The Seed Savers' Network (SSN) is an Australian not-for-profit organisation, based in Byron Bay, New South Wales.

[4][5] It promotes conservation and development of agricultural biodiversity in situ, that is, on-site with growers, rather than in seed banks.

[6] The organisation educates the public on the importance of locally saved seeds, their heritage and associated cultural diversity.

Michel is the son of Claudine and Henri Fanton, the latter a member of the French Resistance in WWII, and a survivor of the Dachau concentration camp.

The rationale for the network is that plant genetic resources are essential to sustainable agriculture and food security.

[14][15] Plant genetic diversity continues to play a central role in shaping agriculture growth in the face of climate change.

[16] Home gardens are micro-environments that contain levels of species and varietal diversity higher than those found in nearby agro-ecosystems.

[36][37] Some examples of SSN's global activities are listed below:- Helped in the establishment of the Planting Materials Network and in several projects conserving traditional local varieties of crops such as vegetables, sweet potatoes, taros, bananas and cereals and pulses for chicken feed.