The Seed Savers' Handbook
Gardening Botany Reference Environmental Education Self-Sufficiency Australian Non-Fiction Sustainability Food Security
The Seed Savers’ Handbook is the bible of backyard seed stewardship, and this 2008 full-colour softcover is the sought-after Australian first edition (ISBN 9780646102269). Michel & Jude Fanton, founders of The Seed Savers’ Network, pack 170 heavily-illustrated pages with everything you need to select, grow, harvest, clean, store and swap seed for more than 100 vegetables, herbs and flowers that thrive in temperate to subtropical climates. Step-by-step photographs, quick-scan tables and climate-zone maps make the process fool-proof, whether you are a balcony grower or managing a market garden.
What sets this handbook apart is its focus on open-pollinated, heirloom varieties and the legal, ethical and practical know-how for keeping them alive at home. Readers learn how to breed locally-adapted plants, maintain genetic diversity, and create community seed banks—skills that have never been more relevant for food security and climate resilience. The book also doubles as a reference treasure-trove: botanical line-ups, pest-and-disease troubleshooting charts, and heritage stories that turn every seed packet into living history.
Collectors prize this edition for its durable softcover binding, crisp colour plates and the fact that it is increasingly out of print. The copy offered here shows only light corner wear; pages are spotless, unmarked, dog-ear-free and tightly bound—ideal for daily garden-bench use or as a gift for young adult gardeners, sustainability educators and anyone building a resilient future one seed at a time.
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