Seed Library

Our Seed Library’s mission is to lend free seeds to community members in order to teach and promote the process of seed saving and sharing.

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We accept all kinds of seed donations, of both saved seed and commercially packaged seeds. We’re happy to accept them even if the package has been opened. For those smaller plots in urban and suburban gardens, a packet may contain too many seeds. So, instead of letting open packets languish in the shed, gardeners bring their leftovers to share

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Check out these links for more information about seed saving.

Fruition Seeds in Naples NY has a great resource on their website called "Plant now". It includes planting ideas for each month of the year.
Richmond Grows offers a variety of seed information for the home gardener including videos
The goal of seed saving is to save seeds from the same variety you started with, and some plants require more care than others. Read tips on Cross-pollinating friskiness.
Saving seed starts with planning. Understanding basic concepts when you are planning your garden will make seed saving much easier. Here are some tips for beginning seed savers from Seed Savers Exchange.
There is an easy instruction page complete with color photos on How to Save Tomato Seeds from Sow True Seed.
Seed Savers Exchange also offers instructions on how to do a germination test on your seeds at home.
General seed saving education from Seed Savers Exchange
Check out this article from Fine Gardening magazine on collecting and storing seed

Seed Saving Books

by Abraham, George
Length: ix, 210 p. :
Subjects:

Plant propagation
Seeds
Gardening

Publisher: Lyons & Burford, New York : 1991.
ISBN: 1558211241
ISBN: 9781558211247

Growing plants from seed

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by Weaver, William Woys
Length: xxii, 439 p., [24] p. of plates :
Subjects:

Vegetables Heirloom varieties
Vegetable gardening

Publisher: Henry Holt and Company, New York : 1997.
ISBN: 0805040250
ISBN: 9780805040258

Heirloom vegetable gardening : a master gardener's guide to planting, growing, seed saving, and cultural history

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by Gough, Robert E.
Length: 311 p. :
Subjects:

Seeds
Seeds Harvesting
Seeds Viability
Plant propagation

Publisher: Storey Pub., North Adams, MA : 2011.
ISBN: 1603425748
ISBN: 9781603425742

The complete guide to saving seeds : 322 vegetables, herbs, flowers, fruits, trees, and shrubs

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by Best, Billy F.
Alternate Title: Heirloom seed savers in Appalachia
Length: xviii, 200 p. :
Subjects:

Seeds Harvesting Appalachian Region, Southern
Vegetables Seeds Appalachian Region, Southern
Vegetables Heirloom varieties Appalachian Region, Southern
Fruit Seeds Appalachian Region, Southern
Fruit Heirloom varieties Appalachian Region, Southern
Seed exchanges Appalachian Region, Southern

Publisher: Ohio University Press, Athens, Ohio : 2013.
ISBN: 9780821420492
ISBN: 0821420496

Saving seeds, preserving taste : heirloom seed savers in Appalachia

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by Heistinger, Andrea
Length: 343 p. :
Subjects:

Vegetables Seeds
Vegetables Propagation
Vegetables Varieties
Vegetable gardening

Publisher: Timber Press, Portland, Or. : 2013.
ISBN: 9781604693829
ISBN: 1604693827

The manual of seed saving : harvesting, storing, and sowing techniques for vegetables, herbs, and fruits

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by Murphy, Katie A.
Alternate Title: Preserving your own seeds for your garden
Length: 1 online resource.
Subjects:

Seeds Harvesting
Gardening
GARDENING / Techniques
Gardening
Seeds Harvesting
Electronic books

ISBN: 1601387687
ISBN: 9781601387684

The complete guide to preserving your own seeds for your garden : everything you need to know explained simply

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by Silber, Mark
Length: x, 274 p. :
Subjects:

Herb gardening
Vegetable gardening
Herbs Seeds
Vegetables Seeds

Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York : 1999.
ISBN: 0394573463
ISBN: 9780394573465

Growing herbs and vegetables : from seed to harvest

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by Jeffery, Josie
Length: 128 p. :
Subjects:

Seeds Harvesting
Seed exchanges

Publisher: Roost Books, Boston : 2013.
ISBN: 9781611800913
ISBN: 1611800919

Seedswap : the gardener's guide to saving and swapping seeds

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by Richerson, Sheri Ann
Alternate Title: Complete idiot's guide
Alternate Title: Seed saving and starting
Length: xv, 301 p. :
Subjects:

Seeds Harvesting
Germination
Seeds Growth
Seeds Storage
Plants Development
Seeds Directories

