SLV Seed Exchange

Through the hosting of seed exchange events, education around seed saving and regenerative agriculture, and supporting local food producers in reaching local markets, the SLV Seed Exchange’s mission is to inspire and actualize our community to become more resilient and food secure.

The San Luis Valley Seed Exchange has hosted a free event each year since 2010. This event is open to all and attracts regional market farmers and backyard gardeners from the SLV, including Saguache, Crestone, Moffat, and Villa Grove. However, the event constantly attracts people from as far as Buena Vista, Salida, Alamosa, and parts of northern New Mexico such as Costilla, Taos and Tres Piedras.

In the past, the financial beneficiary of our work has been our local school districts (Moffat Consolidated School District and Mountain Valley School District) and their garden programs. However, due to Covid-19, the schools have been in session remotely and are not currently operating garden programs. In light of this we will be donating our proceeds to a regional and resilient agricultural program – The Rising Stewards Youth Program.