Lyme’s Seed Savers

TLG's Seed Savers is a community project that encourages people to grow, save and share seeds, helping to preserve local varieties, support biodiversity and build resilience within our community.

Our Seed Swap

Every year SEED SWAP LYME is held in March giving the opportunity to choose seeds for flowers and vegetables, discover new varieties and share knowledge. Whether you have saved your own seeds or are just beginning your growing journey, everyone is welcome and seeds are free.

The Seed Swap is a chance to:

Exchange surplus seeds with other local growers

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Learn about seed saving techniques
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Discover heritage and unusual varieties
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Meet fellow gardeners and food growers
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Support local biodiversity
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No seeds to swap? Come along anyway. There are always opportunities to learn and pick up inspiration for the growing season ahead.

Encouraging Local Growers

We can give advice on seed choices and how to save seed from your own garden plants.  Articles in the local Council's magazine offer encouragement and advice.  We work with local schools.  At Woodroffe School, we have given vegetable seeds to their gardening clubs and continued with advice through the growing season.  With TLG's Bee Friendly Lyme Regis, we share advice on the best plants to choose to support our endangered bees and other important pollinators.  Do you have questions?  Contact us by emailing enquiries@turnlymegreen.co.uk

By saving seeds locally, we help preserve varieties that are well adapted to our climate and growing conditions while reducing dependence on commercially produced seed.

Why Save Seeds?

Saving seeds is one of the simplest and most rewarding ways to contribute to a sustainable food system.

Benefits include:

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Preserving genetic diversity
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Protecting heritage and locally adapted varieties

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Reducing the cost of gardening
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Building community knowledge and skills
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Increasing resilience in the face of environmental change

Every saved seed carries a story and helps maintain a living connection between gardeners, growers and future generations.

Get Involved

Whether you are an experienced seed saver or a complete beginner, we'd love you to join us.  Just email enquiries@turnlymegreen.co.uk .

You can get involved by:

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Attending our annual Seed Swap Lyme
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Learning how to save seed from your favourite plants

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Sharing surplus seed with others
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Taking part in community growing projects

Volunteering to helping to spread knowledge about seed saving

Together we can protect plant diversity, strengthen local food growing and build a more resilient community.