La Gamba Seed Bank

Promoting biodiversity through the creation of a seed and seedling bank in La Gamba

The creation of the Seed and Seedling Bank in La Gamba aims to promote the reproduction, conservation and exchange of the largest possible number of seeds and seedlings of old and new crops for interested people and farmers in the Golfo Dulce region of Costa Rica.
The project stands out for not only providing a large number of seeds for sexual reproduction, but also for the creation of three reserve gardens in the surroundings of La Gamba (Finca Modelo, Finca Alexis and Finca La Flor, 70-400m above sea level) in order to have reproductive parts available for propagation. This combination of a traditional seed bank with reserve gardens in different locations allows the cultivation of a greater number of plants adapted to different climatic conditions.
Currently, a total of 71 varieties are stored as seeds at Finca Modelo in La Gamba and are available for exchange. In the three reserve gardens, 126 plants are currently cultivated.
The goal is to make Finca Modelo and the reserve gardens a meeting place for those interested and to increase the diversity of the crops cultivated in the region through the exchange of seeds and knowledge.
Below you will find two tables of seeds (Seed inventory) and crops (Crops inventory) currently available or cultivated on our three reserve gardens. The project was funded by the Austrian Embassy in Mexico.