Membership is open to any person interested in growing nourishing food, preserving harvests,  responsible seed selection, seed saving and personal health.
Membership Benefits
Seeds = Food
  • 20 high quality, open pollinated seed packets per year, per membership. This is enough to grow a garden for a family of four (4).
Knowledge
  • Advice for garden, livestock and overall homesteading from other area members, as well as tours of farms and gardens in the East Mountains and metro area. 
Resources
  • Access to resources on growing and producing food thru workshops, online and site visits.
Community
  • End of harvest potluck with trade and barter of food and other items you have grown or made.

A quick word on workshops...
The EMSGC tries to hold a meeting every 2-3 months. In general, those meetings include 1-2 workshops that cover a wide variety of topics. Here are some previous topics, as well as some future ideas!
  • Seed saving
  • Soil preparation
  • Planting
  • Irrigation and water conservation
  • How to control bugs & weeds
  • Food preservation and storage (canning, freezing, dehydrating)
  • Root cellars
How does it work?
Fees
  • There is a $24 fee for one year of membership. Dues are collected for each year at the beginning of the year. Fee is prorated if you join later.
Giving back to the Coop
  • Members agree to collect seed from their harvest and return some to the seed bank. Guidance on this process is available.
Conscious seed usage and sharing
  • We ask that members take all reasonable precautions to not breed or share patented or genetically modified plants and seed varieties with the co-op seed bank. Instead, members focus on heirloom and heritage varieties when possible.
Ready to Join? Need more information?
Contact us and we'll get you started!
  Banner photo by Vince Veras