Seeds of Science is a new journal that publishes speculative or non-traditional scientific articles. Peer review is conducted through community-based voting and commenting by a diverse network of reviewers from across science ("gardeners" as we call them). Our primary criterion can be distilled into one question - does your article contain original ideas that have the potential to advance science? The goal is to be as open-minded as possible about what qualifies as a useful scientific contribution and allow for a diversity of writing styles and formats so that authors can express their ideas in an engaging manner. The openness of our format, along with the quick turnaround time and less cumbersome requirements (we accept word docs in whatever format you choose) are designed to make the writing and reading of our articles a much easier and more enjoyable process than is typical for most scientific papers.