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Dyfi Valley Seed Savers
DVSS leafletDyfi Valley Seed Savers is a not-for-profit organisation, based in Machynlleth, mid-Wales, and run mainly by volunteers. We promote the saving and swapping of seed with the aim of...
  • preserving old or unusual vegetables;
  • nurturing our local knowledge and plant heritage;
  • promoting sustainable gardening and a flourishing local community.
Going strong since 2004, our events include an annual seed swap ("Seedy Sunday") and plant swap (Seedling Saturday), as well as workshops throughout the year. It’s a chance for experienced and novice gardeners to get together, exchange their seeds and plants, learn something new and share their expertise.

Our projects include the Welsh Vegetable Project which is discovering local vegetable varieties and bringing them back into cultivation in the area. We’re also compiling The Apple Mach Register – a record of apple varieties being grown locally.

There are plenty of ways to get involved with DVSS, whatever your interests. Come along to one of our events, help us organise and advertise a workshop, tell us what’s growing in your garden, try out a heritage vegetable…