diff --git a/lib/sprig.rb b/lib/sprig.rb
index 8658178..715075f 100644
--- a/lib/sprig.rb
+++ b/lib/sprig.rb
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ module Sprig
   autoload :SprigRecordStore,     'sprig/sprig_record_store'
   autoload :Data,                 'sprig/data'
   autoload :Seed,                 'sprig/seed'
+  autoload :Task,                 'sprig/task'
+  autoload :Railtie,              'sprig/railtie'
 
   class << self
     def configuration
@@ -36,3 +38,5 @@ def logger
     end
   end
 end
+
+require 'sprig/railtie' if defined?(Rails)
diff --git a/lib/sprig/railtie.rb b/lib/sprig/railtie.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..44016d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/sprig/railtie.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+module Sprig
+  class Railtie < Rails::Railtie
+    rake_tasks do
+      load "tasks/sprig.rake"
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/sprig/task.rb b/lib/sprig/task.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d87fe12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/sprig/task.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+module Sprig
+  module Task
+    autoload :PurgeSeeds, 'sprig/task/purge_seeds'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/sprig/task/purge_seeds.rb b/lib/sprig/task/purge_seeds.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa89ca4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/sprig/task/purge_seeds.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+module Sprig
+  module Task
+    class PurgeSeeds
+      include Logging
+
+      def perform
+        log_info "Preparing to purge seeds from the #{Rails.env} environment. To purge a different environment, specify the environment as an environment variable (e.g. RAILS_ENV=production)."
+        stop 'No seed files to delete. Aborting.' unless seed_files.any?
+        list_seed_files
+        stop 'Purge aborted.'unless deletion_confirmed?
+        delete_seed_files
+        log_info 'Seed files deleted.'
+      end
+
+      private
+
+      def stop(error_message)
+        log_error error_message
+        abort
+      end
+
+      def list_seed_files
+        log_debug 'Files to be deleted:'
+        seed_files.each do |filename|
+          log_debug "- #{File.basename(filename)}"
+        end
+      end
+
+      def seed_files
+        @seed_files ||= Dir.glob("#{seed_directory}/*")
+      end
+
+      def seed_directory
+        Sprig.configuration.directory
+      end
+
+      def deletion_confirmed?
+        log_debug "Are you sure you want to delete these files? (Type 'yes' to confirm.)"
+        input = $stdin.gets.chomp
+        input == 'yes' ? true : false
+      end
+
+      def delete_seed_files
+        seed_files.each do |file|
+          if File.directory?(file)
+            FileUtils.rm_rf(file)
+          else
+            File.delete(file)
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/tasks/sprig.rake b/lib/tasks/sprig.rake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6ed3e40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/tasks/sprig.rake
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+namespace :db do
+  namespace :seed do
+
+    desc 'Purge seed files for specified environment'
+    task :purge do
+      Sprig::Task::PurgeSeeds.new.perform
+    end
+
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/lib/sprig/railtie_spec.rb b/spec/lib/sprig/railtie_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b9eec3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/lib/sprig/railtie_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe Sprig::Railtie do
+  subject { described_class.instance }
+
+  its(:railtie_name) { should == 'sprig_railtie'}
+end
diff --git a/spec/lib/sprig/task/purge_seeds_spec.rb b/spec/lib/sprig/task/purge_seeds_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cb0468f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/lib/sprig/task/purge_seeds_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe Sprig::Task::PurgeSeeds do
+  subject { described_class.new }
+
+  before do
+    stub_rails_root
+  end
+
+  describe "#perform" do
+    context "when no seed files are present" do
+      it "aborts with an error message" do
+        log_should_receive :error, with: 'No seed files to delete. Aborting.'
+
+        expect {
+          subject.perform
+        }.to raise_error SystemExit
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "when seed files are present" do
+      around do |example|
+        load_seeds('posts.yml', &example)
+      end
+
+      context "and deletion is not confirmed" do
+        it "aborts with an error message" do
+          log_should_receive :error, with: 'Purge aborted.'
+
+          expect {
+            fake_stdin_gets 'no' do
+              subject.perform
+            end
+          }.to raise_error SystemExit
+        end
+      end
+
+      context "and deletion is confirmed" do
+        it "deletes the seed files" do
+          Dir.glob("#{Sprig.configuration.directory}/*").should_not be_empty
+
+          fake_stdin_gets 'yes' do
+            subject.perform
+          end
+
+          Dir.glob("#{Sprig.configuration.directory}/*").should be_empty
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/lib/tasks/sprig_rake_spec.rb b/spec/lib/tasks/sprig_rake_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c8be61b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/lib/tasks/sprig_rake_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "db:seed:purge" do
+  include_context "rake"
+
+  let(:task) { double('Sprig::Task::PurgeSeeds') }
+
+  before do
+    Sprig::Task::PurgeSeeds.stub(:new).and_return(task)
+  end
+
+  it "purges seed files" do
+    task.should_receive(:perform)
+    subject.invoke
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index a195cd5..76732e1 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -94,3 +94,12 @@ def load_seeds(*files)
     `rm ./spec/fixtures/db/seeds/#{env}/#{file}`
   end
 end
+
+def fake_stdin_gets(input)
+  begin
+    $stdin = double('STDIN', gets: input)
+    yield
+  ensure
+    $stdin = STDIN
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/support/shared_context/rake.rb b/spec/support/shared_context/rake.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..93f2f42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/support/shared_context/rake.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+require "rake"
+
+shared_context "rake" do
+  let(:rake)      { Rake::Application.new }
+  let(:task_name) { self.class.top_level_description }
+  let(:task_path) { "lib/tasks/sprig" }
+  subject         { rake[task_name] }
+
+  def loaded_files_excluding_current_rake_file
+    $".reject {|file| file == Rails.root.join("#{task_path}.rake").to_s }
+  end
+
+  before do
+    Rails.stub(:root).and_return(Pathname.new("#{File.dirname(__FILE__)}/../../.."))
+    Rake.application = rake
+    Sprig::Railtie.instance.load_tasks
+    Rake::Task.define_task(:environment)
+  end
+end