The Seed Savers' Handbook has 176 pages with stunning original black and white illustrations. It is impossible to praise the Handbook too highly. It gives clear instructions based on personal observation - not the standard and often vague or even incorrect material repeated from gardening book to gardening book. ECHO's Seeds One of ECHO's best-known programs is to send free, trial packets of seeds to overseas missionaries and development workers. These plants hold special potential for producing under difficult conditions where it is too dry, too wet, or too hilly for most crops.
Agricultural workers report on performance and acceptance of the plants.
Successes and field experiences are shared with our network via ECHO Development Notes. Since it started in July 1998 the charity has purchased around 85 metric tonnes of vegetable seed in Africa.