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Seed Saving Libraries
What is a Seed Saving Library?
• A place where members of the community can check out or swap seeds.
• A place for educational classes on gardening and sustainability issues.
• A collection of materials that will assists patrons on how to grow their own food and become more self-sufficient.
• An opportunity for like-minded people to meet and discuss current issues.
Why become involved?
You would no more think of getting rid of a copy of---
Charles Dickens- A Tale of Two
Cities
But every year we loose more and more varieties of fruits, vegetables, and field
crops.
Watermelon Radish
• This loss of varieties translates into lower genetic variability in our food plants.
• Lower variability means lower adaptability to stresses such as disease or climate change.
• Each time a seed variety is lost, we lose another chance to feed ourselves in a world of changing climate and shrinking resources.
• (http://howtosaveseeds.com/whysave.php)
Just five biotech giants • Monsanto• Syngenta, • Bayer, • Dow• DuPont
Since the 1990’s the five companies have
bought up more than 200 other companies
to dominate our access to seeds.
That is where Seed Saving Libraries can help.
• The basic idea is that you plant the seeds, let some of them go to seed, then return some of these next generation seeds back to the library for others to borrow.
Benefits of a Seed Saving Library
• Participants can reduce their food cost.• Return flavor back into your food.• Maintain regional food choices.• Participate in history, maintain genetic
material from past generations.• Develop our self-reliance.• Participate in the circle of life.
By participating you can
help save such varieties as:
Dragon Carrots
Paris Market Carrots
Chioggia Beets
Moon and Stars Watermelon
Boston Marrow Squash
Amish Pie Pumpkin
R
Red Zebra Tomato
Wapsipinicon Tomato
Wisconsin 55Tomato
Nebraska Wedding Tomato
LETTUCE
CORN
Eggplants
Beans
Grant OlsonSeed Savers Exchange
Our mission is to save North America’s diverse, but endangered, garden heritage for future generations by building a network of people committed to collecting, conserving, and sharing heirloom seeds and plants, while educating people about the value of genetic and cultural diversity.
Seed saving is the process of saving seeds from open-pollinated fruits, vegetables, grains, flowers & herbs.
Traditional agriculture relied on seed saving to maintain farms and gardens year after year.
When you save seeds from a particular plantvariety, you want those seeds to grow into a plantthat is identical to its parent plants. This trait isknown as varietal purity.
An open-pollinated variety exhibits varietal purityand breeds true from seed; open-pollinated varieties are maintained by allowing a natural flow of pollen between plants of the same variety.
When pollen flows between different varieties within the same species, this is known as cross-pollination.
Cross-pollinated seed is not ideal for seed saving, especially when you want to preserve a variety.
seed saving for beginners: beans, lettuce, tomatoes
Is my plant a Hybrid or an OP?
Hybrid plants will not reliably produce seeds that will grow up to be like its parent(s).
Open-pollinated plants can produce seeds that will grow up to be like its parent(s).
Popular Hybrid Tomatoes:Sun Gold, Big Boy, Early Girl, Celebrity
Popular Heirloom Tomatoes:Brandywine, Amish Paste, Black Krim
Kingdom: PlantaeDivision: MagnoliophytaClass: MagnoliopsidaOrder: Fabales
common name: beanbinomial name: Phaseolus vulgaris
Family: FabaceaeGenus: PhaseolusSpecies: vulgaris
P. vulgaris will only cross with other P. vulgaris beans. It will not cross with runner beans (P. coccineus), lima beans (P. lunatus), or fava beans (Vicia faba).
What is my plant’s Species?
How is your plant Pollinated?
keel
fusedanthers
Out-crossers are plants that are most often fertilized through cross-pollination.
Is my plant Mature?
How many plants do I need?
How do I store my seeds?
Steve Hopson
Scott Vlaun
http://www.seedsavers.org/Education/Seed-Donation-Program
http://www.seedsavers.org/Education/Webinars
Steps to Set Up a Seed Library• Decide what type of library- check out or swap.• Recruit volunteers.• Figure out where you will house the seeds in your
library and how to house them.• Contact seed companies about donating seeds or
purchase seeds. (try to stay with companies located in your area of the country)
• Create records of the types. Place records into circulation system.
