Getting Started

Seed libraries can be as diverse as the communities they come from. There is no right way to do it. It can be a small box of seeds or an entire network of seed libraries with inter-library loans and everything in-between. Check out some of the Featured Libraries to get a sense of who and where folks are hosting seed libraries. Below are some different ways to organize your seeds.

How to Start Explained by Different Communities

Richmond Grows Seed Lending Library - "Create a Library" page, Richmond, Calif., USA
Cape Cod Food Hub Seed Library - Starting a Seed Library document, Barnstable, MA, USA

Small Rural Seed Library in Benson, AZ, USA

Taos Seed Exchange, Taos, NM, USA - 5 Locations

Click here to learn "How to set up a Seed Exchange." You can also visit Taos Seed Exchange's website. More info on how to build Share Seed stations can be found at Eating in Public, the Hawaiian group mentioned in Nan Fischer's video. This is a great example of how we can quickly increase food security by having several seed libraries located throughout the community members in places frequented by people who don't have access to enough nutritious and healthy food.

New Dream Webinar - featuring Pima County (AZ), La Crosse (WI) & Basalt (CO), USA

Listen to three rock star seed librarians who have done much to spread the word and support other communities to launch seed libraries.