Seed Savers

22 April 2009
 

Afristar Foundation is ready to start distributing the seed donated by
“Seeds of Change”.

The custodians of the seed bank being: Nicholas Heinemann, Christine De
Waal and Paul Barker, have come to agreement as how to operate the
resources gifted. We have decided to keep the management within Afristar
Foundations curator-ship and welcome any peer review or constructive
feedback.  Collectively we decided to call the endeavor “Seed Savers”,
which implies that we focused of saving these open pollinated heirloom
seed for prosperity and further distribution.

To join Seed Savers an applicant would have donated R100:00 to Afristar
Foundation for registration to the seed bank. This will cover the costs of
initial posted, envelopes and maintenance of the seed bank.

We feel that is a nominal amount that would cover cost and is by no means
intended to generate income.

Seed Savers welcomes introductory letter indicating the following:
•    Full name
•    Contact number
•    Email address
•    Post Office when seed must be posted
•    How they intend multiplying the seed
•    Under what growing conditions they intended cultivating
•    Where they intend cultivating

Anybody is welcome to apply to Seed Savers; the curators will review each
application and try their best to fulfill the request submitted.The seeds
will be posted off using Speed Post. A tracking number is provided with
each dispatch.

Seed Savers asks only that members feed back the seed they have multiplied
back into the seed bank.

Seed Savers will in due course have its own email address:
seedsavers@afristar.org.za

Bank account details:

Afristar Foundation
Nedbank
Account 197 1041 483
Branch 197 105

Proof of payments must be email to seedsavers@afristar.org.za; this should
include the word “seed” followed by your “initial and surname” (Example:
seed_cadewaal)

Seed Savers will fulfill your request asap. Please feedback to us if you
think this is a fair and constructive way to manage the resource.

 
 
< Back to News Headlines
 
Afristar > News > News Headlines > Article Contact | Links | Funders
 
 

© Afristar Foundation 2008 | All Rights Resevered