Publisher: Alpha Books, New York : c2012.
ISBN: 1615641378
ISBN: 9781615641376

The complete idiot's guide to seed saving and starting

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Seed books for kids - nonfiction

by Levenson, George
Length: 1 v. (unpaged) :
Subjects:

Pumpkin Juvenile literature
Pumpkin Life cycles Juvenile literature
Pumpkin

Publisher: Tricycle Press, Berkeley, Calif. : c1999.
ISBN: 1582460043
ISBN: 9781582460048

Pumpkin circle : the story of a garden

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by Jordan, Helene J.
Length: 31 p. :
Subjects:

Germination Juvenile literature
Seeds Juvenile literature
Seeds

Publisher: HarperCollins, New York : c1992.
ISBN: 9780064451079
ISBN: 9780060201852
ISBN: 0060201851
ISBN: 0064451070

How a seed grows

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by Pascoe, Elaine
Length: 32 p. :
Subjects:

Plants Juvenile literature
Phanerogams Juvenile literature
Plants
Seeds

Publisher: PowerKids Press, New York : 2003.
ISBN: 9780823963140
ISBN: 0823963144

Plants with seeds

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by Gibbons, Gail
Length: [32] p. :
Subjects:

Seeds
Germination
Plants

Publisher: Holiday House, New York : c1991.
ISBN: 0823408728
ISBN: 9780823408726

From seed to plant

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Seed Saving eBooks

by Ray, Janisse
Length: 1 online resource (xv, 217 pages)
Subjects:

Seeds United States
Vegetables Heirloom varieties United States
Fruit Heirloom varieties United States
Vegetables Seeds United States
Fruit Seeds United States
Gardening United States Anecdotes
Fruit Heirloom varieties
Fruit Seeds
Gardening
Seeds
Vegetables Heirloom varieties
Vegetables Seeds
United States
Anecdotes
Electronic books

ISBN: 9781603583077
ISBN: 1603583076
ISBN: 1603583068
ISBN: 9781603583060

The seed underground : a growing revolution to save food

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by Bradley, Fern Marshall
Length: 1 online resource.
Subjects:

Vegetables Seeds
Vegetables Seeds Harvesting
GARDENING / Vegetables
GARDENING / Essays
GARDENING / Reference
SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Horticulture
Electronic books

ISBN: 9781612123646
ISBN: 1612123643

Saving vegetable seeds

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by Gough, Robert E.
Alternate Title: Saving seeds
Length: 1 online resource (viii, 311 p.) :
Subjects:

Seeds
Seeds Harvesting
Seeds Viability
Plant propagation
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Agronomy / General
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Sustainable Agriculture
Electronic books

Publisher: Storey Pub., North Adams, MA : c2011.
ISBN: 1603427082
ISBN: 9781603427081

The complete guide to saving seeds 322 vegetables, herbs, flowers, fruits, trees, and shrubs / [electronic resource] :

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Seed books for kids - picture books

by Hall, Zoe
Length: 1 v. (unpaged) :
Subjects:

Gardens Fiction
Seeds Fiction
Vegetables Fiction

Publisher: Blue Sky Press, New York : 1998.
ISBN: 0590100769
ISBN: 9780590100755
ISBN: 0590100750
ISBN: 9780590100762

The surprise garden

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by DePaola, Tomie
Length: 1 v. (unpaged) :
Subjects:

Vegetable gardening Fiction
Gardening Fiction
Witches Fiction
Magic Fiction
Strega Nona (Fictitious character)

Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York : 2009.
ISBN: 0399252916
ISBN: 9780399252914

Strega Nona's harvest

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by Wheeler, Eliza
Length: 1 v. (unpaged) :
Subjects:

Seeds Fiction
Seeds Juvenile fiction

Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books, New York, NY : 2013.
ISBN: 9780425288894
ISBN: 9780399257926
ISBN: 0399257926
ISBN: 0425288897

Miss Maple's seeds

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by Swanson, Susan Marie
Length: 1 v. (unpaged) :
Subjects:

Seeds Fiction
Sunflowers Fiction

Publisher: Harcourt, Orlando : 2008.
ISBN: 9780152057961
ISBN: 015205796X

To be like the sun

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by Carle, Eric
Length: [32] p. :
Subjects:

Plants Juvenile literature
Seeds Dispersal
Plants

Publisher: Picture Book Studio : Natick, MA : c1987.
ISBN: 9780613350013
ISBN: 0887080154
ISBN: 9780689842443
ISBN: 9780887080159
ISBN: 0689842449
ISBN: 0613350014

The tiny seed

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