MASA Seed Foundation is a 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Organization based in Boulder, Colorado. Our mission is holistic and wide-reaching. We strive to:

About MASA Seed Foundation

A Message from our Founder

Dear Friends of MASA,

MASA Seed Foundation was established to meet a clear and growing need: to reinvigorate regional organic seed breeding, conserve plant biodiversity, and ensure that high-quality, open-pollinated seed remains in the public domain for farmers and communities of the Front Range.

Since its inception, MASA continues to build its farm into a center of ecological diversity, maintaining a regional seed house and living laboratory. Our work sits at the intersection of agriculture, ecology, and public education. At a time when confusion around food systems, climate resilience, and agricultural practices is widespread, MASA offers something increasingly rare: practical, place-based solutions grounded in experience, transparency, and long-term stewardship.

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Our Mission & Vision

Back to Our Roots: Food, Seeds & Community

MASA Seed Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Boulder, Colorado. In less than 100 years, humanity has shifted from maintaining traditional heirloom seeds to an industrially-controlled food system. Pressing global issues—climate change, species extinction, and soil degradation—compel us to grow new multicultural roots and create elegant solutions for our most basic needs.

Our mission is holistic and wide-reaching. We strive to:

• Build a bio-regional seed bank of tried-and-true, rigorously selected heirloom varieties adapted to Front Range soils.

• Ensure Regional Food Sovereignty by keeping seeds in the public domain and out of industrial control.

• Bridge Regional Demographics by creating a multi-demographic Seed Growers Cooperative.

• Foster Education through volunteer programs in agriculture, horticulture, and permaculture.

• Feed Our Community by distributing organic seeds and produce for hunger relief.

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What We Do — And Why It Matters

Each year, our Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program provides over 30 tons (60,000 lbs) of fresh, organically grown produce to members and underserved communities through local food pantries. This organic production supports the intensive research and development required to adapt domesticated and wild plants to our specific high-altitude conditions.

Our Core Impact:

• Seed Conservation: We maintain a taxonomically organized seed library used for conservation and education.

• Heritage Revival: MASA plays a participatory role in the national heritage grain revival, reintroducing varieties grown in this region nearly a century ago.

• Regenerative Stewardship: We practice agriculture that builds soil health and supports carbon sequestration.

• Community Empowerment: We provide hands-on farming opportunities for all ages and assist local growers in managing their own landscapes sustainably.

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Our Values

Our work is guided by a commitment to the evolution and transformation of our modern food systems. We believe in:

• Progression & Innovation in ecological farming.

• Diversity & Inclusion — honoring both plants and people.

• Sovereignty — personal, food, and seed independence.

• Stewardship — honoring the efforts of our ancestors while securing a viable future for the generations to come.

Our Vision

Back to Our Roots: Food, Seeds & Community

In less than 100 years, humanity has gone from maintaining heirloom seeds traditionally around the globe to an industrially-controlled food system with GMO seeds as the driving force. Simultaneously, pressing global issues such as climate change, species extinctions and soil degradation compel us to grow new multicultural roots and create elegant solutions that provide for our basic needs: food, seeds & community!

Around five decades ago, a movement began in an attempt to recover seed and food sovereignty and re-establish “public domain” plant breeding. MASA focuses on re-establishing food and seed growing as fertile ground for creating community. Through reconnecting with the earth and our food, we reconnect with each other and our diverse cultural roots. We create wider access to fresh and healthy food and seed for low-income, underprivileged, undernourished and diverse populations. We are in a unique position to honor the efforts of our ancestors, while securing viable agricultural options for the future of our children and generations to come.