The Cooperative Gardens Commission is a grassroots food justice collective centered in Philadelphia, PA
Seed Distribution
Each year, our collective & volunteers aggregate millions of seeds donated by partner seed companies and distribute them to growers throughout the country.
If you are a grower or want to become a seed hub, you can apply to receive seeds through the CGC this year:
Volunteering
If you live in Philadelphia and would like to volunteer to help support our work by bulking down, sorting, and packing seeds for shipment, you can sign up for a shift here:
Seed companies
If you are a seed company and would like to donate seeds for us to distribute, reach out to us via email:
Who are we?
The CGC is composed of hundreds of volunteers from across the United States and Canada working as a collective to facilitate sharing of resources — including seeds, soil, equipment, labor, land, and knowledge — and build solidarity across traditional divides. We are farmers, gardeners, activists, and organizers. We believe increasing local food production can help build community power and resilience.
While CGC began developing a new network in the face of the tragic COVID pandemic (and the ineffective government response to it), we recognize that the movement for food sovereignty and against food apartheid is wide and deep, so we primarily seek to support the work of existing networks and projects.