# Why Heirloom Seeds? 

**Published:** 2012-09-05  
**Author:** Michael Janzen  
**Categories:** Gardening

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![](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.

> 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.

via [The Renaissance of Heirloom Seeds « Living Seed Company](http://livingseedcompany.wordpress.com/2012/01/09/the-renaissance-of-heirloom-seeds/).

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## Citations

- [Living Seed Company's](http://livingseedcompany.wordpress.com/2012/01/09/the-renaissance-of-heirloom-seeds/)