Welcome to SeedLiving your online venue for buying, selling and swapping open pollinated seeds and live plants.

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about SeedLiving

Our vision is to promote the use of open-pollinated seeds and homegrown products in order to sustain biodiversity for the health of generations. Our purpose is to help build systems of local economies that are self-sufficient.

SeedLiving is a forum for local producers of natural homegrown products to exchange goods within their community and abroad. At SeedLiving, you can buy heirloom organic seeds, homegrown natural products and even reclaimed wood products directly from the producer. The goal of SeedLiving is to augment biodiversity and to foster sustainable living. Supporting your community, making money, living sustainably and promoting biodiversity can go hand in hand.

buying on SeedLiving

We provide a forum to connect purchasers with gardeners, farmers and seed collectors. You must register and be a validated SeedLiving member in order to swap. Registration and validation are free. To learn more about registration and validation click here. To learn more about the terms of use click here.

what you can buy

You can buy seeds, live plants and other items grown and produced by registered sellers.

items not for sale

Diseased, illegal or prohibited seeds or prohibited living plants.

Check your country’s regulations about importing items prior to purchase. SeedLiving strongly prohibits the sale or swap of copywritten or genetically modified seeds.

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zones

Browse through items listed by growing zones.

featured items

Browse through featured items. Items are featured on a rotational basis on the homepage.

sell on SeedLiving

We provide a forum to connect purchasers with gardeners, farmers and seed collectors. You must register and be a validated SeedLiving member in order to sell and swap. Registration and validation are free. To learn more about registration and validation click here.

who can sell

Sellers and swappers can be anyone who grows or produces open pollinated seeds and live plants. They could be seed savers, rural or urban farmers, gardeners, permaculturists, woofers, seniors, students, schools, universities, botanical gardens, zoos, museums, municipalities, community gardens, family farms, horticultural groups, nurseries and subsistence farmers to name a few. By selling and swapping your homegrown seeds and live plants you are helping to enrich the planet's biodiversity while enriching and empowering your community and pocket book.

what you can sell

You can sell open pollinated, untreated seeds, live plants and other items grown and produced by registered sellers and swappers.

you cannot sell

Diseased, illegal or prohibited seeds or living plants. Check your country's regulations about importing items prior to purchase. SeedLiving prohibits the copyright of all living and dormant plant material. SeedLiving prohibits the sale or swap of copywritten or genetically modified seeds.

how to sell

Create an account
List your items
Collect payment
Ship the items

You must be a registered and validated member in order to sell items on SeedLiving. Registration is free. In order to sell you must also be logged on. SeedLiving asks that you pay what you can for the use of this site. You may create a seller's profile with images from your garden or farm as well as links to videos. Buyers who are registered and validated may post feedback on your profile and your items for sale.

what are the fees

Listing an item for sale on SeedLiving is free. SeedLiving relies entirely on the financial support of its membership. Please pay what you can to support this site. SeedLiving’s fees are subject to change. Learn more about fees.

swap on SeedLiving

who can swap

You must register and be a validated SeedLiving member in order to swap. Swappers and sellers can be anyone who grows or produces seeds and plants. They could be seed savers, rural or urban farmers, gardeners, permaculturists, woofers, seniors, students, schools, universities, botanical gardens, zoos, museums, municipalities, community gardens, family farms, horticultural groups, nurseries and subsistence farmers to name a few. By swapping and selling your homegrown seeds and plants you are helping to enrich the planet’s biodiversity while enriching your community and your pocket book.

what you can swap

You can swap open pollinated, untreated seeds, live plants and other items grown and produced by registered sellers and swappers.

items not for swap

Diseased, illegal or prohibited seeds or living plants. Check your country’s regulations about importing items prior to completing the transaction. SeedLiving prohibits the sale or swap of copywritten or genetically modified seeds.

how to swap

You must be a registered and validated member in order to swap items on SeedLiving. Registration is free. In order to swap you must be logged on. On the giveaway table you will find a list of available items from various sellers. You do not have to be a seller to order items on the giveaway table. For these items you need only pay the seller’s shipping fee. The seller is required to send the item once the shipping is paid in order to keep their account in good standing. There are also instances where you as a seller may wish to swap for a particular item from another seller. In this case each party needs to have items available for swap. Find an item listed by a seller for which you wish to swap and ‘Request a Swap’ for that item on the page where the item is listed in detail. The seller then receives that request and either accepts or rejects the requested swap. In this instance each party has to pay shipping fees for the items.

swap fees

SeedLiving relies entirely on the financial support of its membership. Please pay what you can to support this site. SeedLiving’s fees are subject to change.

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