We bring our mission statement into our seed program by focusing on only the most resiliant adaptive seeds for our high desert climate. We are in NW New Mexico at 7400 feet, zone 5B, with and average of 120 day growing season. This will create a curated collection of seeds for free distribution to marginalized communities in harsh climates.
Our seeds are genetically diverse and landrace seedstock including conservation varieties bred by generations of indigenous scientists. We are then conditioning and stressing these seeds on our experimental dryland farm to produce the most, resilient, drought tolerant, short season seeds.
Our original genetics were developed by these peoples who have worked to adapt these seeds to harsh climates:
Joseph Lofthouse landrace collection from Utah high desert
Raramuri “Tarahumara” peoples of the Sierra Madres Mountains
Hopi and other peoples of the high desert south west
Hidatsa and Lakota peoples of the northern plains
Siberian/Chinese mountain developed foods
Biodiversity Conservation. Due to ongoing catastrophic drought we are losing biodiversity in our area. We have created a seed library of local wildflower species. These are important for pollinators, hummingbirds, and soil preservation. We have a wildflower seedball program using the hardiest and most common western wildflowers. We also have our Penestemon planting and seed library.
Native plant nursery coming soon.
If you haven’t already received your free seeds for 2026, now is the time to order. Native Seeds/SEARCH offers 15 free seed packets per household, per year to eligible Native Americans living in the Desert Southwest.
You are eligible if:
You are Native American living within our regional service area (see map), or
You are a member of a tribe from this region but currently live elsewhere
To see if you’re within the eligible service area: 👉View map
To receive your seeds, simply fill out this application: 👉Application link
Once approved, you’ll be able to select your seeds and place your order.
If you prefer to order by phone, you’re welcome to call us at 520-622-0830 xt 101. You can also email: [email protected]. We do encourage you to browse available seeds ahead of time so you have an idea of what you’d like: Browse seeds
*If you have already received your free seed packets for 2026, thank you! This program is limited to one allotment per household each year.
For a limited time, we are also offering free shipping thanks to a generous donation supporting this program. This is temporary, so we encourage you to take advantage while it’s still available.