Happy to jump in on this! At my seed library we accept donations from businesses, seed companies, seed swaps, and home gardeners. Part of the mission of our seed library is to educate the public about saving seeds and encouraging them to grow for the seed library to help it become self-sustaining. The amount of donations ebbs and flows, but has been quite strong the last few years. We support the seed library with lots of programming. I try to estimate how many seeds per packet based on how many seeds will produce something to eat and hopefully they can save a few seeds and increase the quantity. These are sample packets, not enough to grow a giant garden. We have to share the wealth with as many people as possible. Beans and peas 20 per pack. Same for corn, enough to grow a block of (4) 4' rows Squash, cucumbers, melons - enough for 2 hills or 4 feet of trellis so about 10 seeds Packets of small seeds like carrots and lettuce get a healthy pinch that usually has 30-40 seeds Beets, chard, parsnips around 16-20, enough for a 4' row. Okra, roselle, sunflowers 10 or so. Cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, tomatoes, peppers: 8-12 Most flowers at least 10-15. Scarce items less, but if you get a gallon ziploc of something you can be more generous or share with another seed library. -- Pam Quackenbush Lyon Township Public Library 27005 Milford Road South Lyon, MI 48178 248-437-8800 ext 617 pquackenbush@ltpl.org On Wed, Mar 12, 2025 at 1:42 PM North Adams Library via Michlib-l < michlib-l@mcls.org> wrote:
If your library offers a Seed Library, do you accept donations of seeds as part of the program?
And if so, what kinds are accepted? -Seeds in an unopened packet -Seeds from your own garden -Seeds that remain from the original packets you pick up at the library?
Thank you! Mariele
Mariele Busch Library Director North Adams Community Memorial Library 4695 Knowles Rd, North Adams 517-287-4426 northadamslibrarian@gmail.com
On Tue, Mar 11, 2025 at 9:02 PM Helena Hayes via Michlib-l < michlib-l@mcls.org> wrote:
For those of you who have a seed library, how many seeds do you include in each pack?
Thanks.
Helena
Helena Hayes, MLIS
Director
Galesburg Charleston Memorial District Library
188 E. Michigan Ave.
Galesburg, MI 49053
Phone: 269-665-7839
Fax: 269-665-7788
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