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Growing Collaboration
PLANTING SEEDS
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BUILDING BRIDGES With Community Partners
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Community Partners
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PLANTING THE SEEDS
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Planting the Seeds
• Community member approached us with a detailed proposal
• Staff committee formed
• Committee members reached out to community partners (ISF, DGCP, Master Gardeners)
• Chose tomatoes, peppers, beans and peas
• Duluth’s “One Vegetable, One Community” project chose beans as the vegetable of the year to tie in with seed library
• Held news conference in October to announce project
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Committee Members
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Vegetable Choices
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One Vegetable, One Community
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News Conference
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FERTILE GROUND
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Fertile Ground
• Contacted seed companies to request donations
• Found volunteer to handle membership forms
• Lined up volunteer groups to pack seeds
• Developed inventory sheet
• Ran out of seeds! Had to get more ordered and packed quickly
• Applied for grant from Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships organization at U of M
• Held grand opening on February 22
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Online Resources
• The Seed Library Social Network – www.SeedLibraries.org
• Richmond Grows Seed Lending Library – www.RichmondGrowsSeeds.org
• Webinar – How to Start a Seed Library - http://www.newdream.org/resources/webinars/seed-library
• Duluth Seed Library Website – www.DuluthSeedLibrary.org
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At the Seed Library
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Twine Cutting
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Grand Opening Event
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GROWING & BLOSSOMING
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Growing and Blossoming
• Educational Programs(Seed Saving 101, “It’s Alive,” Master Gardener brownbags)
• Hands on workshops (DIY Seed Saving Screens)
• Contracted with local grower to start tomato and pepper plants for giveaway
• Number of members(220+), number of seed packets (approx. 800) and plants(480) given out to date
• Planning for how seeds will be returned in the fall
• Thinking about expanding to more types of seed
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Free Education
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Free Workshops
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Transplant Giveaway
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CROSS POLLINATION
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Cross Pollination
• 3 tiered approach: having a presence in the community, publicity pieces, then social media.
• Passive publicity projects: we worked with the City Park Maintenance Department to have edibles planted in flower gardens near the library
• Outreach projects: DCGP Spring Fling, Community Health Fair at UMD, Vendana Shiva presentation
• Cross promotion of Duluth Seed Library and Duluth Community Garden Program on the web and in newsletters
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Event Promotions
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Publicity
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Publicity
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Social Media
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Circle Gardens
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Signage for Local Gardens
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BEARING FRUIT
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Bearing Fruit
• Project has tapped into sustainability/local food movement in the community
• Working together has strengthened the resources of all of the partner organizations; none of us could have done this alone
• Seed library has expanded the public’s perception of what the library can offer
• Seed library is housed at DPL but does not belong to the library; it belongs to the community
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Raising Awareness
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HARVESTING KNOWLEDGE
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Harvesting Knowledge
• This project has educated our community about seed saving and it’s importance
• Staff members have learned a lot about seed saving, program implementation, and seed laws
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A CHILL IN THE AIR
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Sharing Seeds
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Minnesota Seed Laws
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Like books, seed is a public resource and
shared legacy, both saved and shared
throughout history. It is the repository for
diversity, knowledge and wisdom, and
must be managed in a manner that
benefits the public good.
-Jamie Harvey, Institute for a Sustainable Future
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