{"title":"Why Heirloom Seeds? ","slug":"why-heirloom-seeds","type":"post","excerpt":null,"content":"![](https://y2ez6helhgi126su.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/uploads/corn.jpg \"corn\") Ever wonder what the big deal is about heirloom seeds?  Read [Living Seed Company's](http://livingseedcompany.wordpress.com/2012/01/09/the-renaissance-of-heirloom-seeds/) article and find out.\n\n> Seed saving and seed knowledge became an integral and sacred part of ancient and modern civilizations.  A ritual that was naturally passed on from generation to generation, from neighbor to neighbor.  Seeds became such an innate and valued part of civilization that they were used as a form of currency throughout the world.  Seeds were considered a fundamental part of every day life.\n\nvia [The Renaissance of Heirloom Seeds « Living Seed Company](http://livingseedcompany.wordpress.com/2012/01/09/the-renaissance-of-heirloom-seeds/).","publishedAt":"2012-09-05T11:55:14.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-10T16:57:10.607Z","author":{"name":"Michael Janzen"},"categories":[{"name":"Gardening","slug":"gardening"}],"tags":[],"featuredImageUrl":null,"aeo":null,"site":{"name":"Homestead Style","url":"https://hscom.vercel.app"},"_links":{"canonical":"https://hscom.vercel.app/post/why-heirloom-seeds","markdown":"https://hscom.vercel.app/post/why-heirloom-seeds/llm.txt","json":"https://hscom.vercel.app/post/why-heirloom-seeds/data.json"}}