Eden Valley Seed Library in their third year, would like to share garden seeds with you at the Eden Valley Area Library. Now you can start your tomatoes, onions, eggplants, and Thursday, March 30, we will have more vegetables, herbs and flower seeds at no cost.
For those of you who don?Äôt know what a seed library is (it?Äôs a new concept for most of us) it?Äôs a place where you can check out packets of seeds: flowers, vegetables, and herbs to plant. In return you?Äôre asked to donate seeds from your future harvest; usually twice as many seeds as you checked out. To some, having to harvest seeds may sound intimidating, but it really isn?Äôt difficult. Many seeds, such as tomatoes, peppers, beans, radishes, and quite a few species of flowers, are easy to save, and one tomato or sunflower can produce enough seeds for many return seed packets.
What is exciting about this is that people begin saving and sharing their locally grown (and hopefully organically grown) seeds. It makes for stronger genetic stock that is adapted perfectly to local growing conditions. It helps people who can?Äôt afford seeds to grow gardens, and it creates diversity, because if the library is successful many, many people will participate and share. Probably the most exciting aspect is that we can reclaim the power of owning our own seed stock and won?Äôt have to re-purchase seed every year or be dependent on outside companies. Any questions, contact the Eden Valley Area Library at (320) 453-4434, or evlibrary@arvig.net.