Giving Seed Program

Thank you so much for your interest in our Giving Seed Program and for the meaningful work you are doing in your community. We are deeply grateful to be connected with so many inspiring organizations and individuals.

At this time, our 2026 donation allotment has been fully committed.

Due to the high volume of donation requests, we receive more requests than we can accommodate. We are unable to respond to all email/correspondence for donation requests. 

We only accept donation requests through our website.

Please feel free to check back with us next year when we reopen our application process. We are honored to support seed stewardship efforts whenever we are able, and we appreciate your patience and understanding.

This program is intended for non-profit organizations, school garden programs, inner city youth programs, community gardens, seed libraries, food banks, correctional facilities and veteran programs.

In your order, please include:

 1.  Describe the type of seeds you are requesting

 2.  Include name of your Organization 

 3. Quantity of desired packets 

 4.  Tax ID Number 

Without this information, we cannot process seed donations.

Due to the increased cost of shipping, we are now asking for those requesting donations to help offset the cost of shipping.  We do not ship internationally, due to the increased security on shipping plant matter overseas.

The Living Seed Company believes everyone should have access to vital, pure, open-pollinated seed varieties.  Through The Giving Seed Program, seed donations have been sent to Haiti, India, Africa, Europe, Central America, South America, Myanmar and throughout the United States.

Over the past fifteen years, The Giving Seed Program has given away over 20,000 packets of organic and heirloom seeds to school garden programs, inner city youth programs, community gardens, seed libraries, food banks, correctional facilities, veteran programs and others.

The Giving Seed Program began with a vision to give back to our local, national and global communities.  

We kicked it off with donating a collection for every ten collections sold.  Today, aside from giving away collections, we are also giving away individual packets suited to particular growing regions and community needs.

* We only send one donation per organization, please do not request multiple times, as our demand is very high and our stock is limited. 

Please note that all donations enter a queue and are sent accordingly.  We receive a large amount of requests and if donations are not received the same year, they will be prioritized the following year.   

A Partial List of Our Recipients:

    ▪    Growing Food Forward
    ▪    Alder Avenue Middle School
    ▪    Greater Newark Conservancy
    ▪    Eco Dads
    ▪    Auburn Public Library
    ▪    Metro Atlanta Urban Farm
    ▪    Gilroy Demonstration Garden
    ▪    Venetia Valley Teaching Garden
    ▪    Pathways to Resilience San Quentin
    ▪    Bioneers Seed Exchange
    ▪    Marin Organic Seed Exchange
    ▪    Global Student Embassy
    ▪    Taos Seed Exchange
    ▪    Amazon Watch
    ▪    Victor Free Library
    ▪    Suwannee Regional Library
    ▪    The Seed Trust
    ▪    Grow Your Lunch
    ▪    Regional Environmental Council Youth Grow
    ▪    In Spirit
    ▪    North Dakota Seed Library
    ▪    Social Advocates for Youth
    ▪    Fremont Main Seed Library
    ▪    The Regional Environmental Council
    ▪    Burleigh County Seed LIbrary
    ▪    Humboldt Permaculture Guild
    ▪    Pathways to Resilience San Quentin
    ▪    The Dance Palace
    ▪    Englewood Veteran's Garden
    ▪    Civic Garden Center
    ▪    Upland Public Library
    ▪    Henry County Public Library
    ▪    The Seed Hoard
    ▪    Herbalist Without Borders
    ▪    Yorba Linda Public LibrarySanta Fe Community Farm
    ▪    The Andean Alliance for Sustainable Development
    ▪    Asociacion Maya de Desarrollo
    ▪    Denver Urban Gardens
    ▪    Petaluma Health Center
    ▪    Roger's Community Garden
    ▪    Home School Project
    ▪    Hunters Point Family Girls Program
    ▪    Nicasio School Silent Auction
    ▪    Somers Seed Lending Library
    ▪    The 4-H Education Center at Aurefarm
    ▪    La Mesa Verde
    ▪    Marin Edible Garden
    ▪    Bush Garden of Hope
    ▪    Reach Out Church
    ▪    Food Bank of Santa Barbara
    ▪    Emerald City
    ▪    Tenderloin People's Garden
    ▪    Community members in the Caprivi Strip
    ▪    Farmer Veteran Coalition
    ▪    Alfred Community Garden                                                                                
    ▪    AgriCorps
    ▪    The New Hampshire Institute of Ag and Forestry
    ▪    Opportunities Over the Rhine
    ▪    City of Yorba Linda Public Library Seed Library
    ▪    Capital District Community Gardens
    ▪    Beatrice Public Library
    ▪    Grow Yourself Healthy Program
    ▪    Roger's Community Garden
    ▪    Comida del Bosque
    ▪    N. Western Joint Regional Correctional Facility
    ▪    Huichol People
    ▪    Mill Valley Public Library
    ▪    The Neighborhood Farm Initiative
    ▪    Walworth Memorial Library
    ▪    Idaho Plant a Row
    ▪    Church Living Stone Baptist
    ▪    Seed Library of Los Angeles