Westcliffe Has a New Seed Lending Library!
Located at the West Custer County Library on Main St. in Westcliffe, Co.
"A Collaborative Effort of People, Non-Profits and The Public Library"
Custom Seed Cabinet
Take a look at this!
This beautiful, custom built seed cabinet was donated by Angela Camarillo and Bob Remington, famous local artists of wood.
Country Woods Designs.com
This was built to fit on the book shelves of the Westcliffe Public Library, our Seed Library's new home.
Another individual paid for the materials and Angela and Bob donated their time and skill. Again, people coming together sure makes things happen!
Here's What We Did With It...
Green for Easy, Yellow for Intermediate, Orange for Advanced and White for Herbs and Flowers.
Library instructions are at eye level.
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The Librarians and friend.
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Westcliffe, Colorado - The Wet Mountain Valley
We are small mountain town full of avid, passionate gardeners who face daily the wild challenges of trying to grow food in the mountains.
What is it?
A Seed Library is a place for you to check seed out for free, grow it out in your garden, and return twice as much seed as you took - or any amount. In doing so the seed will immediately begin to adapt to the environment - which is wild and gnarly here in the mountains.
Locally grown, adapted seed is particularly important to the extremes of the mountain climate.
Saving Seed is a vital step toward sustainability, food security and is a missing link in today's gardening. Let's learn to save seed again.
A Seed Library will help to build bio-diversity for our local food supply, as well as educate gardeners on how to save true seed.
Growing healthy, nutritious, high altitude grown food improves the lives of the community and brings people together. Saving seed is a time honored tradition that we can all share - we know we have the right to save seed!
A Seed Library is a positive response to the world seed situation. To learn more read these amazing articles:
Bill McDorman - Stephan Thomas/Acres USA
Bill McDorman - Stephan Thomas/Acres USA
Education and Regionally Adapted Seed - 2 main goals - we want to do this right - we are on the quest to share seed and teach gardeners how to return true seed, thereby adapting it to our extreme region. Adapted seed will work better for all of our gardens in the high country.
Westcliffe Rocks!!! Together, and starting with one person, 7 individuals, Sustainable Ways and The High Altitude Gardening Club of Westcliffe made going to Seed School happen. As a result of that effort and with the help of 22 solid volunteers and our hosts at the West Custer County Library there will be a Seed Library in Westcliffe.
Thank you Westcliffe!!!
SEED DONATIONS:
BBB Seed - WOW! BBB went above and beyond. Head Honcho - Mike Wade - Seed Schooler and friend, donated a huge amount of vibrant seed! Thank you so!
Tomato Bob's - Heirloom Tomatoes!! So many varieties -plus other veggies - what a score! Thank you!
The American Heritage Seed Company - Beautiful donation of seed - lots of varieties - we thank you.
Seeds Trust - Our high altitude seed company who taught us all so much - sent mountain varieties for us to start with. Thank you from our mountains!
PennandCordsGarden - The Parmenter's donated first year locally grown seed, including high altitude grown tomatoes! Thanks to all for helping to clean, thresh and package the seed.
What is it?
A Seed Library is a place for you to check seed out for free, grow it out in your garden, and return twice as much seed as you took - or any amount. In doing so the seed will immediately begin to adapt to the environment - which is wild and gnarly here in the mountains.
Locally grown, adapted seed is particularly important to the extremes of the mountain climate.
Saving Seed is a vital step toward sustainability, food security and is a missing link in today's gardening. Let's learn to save seed again.
A Seed Library will help to build bio-diversity for our local food supply, as well as educate gardeners on how to save true seed.
Growing healthy, nutritious, high altitude grown food improves the lives of the community and brings people together. Saving seed is a time honored tradition that we can all share - we know we have the right to save seed!
A Seed Library is a positive response to the world seed situation. To learn more read these amazing articles:
Bill McDorman - Stephan Thomas/Acres USA
Bill McDorman - Stephan Thomas/Acres USA
Education and Regionally Adapted Seed - 2 main goals - we want to do this right - we are on the quest to share seed and teach gardeners how to return true seed, thereby adapting it to our extreme region. Adapted seed will work better for all of our gardens in the high country.
Westcliffe Rocks!!! Together, and starting with one person, 7 individuals, Sustainable Ways and The High Altitude Gardening Club of Westcliffe made going to Seed School happen. As a result of that effort and with the help of 22 solid volunteers and our hosts at the West Custer County Library there will be a Seed Library in Westcliffe.
Thank you Westcliffe!!!
SEED DONATIONS:
BBB Seed - WOW! BBB went above and beyond. Head Honcho - Mike Wade - Seed Schooler and friend, donated a huge amount of vibrant seed! Thank you so!
Tomato Bob's - Heirloom Tomatoes!! So many varieties -plus other veggies - what a score! Thank you!
The American Heritage Seed Company - Beautiful donation of seed - lots of varieties - we thank you.
Seeds Trust - Our high altitude seed company who taught us all so much - sent mountain varieties for us to start with. Thank you from our mountains!
PennandCordsGarden - The Parmenter's donated first year locally grown seed, including high altitude grown tomatoes! Thanks to all for helping to clean, thresh and package the seed.
Here are a few links just to get started:
Organic Seed Alliance - Outstanding! Free downloadable seed saving information +.
Family Farmer's Seed Cooperative
Native Seed/SEARCH
Seed School
Basic Seed Saving by Bill McDorman
Seed To Seed by Suzanne Ashworth
Breed Your Own Vegetable Varieties by Carol Deppe
Penn and Cord Parmenter - local gardeners/seed savers
Custer County Extension Agent - Robin Young
Other Seed Libraries:
Richmond Grows Seed Lending Library
Lyons Seed Library
Hudson Seed Lending Library
Family Farmer's Seed Cooperative
Native Seed/SEARCH
Seed School
Basic Seed Saving by Bill McDorman
Seed To Seed by Suzanne Ashworth
Breed Your Own Vegetable Varieties by Carol Deppe
Penn and Cord Parmenter - local gardeners/seed savers
Custer County Extension Agent - Robin Young
Other Seed Libraries:
Richmond Grows Seed Lending Library
Lyons Seed Library
Hudson Seed Lending Library
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