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Grow your connections and seed knowledge with us! Our seed-saving work builds upon the wisdom of our collective ancestral knowledge to create a regional network of learning and exchange to strengthen local food resilience. Midwest farmers of color are from all different ethnic and cultural backgrounds and access to our cultural foods is critical for cultural preservation, health, biodiversity and food security. We are determined to restore and grow our collective knowledge to reclaim our traditional foodways. We work with partners and farmers to save cultural seed varieties, reclaim our ancestral seed knowledge, and adapt heritage foods to Midwest climates and soils. Seed saving is food sovereignty, public health, and economic autonomy. |
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MFCC SEED LIBRARY |
 | MFCC has a small but growing seed library at the Oak Park Community Center in North Minneapolis. We source seeds primarily from small seed companies and donations from farmers and farmer networks, like Ujamaa Cooperative Farmer Alliance/ Ujamaa Seeds, Plant Grow Share’s Seed Library and the Experimental Farmers Network. As we host more trainings and seed events,we’re inviting our collective membership to return seed varieties to help build up a self-sustaining and locally adapted collection of seeds that reflect the cultural diversity and interests of our network of growers. All seeds are free and available to growers of color in our region. Seed Growing Workshops We host in-person and online seasonal workshops with the support of our partners to grow our collective knowledge and inspire new generations of seed savers in our community. Find out when upcoming events are on our MFCC Events page, on Instagram or by connecting with Queen Frye, our project lead, at |
SEED STORIES In
the summer of 2024, we began an intergenerational, cross-cultural
collaboration to share the seed stories of farmers in our network and to
connect seed keepers in our region. Our first endeavor was the creation
of “Seed Stories,” a creative community-centered zine that shared the stories of several Midwest farmers of color in our collective. |
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