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"A seed makes itself. A seed doesn't need a geneticist or hybridist or publicist or matchmaker. But it needs help. Sometimes it needs a moth or a wasp or a gust of wind. Sometimes it needs a farm and it needs a farmer. It needs a garden and a gardener. It needs you."

Janisse Ray in The Seed Underground



WHAT IS THE NORTHERN SEED LIBRARY?

The Northern Seed Library is a collective of Northern growers freely sharing regionally adapted seeds across Canada. Members are passionate about seed sovereignty and food biodiversity.


TNSL currently houses and stewards over 130 varieties!

110+ of those will be available for members to adopt for the 2025 growing season

"check out" your 2025 varieties from the library herefall 2024 canadian seed swap sign-up sheetList of varieties we stewardInterested in joining? Click hereCurrent members click hereseed starting & saving resourcesOUR FEATURE IN Seeds of Diversity'S 'Seed Libraries of canada' series

Seed banks protect, preserve, and save plant genetic biodiversity and are a type of gene bank.

Seed banks are vital for seed sovereignty.  


In short, seed sovereignty is the farmer's right to breed and exchange diverse open-sourced seeds. Throughout history, seeds for thousands of species have been bred and openly shared between growers. 

However,  after WW2, there was a major shift from open-pollinated/heirlooms to hybrid seeds and hybrid seeds became the preferred choice. Colonization, commercial agriculture, shifts in culture, and climate change have all contributed and continue to contribute to plant  biodiversity loss. Home gardeners are encouraged to ditch home  seed-saving techniques and rely on patented hybrids by a handful of seed companies. 


75%  of the world's genetic food biodiversity has been lost in the last 100 years. FOUR transnational seed companies own and have patents on more than 60% of the global seed marketplace. 


Of  the 7,098 varieties of apples documented between 1800 and 1900, all varieties except 994 of them are now extinct. More examples are 95% of cabbage varieties have been lost, 91% of corn, 94% of peas, and 81% of  tomato varieties no longer exist.


 1. Learn more about seed sovereignty &  food sovereignty for and from Indigenous & BIPOC folks (some  accounts to follow on Instagram are  @sovereignseedsnetwork @agrowingculture @rowenwhite @seedkeeping)

2. See here for some books & websites about seed saving & seed sovereignty 

3. Start a personal seed bank

4. Join or start a community seed bank

5. Connect with fellow gardeners over social media and do seed swaps

3. Adopt a variety from a seed library to steward and help preserve

4.  Commit to growing some or all heirloom or open-pollinated varieties  every year and save seeds for your own personal seed bank (Share your  extra seeds with fellow growers & your local seed libraries if you  are able to!)

5. Commit to purchasing a few packages, or all of your seeds from locally-owned,  small seed companies who use organic farming practices and sell seeds that were grown in a similar climate that you are growing in


We love to share seeds with our community and local seed  libraries, public libraries, classrooms, community gardens, etc. We are  excited to have partnered up with Moonglow Gardens to make free seeds  available across Canada!  You can currently find our seeds at the  Stanley Milner Edmonton Public Library, The Calgary Seed Library,  Parkland Public Libraries, Morinville Public Library, and local seed swaps and events hosted by public libraries. If you have a  community event or classroom please use our contact form below to reach out to learn more about our community seed giving & seed saving programs. We would love to answer any questions that you have about setting up a seed library in your own community!


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