Melissa, "free" seeds are better found through friends, neighbors, and relatives. Here are GardenWeb, we have seed exchange forums, found in the long list of available forums. In those forums, seeds and/or cuttings, plants, bulbs are swapped between two parties or one may offer to pay postage for desirable seeds. But the transactions need to take place in those other Exchange forums, not in the general groups.

You might find nearly free seeds at this time of year at the big box store sales racks or the discount stores located everywhere.

Val also offers seeds on the Newbie Project. Come this spring she'll open it up. Many of us donate our seeds to her, she packs them up and mails them out. If you can, offer her some postage in return. You'll get many, many seeds hand-collected by gardening addicts and she'll make sure you get seeds suited to your area. Any seeds you aren't crazy about you can list and now you'll have something to trade. Keep looking! Keep asking. Message me your address and I'll get some off to you, too. I love to share! Heidi in Nebraska

I found it! Look under Seed Exchange or follow this link: https://www.gardenweb.com/discussions/5843451/newbie-seed-project-january-2020#n=1

Check with your local public library and your extension agency. Ours “lends” seeds.

Melissa, are you still around? I might have some plant material for you. I live in Anderson.