Clif Bar doesn’t just throw a handful of organic ingredients into its bars, the company believes in the importance of organic ingredients. To move things a step farther, Clif Bar Family Foundation created Seed Matters, an organization that aims to foster community seed projects.
The first act for Seed Matters is the distribution of community seed tool kits, which include downloadable “How to” guides for saving, trading and banking seeds.
“Our country is undergoing a cultural food revolution, with people eager to know more about their food,” said Matthew Dillon, director of Seed Matters. “The great unknown remains seed – it’s the greatest story never told. With Seed Matters’ new Community Seed Tool Kits and online materials, we hope to educate and inspire teachers, community gardeners and other local leaders to create community seed solutions. It’s time to reveal the secret of seed.”
Local groups and gardening organizers can apply for the free Community Seed Tool Kits on the organization’s website. Each tool kit includes three seed screens, 250 seed envelopes, 50 labels for jars and other large seed containers, basic seed saving tips, a chart on the best way to save the seeds of more than 30 vegetables, and pamphlets on how to organize community seed banks, gardens and swaps. Most of those tips and guidance is also available on the Seed Matters website.