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Korea's Native Seed Keepers Chase Down Grandmothers' Seeds

by Native Seedream (ν† μ’…μ”¨λ“œλ¦Ό) Β· HQ πŸ‡°πŸ‡· South Korea

#seeds#food-security#education#livelihoods
0varietiesNative Korean seed varieties collectedas of 2025-06-19 Β· may be outdated
0groupsLocal native-seed groups nationwideas of 2026-10-14

Founded in April 2008 as Korea's first civil group of its kind, Native Seedream collects, multiplies and shares native (ν† μ’…) seeds and teaches traditional farming. As of 2024 it had collected over 10,000 native Korean seed varieties, built a seed database in 2022, and its network includes more than 45 local native-seed groups nationwide. Its headquarters is in Gokseong County, South Jeolla. In 2026 it announced autumn seed-sharing, ran monthly lectures, sold native cabbage seedlings and recruited volunteers and staff.

visit website β†—About Native Seedream β†—Notices (seed sharing, lectures) β†—JoongAng Daily profile of director Byeon Hyun-dan β†—

Ways to help

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info@seedream.org+82-61-362-1864
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