seed saver
Heirloom variety preserver
A seed saver is someone who collects and stores seeds from plants to grow in future seasons, preserving genetic diversity and traditional crop varieties.
The practice counters dependence on commercial seed suppliers and protects heirloom plants from extinction: My grandmother was a seed saver who kept tomato varieties from the old country.
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- heirloom tomatoTraditional open-pollinated variety
- gardenerOne who cultivates flora
- harvestGathering mature crops
- growing seasonTime crops can mature
preserve · heritage · organic · cultivar · propagate · germination · vault · exchange · biodiversity · tomato · packet · dry · store · root cellar · catalog · rare · native · pollinator
- gardenersgardener, horticulturist, green thumb, organic gardener, urban gardener
- farm workersfarmer, farmworker, hired hand, field hand, farm laborer
- garden toolshand trowel, trowel, hoe, rake, spade
- Environmentalistsenvironmentalist, conservationist, eco-warrior, eco warrior, tree hugger
- plant workershorticulturist, gardener, landscaper, nurseryman, groundskeeper
- flower peopleflorist, flower arranger, floral designer