their help at my organization in building our seed library.

  I have also had previous success with High Mowing and Johnnys Selected Seeds. Both of these have given to our organization and were kind and timely. We could not have had the garden season we did without their support in building our seed library up!! Thanks Tina :) 

Several companies and organizations offer free or low‑cost seed donations to educators and youth programs. A few reliable options include:

• Seed Savers Exchange – Occasional donations for school and community programs. https://seedsavers.org 

• Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds – Known to support educational gardens when contacted directly. https://www.rareseeds.com 

• High Mowing Organic Seeds – Offers donations for school and nonprofit projects. https://www.highmowingseeds.com

• Johnny's Selected Seeds – Provides seed donations for educational and community initiatives. https://www.johnnyseeds.com

• Local Master Gardener groups or Extension offices – Often share leftover seeds or host swaps. https://extension.org

• Local nurseries or garden centers – Many donate end‑of‑season plants or extra seed packets when asked.

• Community seed libraries – Public libraries or garden clubs frequently host free seed exchanges.

• Local farms or growers – Many are happy to donate surplus seedlings or cuttings for youth programs.

• Neighborhood plant swaps – Great for hardy, locally adapted plants that do well in school gardens.

If anyone has additional sources or recent experiences with donations, please add them so we can build a helpful list for all our school and youth gardens.

Thanks!

Hi Tina,

Saw your post and was so thankful to you! Truly loved this list you worked so hard on! Thank you for sharing.

I wanted to add that I have had tremendous success with 
Seed Savers Exchange as an organization providing seed support.  They were quick in getting back to us, sent over 250+ seed packets to our organization, and the process was simple and easy to do. I'm so thankful for their help at my organization in building our seed library.

  I have also had previous success with High Mowing and Johnnys Selected Seeds. Both of these have given to our organization and were kind and timely. We could not have had the garden season we did without their support in building our seed library up!! Thanks Tina :) 

Several companies and organizations offer free or low‑cost seed donations to educators and youth programs. A few reliable options include:

• Seed Savers Exchange – Occasional donations for school and community programs. https://seedsavers.org 

• Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds – Known to support educational gardens when contacted directly. https://www.rareseeds.com 

• High Mowing Organic Seeds – Offers donations for school and nonprofit projects. https://www.highmowingseeds.com

• Johnny's Selected Seeds – Provides seed donations for educational and community initiatives. https://www.johnnyseeds.com

• Local Master Gardener groups or Extension offices – Often share leftover seeds or host swaps. https://extension.org

• Local nurseries or garden centers – Many donate end‑of‑season plants or extra seed packets when asked.

• Community seed libraries – Public libraries or garden clubs frequently host free seed exchanges.

• Local farms or growers – Many are happy to donate surplus seedlings or cuttings for youth programs.

• Neighborhood plant swaps – Great for hardy, locally adapted plants that do well in school gardens.

If anyone has additional sources or recent experiences with donations, please add them so we can build a helpful list for all our school and youth gardens.

Thanks!