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Kalamazoo Seed Collaborative

Encouraging the Kalamazoo community to grow, with free seeds and seed stories

Free Seeds for Area Educators

We love educators! For free seed requests to utilize seeds in the classroom, contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. at Kalamazoo Valley Museum.

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Events

KVCC Sustainable Foods, Farm and Garden Classes

Various times and dates

Learn about garden planning, seed starting, pruning, poultry and more! Registration required. More info.

Seed Stewardship 101: Basic Seed Techniques

Aug. 31 & Sept. 14

$60 | Learn to cultivate heirloom seeds or even breed new varieties of vegetables, herbs, and flowers in this two-part class. During the first class, we’ll cover what you need to know to save seeds that will produce strong, healthy plants with characteristics you value. In the second class, we’ll practice hands-on seed selection, collection, and cleaning with wet-fruited seeds like tomatoes and dry-fruited seeds like beans. Deepen your relationship with plants by learning to care for their seeds! Registration required. More info.

Rain Garden Tours with Kalamazoo Valley Museum

Final tour of the season on Saturday, Aug. 29

FREE | Wednesdays and Saturdays | 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. | Kalamazoo Valley Museum | Explore the Kalamazoo Valley Museum's Rain Garden with free interactive tours during the summer season. Engage your senses, enjoy interactive demonstrations, and understand how rain gardens help keep our water systems clean.

You can register for the tours in person at the front desk of the museum or preregister on the museum website. *Tours are 20-minutes and designed for all ages* Tours will be canceled in cases of inclement weather. More info.

Honorable Harvest Lecture Series: Fall 2026

Tuesdays, September, 15 - November, 17

FREE | 6:30-7:30 p.m. | 418 Walnut St. Downtown Kalamazoo | Enjoy weekly talks examining ways we can restore the tenets of reciprocity with the natural world as a community and as individuals. In partnership with the Kalamazoo Valley Museum, this drop-in lecture series is held at Kalamazoo Valley Community College’s Marilyn J. Schlack Culinary and Allied Health Building, located at 418 E. Walnut St. in downtown Kalamazoo. More info.

Garden Kalamazoo with Writer Camille Dungy

Thursday, October 15

FREE | 6:00-8:30 p.m. | Kalamazoo Valley Museum | For all those interested in growing plants, food soverignty, local ecology and the intersections in between. Enjoy a gathering of area community gardens, garden resources, and more. The Kalamazoo Seed Collaborative will be present with free seeds and more! Author of 'Soil: The Story of a Black Mother's Garden' Camille Dungy will speak starting at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are free and first come, first served. 


Kalamazoo Seed Collaborative Organizational Partners

Pick up FREE SEEDS - as seasonally available,  books on gardening and seed stewardship, tools for seed cleaning, volunteer opportunities or attend related events and classes with the Kalamazoo Seed Collaborative partners below. 

Edison Neighborhood Association
Kalamazoo Public Library Central Branch

Free Seed Library On-site | More info

Kalamazoo Valley Food Innovation Center
Kalamazoo Valley Museum
Portage District Library

Free Seed Library On-site | More info

Urban Exposure Initiative LLC
Western Michigan University Libraries

Free Seed Library On-site | More info

Get Involved

Donate Seeds

Seeds can be donated directly to the Kalamazoo Seed Collaborative. To donate seeds, please start by completing this form.

Please note:

  • Hybrids will not grow true-to-type. To learn more, Seed Stewardship classes are available seasonally at the KVCC Food Innovation Center.
  • Seeds coated in pesticides and/or fertilizer will not be accepted. Pesticide coated seeds make the plant toxic to birds, bees, and other pollinators. 

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