✦ A movement rooted in purpose

Grow Food.
Share Knowledge.
End Hunger.

Leave a Seed is America's trusted seed marketplace, growing food education initiative, and hunger-ending movement — all in one place.

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✦ Tools & Supplies

Everything You Need to Start Growing

We've hand-picked the best seed starting kits, grow lights, soil, and tools — all linked directly so you can get set up fast.

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🌱 Starter Kits
💡 Grow Lights
🪱 Soil & Beds
🔧 Tools

✦ What We Stand For

Three Pillars.
One Mission.

Seed Marketplace

The Marketplace

A verified, consolidated platform connecting America's best seed companies — heirloom, organic, specialty, and regional — with farmers, gardeners, and growers who need quality they can trust.

  • Every vendor independently vetted and certified
  • Transparent sourcing and germination data
  • Secure payments and buyer protection
  • Reviews from real growers nationwide
Grow Food Education

The Education

Free, accessible guides, videos, and resources teaching anyone — from apartment dwellers to rural homesteaders — how to grow their own food, no experience required.

  • Step-by-step growing guides for all skill levels
  • Regional planting calendars by US zip code
  • School and community garden programs
  • Expert Q&A and grower community forums
Hunger Mission

The Mission

Every transaction on Leave a Seed directly funds seed donations, community gardens, and food programs in underserved American communities — turning purchases into purpose.

  • 5% of every sale funds hunger programs
  • Seeds donated to food deserts across the US
  • Partnerships with food banks and co-ops
  • Transparent impact reporting every quarter

✦ The Marketplace

Seeds You Can Trust.
Vendors We've Vetted.

Cherokee Purple Tomato
Cherokee Purple Tomato
Heirloom · Open-Pollinated
by Appalachian Seeds Co.
$4.99 ✓ Verified
Calabrese Broccoli
Calabrese Broccoli
Organic · Non-GMO
by Prairie Roots Organics
$3.49 ✓ Verified
Glass Gem Corn
Glass Gem Corn
Heirloom · Specialty
by Southwest Seed Guild
$6.99 ✓ Verified
Genovese Basil
Genovese Basil
Organic · Culinary Herb
by Golden Gate Growers
$2.99 ✓ Verified
Browse All 12,000+ Seeds →

✦ Learn to Grow

Anyone Can Grow Food.
We'll Show You How.

Whether you have a backyard, a balcony, or just a sunny windowsill — growing your own food is possible. Our free education library meets you exactly where you are.

Seeds

Beginners: Start With Seeds

Your first garden, step by step — no experience needed

Old Farmer's Almanac → UMN Extension →
Calendar

Regional Planting Calendars

Know exactly what to plant and when, by your zip code

Planting Calendar → National Gardening Assoc. →
Urban Growing

Urban & Apartment Growing

Container gardens, windowsills, and vertical growing

Old Farmer's Almanac → Sprouted Garden →
School Garden

School Garden Programs

Free curriculum and seed kits for K–12 educators

KidsGardening.org → My First Garden →

Start Growing in 5 Simple Steps

Most people are one seed packet and one sunny spot away from their first homegrown meal.

1
Choose seeds matched to your region and space
2
Prepare your soil or container with the right mix
3
Plant at the right depth and spacing
4
Water consistently and follow your growth guide
5
Harvest, eat, and save seeds for next season

✦ The Hunger Mission

Every Purchase
Feeds a Family.

34 million Americans face food insecurity. We believe seeds — and the knowledge to use them — are one of the most powerful tools we have. Every transaction on our platform directly funds real change.

How Your Purchase Creates Change

Buy Seeds

You Buy Seeds

From any verified vendor on our marketplace

Donation Fund

5% Goes to the Fund

Automatically contributed to the Leave a Seed Hunger Fund

Seeds reach food deserts

Seeds Reach Food Deserts

Donated to community gardens and families in underserved areas

Families grow food

Families Grow Their Own Food

With our free education resources, anyone can start growing

The vision

The Vision Grows

This is where we're headed — transparent impact reporting as Leave a Seed scales. Join us early and help shape it.

Ready to Leave
a Seed?

Join thousands of farmers, gardeners, seed companies, and changemakers building a more food-secure America — one seed at a time.

Grower

I'm a Grower

Find verified seeds, learn to grow, and track your impact

 Seed Company

I'm a Seed Company

List your seeds, reach more buyers, and join the mission

 Partner

I'm a Partner

Food banks, schools, and nonprofits — let's work together