The goal of the Saint Mary’s Community Garden Seed library is to have seeds readily available to all members, and to eventually open the library to the community at large.
We want heritage, open-pollinated, non-genetically modified seeds available to the community to help preserve these for our future. Saving seeds that grow well in our part of Canada will ensure we will have a supply in the event of crop failure in some other areas. We also want to eventually have a list of perennial plants that members are willing to divide and share with others, as well as members who are willing to grow bedding plants for those who are unable to do so themselves.
We want all community members to have the means to grow their own healthy vegetables, herbs, and flowers. Some seeds are too difficult to save in our climate, we will purchase these for now, and eventually trial growing some for ourselves.
Members are asked to return more seeds than they borrowed, and keep some for themselves for the following year. By doing this our library will be sustainable and grow. Please make sure you read the brochure on seed saving so you can be successful in saving your own seed.
We want heritage, open-pollinated, non-genetically modified seeds available to the community to help preserve these for our future. Saving seeds that grow well in our part of Canada will ensure we will have a supply in the event of crop failure in some other areas. We also want to eventually have a list of perennial plants that members are willing to divide and share with others, as well as members who are willing to grow bedding plants for those who are unable to do so themselves.
We want all community members to have the means to grow their own healthy vegetables, herbs, and flowers. Some seeds are too difficult to save in our climate, we will purchase these for now, and eventually trial growing some for ourselves.
Members are asked to return more seeds than they borrowed, and keep some for themselves for the following year. By doing this our library will be sustainable and grow. Please make sure you read the brochure on seed saving so you can be successful in saving your own seed.