The UTSC Seed Library is an initiative encouraging people to plant and share seeds in order to promote community engagement and sustainability by providing students, faculty, and staff, with opportunities to learn about and practice gardening and urban agriculture. It is located on the main floor of the UTSC Library (across from the washrooms) in the Academic Resource Centre and it is open to the public during the library’s opening hours.
People can come and 'check out' seeds at no charge. Just take what you need and leave the rest for others. Please save some seeds from what you grow and donate them back to the library to keep the cycle going!
The UTSC Seed Library was developed in partnership with UTSC Edible Campus.
Seed resources
Educational sources
- How to save seeds handbook
- Seed starting webinar
- Breaking new ground: The case for seed libraries in the academic library [Dana Ingalls. (2017). Public Services Quarterly 13(2): 78-89.]
- Global Citizen's report on seed freedom [PDF, 340p.]
- Planning for seed saving [blog post]
- 40 reasons to save seeds [blog post]
LibGuides & other compilations of seeds/seed library movement resources
- Seed saving - Weston Family Library, Toronto Botanical Garden
- Seeding ideas - Dalhousie University
- Local and regional food systems: breeding & selecting - Cornell University
- Okanagan College seed library
- Toronto Seed Library resource list
Campaigns & organizations
- Canadian Biotech Action Network
- Navdanya
- Organic Council of Ontario
- Seed Freedom
- Seeds of Diversity
- Seed Savers Exchange
- The Seed Library Social
Credit: Seed Resources list by Nalini Singh, University of Toronto Inforum Seed Library