LL> 1) Is it OK to store tomato and pepper seeds in the freezer? It is, provided the seeds are first DRIED to about 8% moisture content and then are sealed in an airtight container - e.g., a glass jar for canning purposes (with a screw-on metal lid) and a rubber gasket between the jar's rim and the lid. The best set of DETAILED directions for saving vegetable seeds are in the 1991 book _Seed to Seed_ by Suzanne Ashworth (ISBN 0-9613977-7-2) published by the Seed Savers Exchange. It's a 222-page, 8 1/2 x 11-inch in size and is $20. You can get it from the Seed Savers Exchange, Route 3, Box 239, Decorah, Iowa 52101 or Pinetree Garden Seeds, Box 300, New Gloucester, ME 04260, 207-926-3400. LL> 2) Where does one buy dessicant to put in seed storage containers LL> to absorb moisture and prevent mold? Your best bet will be a color-indicating desiccant like silica gel. You can purchase it by mail-order either from the SOUTHERN EXPOSURE SEED EXCHANGE, P.O. Box 158, North Garden, VA 22959, 804-973-4703 (orders only!!) or TERRITORIAL SEED COMPANY, 20 Palmer Ave., Cottage Grove, OR 97424, 503-942-9547 (orders only!!). I suggest you first try to buy some locally from a chemical supply dealer first. Mail-order shipping rates on this item usually tends to be rather high. LL> * Forwarded from "Herbs-n-Such" * Originally by Steve V. LL> Johnson * Originally to All * Originally dated 17 Jan 1993, LL> 11:24 LL> I have heard that there is a "seed bank" somewhere to promote LL> the use and preservation of plants native to north america, LL> which does sales and trading of these native resources... LL> I also have five acres of natural wooded habitat in southern LL> Indiana in which I whould like to re-install some native species. LL> LL> Can anyone help to put me in touch with a native seeds network LL> or seed bank? One such place is: Native Seeds/SEARCH 2509 N. Campbell Ave. #325, Tucson, AZ (What, no zip?) They specialize in SW seeds, so they may not be the source you are looking for. However, I be they could point you in the right direction. Try also: See Savers Exchange, R.R. 3, box 239, Decorah, Iowa 52101 (Ask for a copy of their free brochure and enclose a stamped, self-addressed long envelope)