How Sacred Seeds Supports Local Conservation and Education

Sacred Seeds is an international network of ethnobotanical sanctuaries preserving biodiversity and traditional knowledge. We accomplish this through gardens containing locally important plants of medicinal, ceremonial, food and craft value.  The network is currently comprised of 25 programs in ten countries on four continents. This geographical and cultural diversity is reflected in each sanctuary’s identity, goals and obstacles.  Instead of asking gardens to conform to a global model, Sacred Seeds works within their capacity to promote ethnobotanical conservation.  This flexibility is shown in our services to our sanctuaries.  Each garden receives its own unique support, from research and botanical inventories in Madagascar and Costa Rica, to curriculum in coastal Peru, and simply bringing a new perspective to problem solving in the Andes.  Above all, we bring to all gardens the access to a community of experts, and promotion of their successes worldwide.