ManyTracks - Heirloom Varieties . There are a hundred and one reasons to get save your own garden seed and plant open pollinated and heirloom varieties.
Most gardeners do so for a variety of reasons.
The important thing is that they are doing it, and so can you. The how-to is as easy, and as hard, as gardening. You start with open pollinated seed then plant, harvest, save, replant next year and so on into the future. To be successful, you need to learn a few rules and guidelines. But they aren t difficult, and are certainly understandable to any gardener who is connected to the plants in their garden.