BUY YOUR HERITAGE SEEDS LOCALLY
Heartland Acres Agribition Center to be outlet for “Seed Savers” of Decorah, Iowa.
Agriculture and seeds provide the basis upon which our lives depend. For the benefit of all farmers, gardeners and consumers, heirloom seeds can now be purchased at the Gift Shoppe at Heartland Acres Agribition Center.
Seed Savers Exchange saves and shares the heirloom seeds of our garden heritage, living chains passed down through generations. When People grow and save seeds, they join ancient traditions as stewards, nurturing our diverse, fragile genetic and cultural heritage. Seed Savers is one of more than 100 U.S. seed companies that have signed The Safe Seed Pledge and will continue to participate in the future. Gardeners from every corner of the world have brought seeds when their families immigrated to America. Throughout the colonial period, traditional seeds brought by European settlers enriched the legacy of food crops that Native Americans have grown and traded for centuries.
Today, however, due to shrinking rural populations, elderly gardeners often cannot find younger relatives who will continue to grow their living heirlooms. When these elderly seed savers pass away, their outstanding strains often become extinct. Future generations of gardeners will never enjoy those unique tastes and textures. Valuable genetic characteristics are lost forever. Seed Savers Exchange was founded in 1975 and has helped preserve our heritage.
This year there will only be 32 varieties (of the 647 seed varieties) for sale at Heartland acres, including vegetables and flowers. Come early to insure securing your favorite heirloom seeds.
Seed Savers Exchange and Heartland Acres Agribition Center are both listed as Affiliate Sites of Silos and Smokestacks. Pick up your brochure at either site to see what exciting day trips you can visit this year.
Heartland Acres Agribition Center is open daily 9am-5pm and Sundays noon-5pm.
Remember – “the early bird gets the worm” (or seeds). Stop by today – 2600 Swan Lake Blvd. Independence, Iowa 50644 319 332-0123 “Iowa – Past, Present and Future of Agriculture.”