Steps to Set Up a Seed Library- 2
• Put together promotional materials. Press releases, handouts.
• Develop basic seed saving and other garden related classes.
• Set rules on seeds that you will accept back into your collection.
• Prepare signage.• Create packets to place seeds into.• Divide up seeds to packets.• Introduce patrons to your seed library.
Seed Saving Libraries with LinksArizona- Pima County Public Library www.library.pima.gov/seed-libraryCalifornia- Richmond Public Library http://www.richmondgrowsseeds.org/seed-saving.htmlSan Francisco Seed Library http://www.sfseedlibrary.org/homeSeedfolks Community Seed Libraries http://www.theseedfolks.org/Seed Library of Los Angeles http://slola.org/Hudson Valley Seed Library http://www.seedlibrary.org/about-us-hvslColorado - Westcliffe Public Library – Westcliffe http://westcliffegrows.weebly.com/
Seed Saving Difficulty LevelBeginner: Bean, Lettuce, Pea, Pepper, Tomato
Experienced: Corn, Cucumber, Muskmelon, Radish, Spinach, Squash, Pumpkin
Expert: Beet, Swiss Chard, Cabbage Family, Carrot, Onion, Radicchio, Endive, Turnip, Chinese Cabbage
Isolation DistancesBean- 5-10ft, Lettuce- 25ft Pea- 50ft, Pepper- 500ft
Tomato- 5-10ft, Corn- 1 mile Cucumber- ¼ mile, Mellon- ¼ mile Radish- ½ mile, Spinach- 5-10 miles
Squash/Pumpkin- ¼ mile Beet- ½ mile, Cabbage- 1 mile Carrot- ¼ mile, Onion- 1 mile
Watermelon- ¼ mile
Potential ClassesBasic Seed Saving, Starting Garden SeedsSquare Foot Gardening, Seed CompaniesSalad Gardens Insects: Friend of FoeGrowing Herbs Growing FlowersContainer Gardening Companion PlantingOrganic gardening Food PreservationLandscaping Wildlife GardensWater Gardens Backyard Ponds/ StreamsRain Gardens Rock GardensRoses Prairie GardensBerries and Fruit CompostingGardening With Kids Flower arranging, dried flowersTomato Tasting Competition (Watermelon, Pepper)Choosing the Right Tree for the Right Location
Seed Savers Exchange Webinars http://www.seedsavers.org/Education/Webinars/Seed Savers Exchange: Vegetable Planting and Seed Saving Instructions http://www.seedsavers.org/Education/Seed-Saving-Instructions/#beetVegetable Seed Saving Handbook http://howtosaveseeds.com/index.phpSeed Matters http://www.seedmatters.org/Colorado State University Extension http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/Garden/07602.htmlInternational Seed Saving Institute http://www.seedsave.org/Organic Seed Alliance- A Seed Saving Guide for Gardeners and Farmers http://www.seedalliance.org/Publications/publication-download-forms/download-form-1/
Video LinksRichmond Grows Seed Saving Libraryhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQEmmdfWhHI&feature=player_embeddedHow to Save Peas and Beanshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjUssS970-U&feature=player_embeddedHow to Save Lettucehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=9kAJMiN5NrEPublic Library Association Conference - Seed Lending Libraryhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=u7hDkMo04qQ Seed Saving Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0Uq9E7qruc&list=FLGfxWVLm3O9qimbGSrOe0Cg&feature=player_detailpageSeed Saving Part 2:http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=FLGfxWVLm3O9qimbGSrOe0Cg&feature=player_detailpage&v=gbLpIQrAa_8Seed Saving Part 3:http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=FLGfxWVLm3O9qimbGSrOe0Cg&v=YnpWSfzWCxk&feature=player_detailpage
Blacktail Mountain
watermelon
French Breakfast
Radish
Outhouse Hollyhocks
Tennis Ball Lettuce
Orangeglo Watermelon
David Mixdorf dwmixdorf@southsiouxcity.org
Grant Olson grant@seedsavers.org
Seed Savers Exchange http://www.seedsavers.org/
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