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
Life on the Farm – October
We are processing hundreds of varieties of seeds at the moment. We are working hard to harvest, clean, test and pack seeds and while this is tough work we are excited about the many varieties we will be able to make available to you in our upcoming catalogue. These heritage open-pollinated varieties have [...]
Life on the Farm – September
Apple season is upon us and our nursery have been busy preparing for our apple tasting tours. These tours are always a highlight of the year and offer you the chance to taste some of Ireland's rare heritage apple varieties. These tours are all currently sold out but if you would [...]
Irish Seed Savers Announce 3D Virtual Tour in Development
Irish Seed Savers are delighted to announce during Heritage Week 2021 that we are in the process of creating a digital heritage resource in the format of a virtual reality 360˚ experience to provide access to the living heritage at Irish Seed Savers Association. Funded by the Heritage Council Community [...]
