What we do
We cultivate heritage apple trees and vegetable seeds, preserve them in our seed and field bank, and share the surplus produce with the public to help conserve these varieties.
- Conserve the National Heritage Collection of Irish Apple Trees.
- Ireland’s only living public seedbank
- Research to identify heritage varieties
- Educate our community
Our Vision
All people have access to healthy and nutritious food grown within sustainable food systems that positively support biodiversity in balance with the natural environment.
Our Mission
Irish Seed Savers is an environmental not-for-profit organisation. We Conserve, Protect and Utilise Ireland’s diverse genetic food crop heritage, safeguarding food crop biodiversity for present and future generations, and we Educate in the sustainable and ethical use of these precious resources.
News and Events
How To Guide Launch
To celebrate Orchard Blossom Day on April 26th, Irish Seed Savers and Ruth Wilson, Farmland Pollinator Officer, National Biodiversity Data Centre, launched The How-to-Guide: Traditional Orchards and Fruit Trees for Pollinators on the Farm. The guide, developed by Irish Seed Savers and the National Biodiversity Data Centre All Ireland Pollinator Plan, [...]
We’re Recruiting New Board Members!
Irish Seed Savers vital work is conserving Ireland’s heritage food crops – open pollinated seed and apple trees – and contributing to sustainable food systems through a range of offerings including training, education and public awareness. Along with our dedicated conservation work, we operate as a social enterprise, producing Irish [...]
Celebrate National Biodiversity Week at Irish Seed Savers
National Biodiversity Week is an annual celebration of Ireland's biodiversity and the importance of protecting it. This year, Irish Seed Savers is joining the festivities by offering a host of free activities on Saturday May 18th. Read on to find out more….. ‘A Day in the Life of Irish [...]
