Subject Guides: The Sustainability Hub: Seed Library (2024)

SeedBroadcast

Svalbard Global Seed Vault

Seed Stories

Seeds And Their People

The Binghamton University Libraries are excited to announce that we havea Seed Library in the Science Library on Main Campus!

Seed libraries are places where individuals can “borrow” seeds to grow with the intention of harvesting and returning seeds at the end of the season. Seed libraries have multiple benefits including:

1. Promoting biodiversity including preserving genetic diversity
2. Providing community members with seeds to grow healthy food to supplement their diet
3. Supporting local seed-savers and gardeners
4. Encouraging increased engagement between the library and the community

You can see the types of seeds currently available in ourSeed Library listing(note: this list will be occasionally updated as we add seeds and do inventory counts).

1. Anyone can come into the Binghamton University Science Library to access the Seed Library which is in the foyer (red cabinet).
2. Individuals will takeseeds of each type of plant they want to grow. Seeds are pre-divided into envelopes for ease.
3. After growing the plants, individuals will collect some seeds and return them back to the library so they can be used again the next growing season!

Returning the seeds is not required as plants don't always grow and harvesting the seeds may not be possible for a variety of reasons. We hope to keep the Seed Library running through a combination of returned seeds, additional donations, and possible funding to purchase more.

We will be providingtutorials on how to harvest seeds as well as have various events surrounding the topic. All of these events will be shared on the calendar on the front page of this guide, as well as the events page. If you would like to make sure you don't miss out on any you can attend, sign up for our listserv to be notified about events!

(More coming soon! If you have suggestions let us know at sushub@binghamton.edu)

• Seed Savers Exchange

  Lots of good information on how and why to save seeds, as well as information on gardening, pollinators, soil, etc.

• Seed Savers Exchange YouTube

• Seed Saving Guide from Seed Savers Exchange

• Seeds of Diversity Resources

• Sovereignty Gardens Resources

  Seed saving and gardening recourses including a garden journal.

• Seed-Saving Guide from Navdanya.org

• Experimental Farm Network

• VINES Green Thumb Workshops

• Native Seed Search

• A Call for Community-Based Seed Diversity During the COVID-19 Pandemic

  By: Gary Paul Nabhan and Jared Kaufman

• Navdanya

  A women and farmer led movement centered around preserving the biological and cultural diversity of the Earth through growing.

• Companion Planting from the Farmers Almanac

• JC Home Library

• Vestal Public Library