Question 1

Want to become a Seed Sharing member?

Accepted Answer

1. Fill out Seed Sharing Membership Information Form (http://craftmemorial.lib.wv.us/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Seed-Sharing-Membership-Form.pdf)and turn it in at the library.
2. Select seed packets and bring them to the front desk for check out. You will need to have a library card to borrow seeds. For information on how to get a free library card, check out review our policies.(http://craftmemorial.lib.wv.us/index.php/library-procedures/)

There is no cost to borrow seeds from Craft Memorial Library!  We hope you learn much, share your experience and knowledge, and enjoy the fruits of your labor. At harvest time, please take some extra steps to save seeds for others.

We ask that a portion of the seeds you save be returned to our seed sharing library to keep the library self-sustaining.
The more seeds in the library, the more community members can benefit from growing their own food.

Question 2

Why save seeds?

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People have been saving seeds for over 12,000 years. However, much of that knowledge has been lost over the last hundred years. Many varieties of  fruits and vegetables have become extinct.

• When you grow and save your own seeds, you
 • develop seed stock that is suited to our climate
 • save money -mitigate our dependence on agro-business

Question 3

How to donate and return seeds:

Accepted Answer

Please read the Craft Memorial Seed Sharing brochure: How to Save Seeds (http://craftmemorial.lib.wv.us/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Howtosaveseeds.pdf)if you are new to saving seeds.   Once you have collected seed from your crops, set aside some for yourself and some for the library in clearly labeled containers or envelopes with the following information:

• a Common Name (Tomato)
 • Variety (Brandywine)
 • Seed Source (Your Name)
 • Location Harvested (Bluefield
 • Year Harvested (2015)
 • Notes (Original seed from Seed Savers Exchange. Container grown. Prolific yield. Great tasting, etc.)

Drop off all labeled seeds at the Library Front Desk and ﬁll out the Seed Return Form. If you haven’t done so yet, please ﬁll out the Membership form at the library.

If you are unable to save your own seed, please consider donating a packet or two of fresh commercially grown, open—pollinated (non- hybrid; non-GMO) seed to keep our library stocked.

Question 4

Want to learn more about seed sharing?

Accepted Answer

Learn more about seed sharing by visiting the following sites:

www.seedalliance.org (http://www.seedalliance.org/)
www.seedsavers.org (http://www.seedsavers.org/)
howtosaveseeds.com(http://howtosaveseeds.com/)

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