Visitors to the Solomon Islands Planting Material Network garden examine seed being dried on newspaper in the sun
| • | growing many different food plants and varieties of those plants is a traditional way of providing family food security |
| • | seeds can be saved to plant in your garden |
| • | the Planting Material Network encourages members to look after all their varieties of plants through on-farm conservation; all of these varieties are important for today and for the future |
| • | seeds can be exchanged with other farmers for different seeds |
| • | planting the seeds you save means you do not have to spend your money to buy seeds |
| • | saving seeds and growing different food plants in your garden provides you with vegetables for a mixed family diet |
| • | a mixed diet improves your family’s health and helps your children grow strong and healthy |
| • | saving seeds means you can grow food for your family during crisis or disaster |
| • | saving seeds and exchanging them with other farmers makes Solomon Island communities more self-reliant. |
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