The Seed Bank is housed in the UCSB AS Food Bank pantry, providing free seeds, pots, and soil for students interested in growing their own food and plants. We prioritize seeds from local growers, indigenous owned businesses, and culturally relevant plants. We are proud to share that our potting soil is sourced from the Isla Vista Compost Collective, made from food scraps in our very own community!
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Currently, we offer a wide variety of seeds, including herbs, veggies, fruits, pollinator flowers, and more!
In an effort to support local and native businesses, as well as help support the ecosystem by providing seeds native to California and help the pollinators, these are the current businesses we support.
“Native Seeds/SEARCH (NS/S) is a nonprofit seed conservation organization based in Tucson, Arizona. Our mission is to conserve and promote the arid-adapted crop diversity of the Southwest in support of sustainable farming and food security. Native Seeds/SEARCH seeks to find, protect and preserve the seeds of the people of the Greater Southwest so that these arid-adapted crops may benefit all peoples and nourish a changing world.” “The mission of The Plant Good Seed Company is connecting plants and people. We offer vegetable, flower, and herb seed varieties sourced directly from our farm in Ojai, California, and a network of growers that reflect our agriculture ethic.”
