J. L. Hudson, Seedsman 公共种子银行概况
J. L. Hudson, Seedsman（中文常译作”美国 Hudson 种子银行”）是一家位于美国加利福尼亚州的公共种子银行（Public Access Seed Bank），而非商业种子公司，1911 年由 Harry E. Saier 创立于密歇根州，2026 年迎来第 116 个经营年份。该种子银行由 David Theodoropoulos 接管并迁至现址 La Honda, California，至今已连续 53 年由其与搭档 Ms. Calkins 共同负责种子分发工作。机构沿用”Preservation Through Dissemination”（以传播实现保护）为核心理念，致力于植物生物多样性的保护、稀有濒危及受威胁植物的繁育与传播、种子生物学研究，以及被称为”民族植物学”（Ethnobotany）的传统植物用途知识的延续。
使命宗旨与保护工作
机构在《Statement of Purpose》中明确划分了保护、研究、教育、伦理、社会、实践与行动七大方向：就地保护（In Situ）依托自有 Las Sombras Biological Preserve 生物保护区进行生态系统过程维护；易地保护（Ex Situ）通过种植、繁育、传播与归化（Naturalization）拯救濒危物种；并通过种子银行向公众提供植物遗传资源获取渠道，推进去中心化的多样性保护。同时开展种子长期储藏与打破休眠的原创性研究，并在保护区进行非侵入性长期生态监测。在教育层面，机构强调现代生态学与进化论的公众普及、人类共同祖先观念、生物资源私有化风险以及正在消失的民族植物学知识的抢救。
种子目录与产品特色
种子银行每年维护来自世界各大洲的 1000 余种（已较 1962 年 Harry Saier 时期的 15,000 种显著减少）植物种子目录，涵盖原生花卉、藤本植物、乔木、仙人掌、烹饪香草、传统蔬菜（heirloom vegetables）、观赏植物、耐寒多年生植物、药用植物与热带植物等，门类完整按 A–Z 字母分区列出并配有蔬菜专版与有机种子清单。2026 年版目录新增 80 个（含 18 个新蔬菜品种）种子条目，基础包装价格连续多年保持在 $2.50。机构还独家分销赤霉素 GA-3（Gibberellic Acid-3）试剂、配套试剂盒及用于种子引发的完整耗材线，并整理食用植物、药用植物、美洲印第安人、澳大利亚与非洲民族植物学、种子保存等主题的相关书籍。客户可通过线上申请或印刷目录两种方式获取种子（须符合相应的国家进口许可）。
资质认证与纪念
J. L. Hudson, Seedsman 持有美国农业部 USDA Import Permit #37-40343（已更新）、加利福尼亚州食品与农业部 CDFA Authorization to Sell Seed #0020 与 CDFA License to Sell Nursery Stock #D3588.001 三项经营许可，是美国少数同时具备种子销售与种苗销售双资质的非营利机构。网站设”In Memoriam”纪念栏目，致敬越战美莱村惨案中以一己之力阻止美军屠杀越南平民的英雄 Hugh Thompson, Jr.（1943–2006），将其人道主义精神视为机构公益事业的延伸。
官网：https://www.jlhudsonseeds.net/
About the Seed Bank
J. L. Hudson, Seedsman is a Public Access Seed Bank based in La Honda, California, USA—not a commercial seed company. It was founded in 1911 by Harry E. Saier in Michigan and is now in its 116th year. The bank has been operated by David Theodoropoulos and his colleague Ms. Calkins for the past 53 years, distributing seeds from the present location in La Honda, California. Guided by the motto “Preservation Through Dissemination,” the organization works to preserve botanical biodiversity, propagate and disseminate rare, threatened and endangered plants, conduct primary research into the biology of seeds, and preserve vanishing ethnobotanical knowledge of plant uses.
Mission & Conservation
The Statement of Purpose outlines seven major commitments—Preservation, Research, Education, Ethics, Society, Practice, and Activism. In-situ preservation is practiced at the bank’s own Las Sombras Biological Preserve, while ex-situ work involves the cultivation, propagation, dissemination and naturalization of at-risk plants and the distribution of crop germplasm. The bank also carries out original research into long-term seed storage and overcoming seed dormancy, and shares findings with other seed banks and the public. Educational work covers modern ecological and evolutionary theory, the common ancestry of all peoples, the threats posed by the privatization of biological resources, and the importance of vanishing ethnobotanical traditions.
Seed Catalog & Specialties
The annual catalog lists just over 1,000 species and varieties (down dramatically from the 15,000 held by Harry Saier in 1962), including native flowers, vines, trees, cacti, culinary herbs, heirloom vegetables, ornamentals, hardy perennials, medicinal plants and tropicals—organized alphabetically from A to Z, with separate vegetable and organic listings. The 2026 edition adds 80 new listings (18 of them vegetables), with the standard packet held at $2.50 for yet another year. The bank also uniquely distributes Gibberellic Acid-3 (GA-3), complete GA-3 priming kits and consumables, and carries a curated selection of books on edible, medicinal and ethnobotanical subjects. Seeds can be ordered online or by requesting a print catalog, subject to USDA and CDFA import requirements.
Licensing & Memorial
The seed bank operates under U.S. Department of Agriculture Import Permit #37-40343, California Department of Food and Agriculture Authorization to Sell Seed #0020, and CDFA License to Sell Nursery Stock #D3588.001—one of the few non-commercial U.S. institutions holding both seed and nursery stock permits. The website also hosts an “In Memoriam” page honoring Hugh Thompson, Jr. (1943–2006), the U.S. helicopter pilot who, with crew members Lawrence Colburn and Glenn Andreotta, intervened to stop the 1968 My Lai massacre, dedicating the memorial to the humanitarian values that inform the bank’s work.
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