What is Seed Savers Exchanges relationship with other seed banks, like Svalbard?
SSE has deposited duplicate seeds from its collection in other seed banks when our research gives confidence that doing so will further protect SSE’s collection and advance SSE’s mission. Such deposits by SSE include the USDA’s National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation in Ft. Collins, Colorado (began in 2002) and the Global Seed Vault in Svalbard, Norway (began in 2008). Seed Savers was among the opening day depositors in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in 2008, with an initial deposit of 485 varieties of vegetable seed from its collection. A second deposit was shipped to Svalbard in April 2009. Matthew Barthel, SSE vice president of gardens and collections and his staff tested seed viability and then listed, packaged and prepared the deposits, in compliance with the Seed Vault’s regulations. SSE signed the Standard Seed Deposit Agreement, and followed the depository guidelines, which are available at: http://www.nordgen.org/sgsv/index.php?
SSE has deposited duplicate seeds from its collection in other seed banks when our research gives confidence that doing so will further protect SSE’s collection and advance SSE’s mission. Such deposits by SSE include the USDA’s National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation in Fort. Collins, Colorado (began in 2002) and the Global Seed Vault in Svalbard, Norway (began in 2008). Seed Savers Exchange was among the opening day depositors in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in 2008, with an initial deposit of 485 varieties of vegetable seed from its collection. A second deposit was shipped to Svalbard in April 2009. Matthew Barthel, former SSE vice president of gardens and collections and his staff tested seed viability and then listed, packaged and prepared the deposits, in compliance with the Seed Vault’s regulations.
