GVS Services

 

  • Contract grows for seed and transplants

  • Native seed on demand for local, source-identified ecotypes

  • Wildland seed collections

  • Regional partnerships and project collaborations

  • Habitat restoration

  • Pollinator projects

  • Cover cropping strategies

  • Solar projects

See below for more detail.

 

Contract Growing

Contract growing is key for reducing the cost of native seeds. Given our partnership with a successful farming organization, we can scale grow outs to meet large seed demands, maximize efficiency, and reduce prices. Depending on the species and the nature of the project, we request a one, two, or three-year delivery window to meet large-scale growing demands.

Transplants

We can increase the rate of amplification by growing out plugs in greenhouses. Transplants have quicker establishment for restoration purposes and are well-suited for applications like pollinator strips on working lands. We also offer mechanized planting in agricultural settings for increased efficiency and lower implementation costs.

Native seed on demand

We keep a diverse inventory of native seeds on hand for local restoration projects and to maintain our production fields. Our focus is source-identified ecotypes from San Joaquin Valley regions. We are ramping up inventories of our workhorse species to support local restoration efforts. Please contact us to find out what might be available. For larger projects, a contract growout will increase seed availability and reduce prices.

 

Wildland Seed Collections

With decades of experience working in the San Joaquin Valley and established relationships with farmers and local land-owners, we partner with collectors and biologists to collect wildland stock seed from diverse ecoregions throughout the Valley.

Regional partnerships and project collaborations

We can help to increase the success of your restoration and on-farm projects with advance planning for cost-effective integration of native plants. Collaborating with GVS early on enables us to plan our production cycles to support your plant material needs and improve project outcomes. We also develop custom seed mixes for a variety of project types, such as those listed below.

Habitat restoration

In addition to providing regionally appropriate native ecotypes most suitable for habitat restoration, our team of farmers, ecologists, and operational specialists can assist with services such as restoration planning, seed drilling and transplanting, weed control, and irrigation design.

 

Pollinator projects

We provide farm-tested pollinator mixes for pollinator-focused restoration and on-farm applications that improve biodiversity outcomes as well as farmer confidence. We also design grower friendly, cost-effective pollinator strips to incorporate into agricultural settings.

Native pollinator strips for field borders and non productive areas

Cover crops

We understand that context is everything when it comes to the successful implementation of cover crops on a farm. We work with land managers to design effective rotational cover crops strategies that integrate native species. We provide custom mixes that are applicable on farms ranging from almond orchards to vineyards.

Solar projects

We provide low-growth, native ground cover for solar sites that reduces long term irrigation and maintenance costs. We can also help design native hedgerows that provide pollinator habitat and erosion control for perimeters of solar sites.

Partners, Collaborators, and Clients

 

  • Almond Alliance - Pollinator Alliance with GVS

  • Apis m.

  • Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

  • Bowles Farming Company

  • California Association of Resource Conservation Districts (CARCD)

  • California Department of Fish & Wildlife (CDFW)

  • California Farmlands Trust

  • California Institute for Biodiversity (CIB)

  • California Native Plant Society (CNPS)

  • Ducks Unlimited

  • Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)

  • Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)

  • Fibershed

  • Gallo Farms

  • Grasslands Water District

  • Hancock Natural Resources Group (HNRG)

  • Harris Woolf

  • Heritage Growers

  • Monarch Joint Venture

  • Monarch Watch

  • Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)

  • Pheasants Forever

  • Pollinator Partnership

  • Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC)

  • Quail Forever

  • Resource Environmental Solutions (RES)

  • River Partners

  • Strategies for a Resilient World

  • Sustainable Conservation

  • The Nature Conservancy (TNC)

  • Turlock Fruit Company

  • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)

  • Valley Eco

  • Velo Consulting

  • Water & Land Solutions

  • Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB)

  • Xerces