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Seed savers garden planner12/26/2023 We lost 92% of diversity for these 10 food crops in less than a century! Carrot Seed Sorting Seed Sorting How to save seeds and help your local Seed Library grow * Increasing the genetic diversity of your own seed stock * Developing seed stock that is more resilient and better adapted to our climate and soil * Perpetuating the knowledge and culture of seed saving * Providing free seeds to everyoneĬommercial Seed Diversity. When you grow, save your own seeds and share the surplus, you create a culture of abundance, and you promote seed sovereignty by: However, in our culture much of that knowledge, along with significant biodiversity, has been lost over the last hundred years. Humans have been saving seeds for over 12,000 years. Richmond Seed Library San Francisco Seed Library Bay Area Seed Interchange Library Los Angeles Seed Library Why save seeds? If you would like to learn more about how the Seed Library works, check out our Seed Library Pamphlet.pdf. Check out a few examples of the Bay Area Seed Libraries! Growing one seed and returning it to the library is a valuable contribution. Since seed is a living thing, it must be renewed each year somewhere by someone or unique varieties can become extinct. The library is both a collection of seeds and a community of gardeners. They collect the seeds and return the same amount or more as they borrowed. They grow the plants and let a few "go to seed". Members come and borrow seeds for their garden. It is a depository of seeds held in trust for the members of the library. Thank you for the seed donations to the Library! What is a Seed Library? We hope to ultimately connect to a larger regional network of seed libraries serving the Bay Area and northern Central Valley. ![]() We also aim to promote seed sovereignty, and foster cooperation among davis gardeners. We support gardeners and seed savers, from beginner to expert, through the process of growing, harvesting, and saving seeds. ![]() Our vision is to establish a Seed Library and Seed Garden to provide free access to seeds and seed saving knowledge to everyone. The Davis Seed Savers Alliance is a collective dedicated to saving and sharing seeds among the various gardening communities in Davis. Upcoming Events! FALL SEED EXCHANGE! Bring your favorite seeds at the EC Garden on October 5, 4-6pm About the Collective To learn more about saving seeds, get updates of our meeting times,seed swaps or hands-on workshops join our listserv by emailing us at and on Facebook The Domes Seed Lending Library is located in the yurt, look for the fridge under the Seed Library Poster.Ĭome by during daylight hours and be respectful, this is a living space.īaggins End (South of Orchard Park Cir.
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