Join the Seed Movement: The Secret Life of Seeds Subscriptions - Launching January 2025
We Will Now Have Free and Subscription Choices
🌱 Seeds hold the stories of life, resilience, and abundance. Through The Secret Life of Seeds—a project rooted in the vision of the Cascadia Seed Guild—we invite you to join a growing movement to celebrate, preserve, and share seeds, their histories, and the ecosystems they support.
First, here is an important point, the free subscriptions will continue and the content will not be diminished, in any way. However, in order to keep up with the inflow of seeds we need more equipment and hands-on; hence the subscription option. Instead of reaching out via GoFundMe etc we feel it better to offer something palpable in return for your support. All current subscribers will automatically be enrolled.
Our Vision: Stories + Seeds + Sustainability
On January 1, 2025, we will officially launch The Secret Life of Seeds subscription option, to support our project designed to inspire and grow community stewardship of seeds, featuring:
An Annual Seed Catalog/Storybook:
A vibrant collection of 50 seed stories, each written from the unique perspective of pollinators—bees, butterflies, and other allies. These stories celebrate the magic of seeds while sharing their histories, growing details, and companions in the garden.
The Seed-Story-Catalog will be downloadable online for all paid subscribers.
A printed version available as a premium option for those who cherish tangible books.
Quarterly Seed Mailings:
Paid subscribers will receive three seed unique varieties each quarter—heirloom and open-pollinated favorites like Asparagus, Broccoli, and Carrots—carefully selected to grow in temperate zones for now; we will be adding other zones as time passes. In addition our subscribers can reach out to request seeds for their climate zones, as localized substitutions. These seeds are part of the mission stewarded by the Cascadia Seed Guild to ensure seed diversity and resilience.
Free and Paid Substack Content:
Free Option: Twice-monthly articles celebrating seeds, growing tips, and the stories behind them. As stated above, these will not be diminished in any way.
Paid Option: Full access to seed catalog/stories, quarterly seed mailings, and premium content that deepens your relationship with seeds and their ecosystems.
About the Cascadia Seed Guild
The Cascadia Seed Guild is a community-led initiative I steward, dedicated to saving, sharing, and preserving seeds in the Cascadia bioregion and beyond. We believe that seeds are more than just potential plants—they are living threads connecting generations of growers, ecosystems, and food sovereignty.
Every seed we mail, every story we tell, and every dollar we raise through The Secret Life of Seeds directly supports this mission. Your participation helps us:
1. Improve Seed Storage: We currently steward seeds in 26 waterproof ammunition cases plus 4 large totes, and with more on the way, we need a dedicated freezer and more proper storage boxes to preserve their vitality.
2. Support Growth: To expand the Guild’s work and reduce bottlenecks, we aim to bring on a helper in 2025 to assist with cataloging, packaging, and mailing seeds efficiently.
3. Inspire More Growers and Stewards: Seeds are meant to be grown, saved, and shared. By sharing their stories and placing seeds in your hands, we are building a community of seedkeepers for future generations.
How You Can Support the Seed Movement
i. Subscribe to the Paid Option: For just $8/month, you’ll:
Fund the work of The Secret Life of Seeds and the Cascadia Seed Guild.
Receive inspiring seed stories and quarterly seed mailings.
Be part of a growing movement to preserve seed diversity and resilience.
ii. Share the News: Invite fellow gardeners, seed savers, and dreamers to join us.
iii. Engage and Grow: Whether you’re reading the free articles, subscribing, or planting seeds, you are part of this story.
Seeds hold the future. The Cascadia Seed Guild and The Secret Life of Seeds invite you to plant it.
Visit us at secretlifeofseeds.com and subscribe to support the work as we prepare for our full paid subscription launch on January 1, 2025.