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The Macdonald Campus Seed Library is back!

webfull — Thu, 24 Feb 2022 14:48:13 +0000

On Tuesday, March 1 the Macdonald Campus Library will be opening up the Seed Library for online orders. The seed catalogue will be made available to 9I�� students, faculty, and staff on opening day. Please note that there is a limit of 25 seed packets per borrower.

If you're not yet a member of the Seed Library, please fill out the registration form.

Published: 24 February 2022

9I��’s seed library

webfull — Mon, 12 Aug 2019 13:56:45 +0000

Italian heirloom seeds for amateur gardeners

There is no one single accepted definition of an heirloom seed. “That’s a word that has a lot of different meanings to different people,” explains Dan Brisebois, a farmer at Ferme Tournesol, a cooperative based in Les Cèdres, Quebec, outside of Montreal.

Published: 12 August 2019

Growing a good idea: 9I�� Seed Library helps would-be gardners

webfull — Tue, 05 Jun 2018 13:47:13 +0000

An unconventional library at 9I�� is allowing students and faculty to borrow seeds.

Reading books might help you grow ideas, but 9I��’s [Macdonald] Library is giving out something that sprouts way more literally. The library is offering 130 varieties of seeds, free of charge, as part of a new program.

“We’re providing seeds that are more rare, more unusual, and ones that are adapted specifically for our climate,” said librarian Dana Ingalls.

Published: 5 June 2018

Macdonald Campus Seed Library Launch

webfull — Fri, 24 Mar 2017 15:48:52 +0000

There were happy faces all around at Monday's launch of the Macdonald Campus Seed Library. The project, initiated by Liaison Librarian Dana Ingalls, offers seeds and gardening resources to members of the 9I�� community. According to Ingalls, "many public and academic libraries are expanding services to meet community needs. They are lending tools, artwork, exercise equipment, and more.

Published: 24 March 2017

Macdonald Campus Seed Library Breaking New Ground March 20

webfull — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 15:32:59 +0000

On March 20, 2017, the first day of spring, the Macdonald Campus Library at 9I�� will officially launch a seed library. The Macdonald Campus Seed Library is the first academic seed library of its kind in Quebec and third in Canada. The library serves the entire 9I�� community.

Published: 15 March 2017

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