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About Native Seeds - SEARCH

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Mission Statement

Native Seeds/SEARCH (Southwestern Endangered Aridlands Resource Clearing House) conserves, distributes, and documents the adapted and diverse varieties of agricultural seeds, their wild relatives and the role these seeds play in cultures of the American Southwest and Northwest Mexico.

Native Seeds SEARCH Retail Store

526 N. 4th Ave., Tucson, AZ   map
Phone: (520) 622-5561
Fax (orders welcome): (520) 622-5591
open Mondays thru Saturdays from 10am to 5pm
Sunday noon - 4pm

Native Seeds/SEARCH is a Tax-Exempt Organization

Tax-Exempt Organizations and 501(c)(3)s
A tax-exempt organization is a trust, unincorporated association, or nonprofit corporation described in the Internal Revenue Code as exempt from Federal income tax. A 501(c)(3) is a type of exempt organization. It must be organized and operated for one or more exempt purposes described in Code section 501(c)(3): Charitable, Educational, Religious, Scientific, Literary,
Testing for public safety, Fostering national or international amateur sports competition, and/or Preventing cruelty to children or animals.

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Vision Statement

We envision the Greater Southwest as a place where farms and gardens, kitchens and tables, stores and restaurants are brimming with the full diversity of aridlands-adapted heirloom crops; people are keeping the unique seeds and agricultural heritage alive; and the crops, in turn, are nourishing humankind.

Guiding Principles

  • We endeavor to carry out all of our work with integrity and for the benefit of communities.
  • As stewards, we are committed to protecting and preserving the agricultural genetic diversity adapted to the American Southwest and Northwestern Mexico.
  • We respect the knowledge and cultural heritage of agricultural communities and we seek to ensure the genetic resources remain perpetually available.
  • We honor the knowledge of the past as a guide toward creating a sustainable future.
  • We believe in extending our work by building relationships.

Organizational Goals

  • Enhance in situ and ex situ capacity to secure, systematize, and expand regional genetic resources.(see Our Work)
  • Build our capacity to distribute seeds and associated products.
  • Provide education to promote the growing, eating, and saving of aridlands-adapted heirloom crops.
  • Achieve financial stability to include the utilization of social enterprise.
  • Create a vibrant organizational culture where employees are valued, compensated, and inspired to carry out the mission on a day to day basis. (see our employment and volunteer opportunities)
  • Maintain a vibrant NS/S board culture