19. Seed libraries: swapping, saving, and growing veggies from library seeds -- with Vanessa Conley

Vanessa Conley is the Programming Specialist for the Dallas
Public Library (DPL) and part of the awesome team who spearheads
DPL’s seed library. The seed library for DPL started about four
years ago thanks to a couple of staff members who based the idea
off of the Richmond Public Library program
(http://www.richmondgrowsseeds.org/).





Dallas uses the self-serve model and anyone can come in and take
the seeds that they need — you don’t even have to check them out.
They also offer veggie growing and seed saving courses. One of
their class series is called “Grow With Us;” every Monday they
bring guest speakers who talk about everything from container
gardening to how to select seeds and read seed packets. 





Episode links:


http://dallaslibrary2.org/ 

http://grownorthtexas.org/ 

Blog post detailing how to build your own veggie beds:
https://www.motherdaughterearth.biz/post/100-day-challenge-87-build-your-own-veggie-beds






For this week’s bonus episode, Vanessa dives deep into seed
saving and how we can all become seed saving pros!





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