Introduced at the Living Table, a project curated by artist Désirée Coral, the seed library is free for all to access. We encourage new and experienced gardeners and everyone in between to take some seed and try growing something. If you are successful and can return some seed at the end of the growing season, we’ll be delighted to add it to our seed library offering.
By sharing seeds grown locally we will start to select plants which are well adapted to the area, ensuring a better chance of success for the gardeners and sharing the natural abundance of the local community.
The seed library is located just inside the front door of the Forgan building, small envelopes of seed are available to take home and grow yourself. A book is nearby to note what you have taken, or brought to share.
The seeds on offer at the library will change from month to month and year to year, depending on what has grown well at Forgan and the donations we have received.
The Forgan volunteers help out with harvesting and sorting the seeds, and on rainy volunteer days filling seed packets for restocking the library is always an option.
The seeds can be familiar marigolds or more unusual perennial vegetables like the Babington perennial leek bulbils that will provide years of spring and early summer green leaves.
