Cultivating ResiliencE,
nurturing diversity.

Our vision is a regional community connected by resilient, diverse, and delicious foodways. We imagine an abundant and equitable ecosystem, rich in reciprocal relations of seed, land, and people. 

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Our mission is to cultivate, research, and celebrate resiliency in food and farming via crop diversity. Through innovative practices, education, and collaboration, we aim to build a thriving culture of seed sovereignty and agrobiodiversity.

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Experimental
Farm

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Trial 

To Table

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Crop
Stories

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Appalachian Growers Seed Collective

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Leicester
Food Coalition

Collard collaborations with Utopian Seed Project

Collaborations

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OUR MISSION

Join the movement for
regional agrobiodiversity.

At Utopian Seed Project, we believe in the power of diversity. By cultivating a wide range of crops, we support resilient and sustainable foodways that benefit everyone. Our focus on seed exploration, trials, selection, breeding, and adaptation work ensures that we are prepared for the future while honoring the past. Join us in our mission to promote regional agrobiodiversity and create lasting change in our communities.

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Supporting diversity in food
and farming.

We’re inspired by a better, more equitable future where everyone has access to fresh, locally grown food from gardens and farms rich with biodiversity. Through education, community support, and regionally adapted crops, we're building that future—one seed at a time.

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