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Midvalley locals launch library for seed lending
Source: Aspen Times
BASALT — Something unusual will be added to the mix in the collections of the Basalt Regional Library starting tonight.
Midvalley gardeners and local food proponents are starting a seed-lending library with the goals of building future generations better adapted to the elevation and temperatures of the Roaring Fork Valley and promoting genetic diversity.
Participants will be able to check out seeds with their library cards. They simply have to return seeds harvested from their own vegetables, fruits, flowers or herbs to the library within nine months, according to Stephanie Syson, institute manager at the Basalt-based Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute. Syson is one of the founders of the seed-lending program, a collaboration among the Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute, the Basalt Regional Library and the Roaring Fork Food Policy Council.
Syson said a group of midvalley residents who support the idea of growing and raising more food locally meets once a week to discuss key issues and programs they could start. They came up with the idea recently of starting the seed-lending library. Her research indicates that only 15 similar organizations exist in the country.
“Seeds are life, and they're public property,” Syson said, adding that they should be put to public use. “Obviously we think it's important to grow your own food and know where it's coming from.”
Midvalley gardeners and local food proponents are starting a seed-lending library with the goals of building future generations better adapted to the elevation and temperatures of the Roaring Fork Valley and promoting genetic diversity.
Participants will be able to check out seeds with their library cards. They simply have to return seeds harvested from their own vegetables, fruits, flowers or herbs to the library within nine months, according to Stephanie Syson, institute manager at the Basalt-based Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute. Syson is one of the founders of the seed-lending program, a collaboration among the Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute, the Basalt Regional Library and the Roaring Fork Food Policy Council.
Syson said a group of midvalley residents who support the idea of growing and raising more food locally meets once a week to discuss key issues and programs they could start. They came up with the idea recently of starting the seed-lending library. Her research indicates that only 15 similar organizations exist in the country.
“Seeds are life, and they're public property,” Syson said, adding that they should be put to public use. “Obviously we think it's important to grow your own food and know where it's coming from.”
Read more: http://www.aspentimes.com/article/20130123/NEWS/130129972/1077&ParentProfile=1058
What a great idea! I especially like the coding system (as a brown thumb, I would most definitely choose the green circle packets).
