Seed Punks
Farmhand Foundation's new CA native seed program.
Seeds before scale. Fields over markets.
Before the attitude, before the language of revolt and flowers, there’s a simple announcement to make.
Seed Punks is a new California native plant and seed program created by Farmhand Foundation - spanning our programmatic areas of focus: Farmers Prosper, Thriving Ecosystems and Regenerative Business.
This program exists because something essential is at risk.
Native seeds are increasingly treated like commodities rather than relationships. Genetics shaped by specific soils, watersheds, and seasons are being abstracted, consolidated, and optimized for scale. Provenance is flattened. Place is erased. “Native” becomes a label instead of a lived context.
Seed Punks is a counterweight.
Moon + Oaks Farm is our site for place based seed production alongside orchards, compost systems, working fields, and a future nursery of native plants, a seed library, and a gathering space for native seed fanatics.
Seeds and starts grown in relationship with food and habitat, not isolated from them. Every variety locally adapted. Every packet and plant carries a story. Distribution prioritizes community use, restoration, education, and local circulation.
This program is in formation.
Ground is ready.
Relationships are in place.
And here’s where Seed Punks comes in.
Independent seed houses built by deeply committed growers are being absorbed into financial platforms that speak the language of impact while delivering sameness.
Seed Punks exists as a refusal to let that be the only future on offer.
We use the language of rebellion and joy because politeness and shame hasn’t protected much. We borrow the vocabulary of insurgency not to glorify violence, but to shake people awake. Then we replace the posture with a packet and alignment with seasons.
Our graffiti is flowers.
Our ordinance is a hand, a packet, persistence.
This is about changing how land is treated. The land was never something a spreadsheet could own.
This is about returning it to its citizens. Soil, flora, fauna, insects, fungi. The sovereign states that actually govern.
Seed Punks does not have a brand rollout. It looks like planting with our community. Families learning what plants like to be called. Neighbors planning ahead. Fields worked with consideration.
Together, we remember forward.
Abundance beats control.
Seeds want out.
Looking for a packet of native California Poppy? Consider a small (or massive) donation for shipping and we’ll slip you some: https://givebutter.com/seedpunks
Gratitude to Quin Shakra at Plant Good Seed for his guidance and help sourcing seed as this work takes shape.
Learn more at: farmhandfoundation.org