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S4 E14 A Library of Seeds
The Castlemaine Seed Library has been running for over five years with people 'borrowing' seeds to plant and grow food, and then 'returning' seeds once the plants have run their course. In this episode Seed Library founder Grace McCaughy and coordinator Eliza-Jane Gilchrist talk about the value of seeds and all that we can learn from them. We discuss how the seed library began and how it works as well as big ideas like the value of local seed banks in a changing climate, multinational seed trade, the resonances between seed collecting and art, and how we can foster a love of gardening and appreciation of all the cycles of nature in the next generation. Resources and Links The Castlemaine Seed Library Eliza-Jane Gilchrist – artist Castlemaine Library The Hub Foundation Castlemaine Community House Community garden Growing Abundance International peasants movement Useful seeds Bendigo CSIRO soil science book for children Entangled Life – book Lost Seeds NSW seed company Scale Free Network
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