Starting a seed library doesn’t have to be difficult. All it requires is a physical collection of seeds, and some basic systems for supporting community members in signing out and returning seed.

Check out the Seed Savers Exchange’s video on Community Seed Sharing below and browse our Resources listed in the Menu, under “Start a Seed Library.”

Also, here’s a description of seed libraries we wrote for the Organic Seed Alliance conference in 2015, entitled Learning to Share.