Visit our Heritage Seed Library - 10th May 2025
- Date
- 10 May - 12 April 2025
- Time
- 1:00pm - 5:00pm
- Region
- Midlands
- Tags
- Heritage Seed Library
Discover the Heritage Seed Library through our open days 🔗
Our Heritage Seed Library is at the heart of our seed conservation work - and holds the National Collection of Heritage Vegetables. Get exclusive behind-the-scenes access at this open event, which will offer you a rare opportunity to view our working spaces to reveal how and why we grow heritage varieties for seed.
The tour exceeded my expectations - taking us through the whole process from growing and pollination to seed saving
What can you see? 🔗
You can explore our polytunnels and outdoor beds to see the methods we use to isolate and pollinate crops to ensure varieties are conserved 'true-to-type' for future generations. And introduce you to a few of the unique and unusual varieties in the collection, as well as provide a sneak preview of our growing trials of recently rediscovered heritage varieties.
Entry
| Attendee type | Cost |
|---|---|
| Garden Organic Members | FREE |
| Non-Members | £5 |
Learn what goes in to preserving 800+ varieties of vegetables 🔗
We'll share some easy - and more tricky - seed-saving techniques with you. And you can discover how we hand-pollinate and seed clean, to get you started on your own seed-saving adventure.
Sign-up on the day for short tours of our seed growing and processing areas with our expert team. There's time afterwards to explore our organic garden, enjoy some refreshments and ask questions with our Heritage Seed Library team.
We recommend you wear clothing and footwear suitable for the outdoors.
Please be aware that access within our working spaces can be uneven underfoot and include steps and slopes. For more information about accessibility please contact [email protected].
Frequently Asked Questions
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Our garden is based in Ryton-On-Dunsmore on the outskirts of Coventry. Our address is: Garden Organic, Ryton Organic Gardens, Wolston Ln, Ryton on Dunsmore, CV8 3LG
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Our organic demonstration garden is open for unguided visits on Monday - Friday 10am - 4pm. Feel free to roam the garden by yourself or use our QR codes for a virtual tour. We also hold various open days throughout the year where you can meet our expert garden and Heritage Seed Library teams. Check our events page for more information on these.
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We're used to working in all weathers. We'll only cancel an open day if we have to! We recommend you bring a raincoat/wellies if it's expected to rain.
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We have step-free access into the garden and a ramp on site. Our Heritage Seed Library is not wheelchair accessible.
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We aim to provide light refreshments on our open days.
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We do not have a café or restaurant on site, however, there are a number of eateries nearby, please contact us for further details.