Southwest Asian Collection

We began this collection as a focus on seeds from Syria. As our growers network has expanded including growers with roots in Palestine, Lebanon, Iraq, Iran, and beyond, we first renamed the collection Seeds of the Levant, and now call it the Southwest Asian Collection.

Some of these seeds were grown by our friend Mason at Bear Bottom Farm, whose grandfather Francois immigrated to the US from Syria. Some were grown by Experimental Farm Network, who have rescued many varieties from the USDA  that originated in Syria and other areas of the world experiencing war and natural disaster. Many were grown by several Palestinian friends of ours, and now we are very excited to be building a relationship with the Iraqi Seed Collective as well as a few of their Iranian friends. Together, we help to maintain and share the agricultural biodiversity from these regions so that future generations may enjoy their food heritage.