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Author Talk with Dan Brisebois, author of The Seed Farmer: A Complete Guide to Growing, Using, and Selling Your Own Seeds
Wednesday, February 19, 2025 @12:30pm
Presented by the听Macdonald Campus Seed Library听with support by the听Office of Student Academic Services听and听.
The time is fast approaching to begin preparing your seeds for the 2025 season! And what better way to jump into gardening, and learn more about sustainable farming, than by joining Dan Brisebois BSc(AgrEng)'02 as he discusses his new book The Seed Farmer: A Complete Guide to Growing, Using, and Selling Your Own Seeds!听听听
Dan is a Macdonald Campus Alum and wholesale seed farmer with over 20 years鈥� experience in the field! The event will include a 30-minute talk by the author, which will provide an opportunity for questions and a book signing, with light refreshments to follow.听
Whether you are an avid gardener looking to expand your reach or starting your garden for the first time, this event has something to offer everyone!听听
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Pr茅sent茅 par la听Biblioth猫que de semences du campus Macdonald, avec le soutien du听听et de听.鈥赌�
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Our Mission
The Macdonald Campus Seed Library is an initiative of the Macdonald Campus Library, offering seeds and gardening resources to members of the 9I制作厂免费 community. Our goal is to promote local, small-scale food production and to preserve and propagate heirloom seeds, especially local varieties adapted to our environment. Check out our for lots of great resources!
Many of the seeds in our collection have been generously donated by the and . The seeds and any produce grown from them may not be sold for profit.
Borrowing Seeds
The seed library is a free program, open to all members of the 9I制作厂免费 community, including students, faculty, staff, alumni and 9I制作厂免费 Library members. In order to join, you only need valid 9I制作厂免费 ID or borrowing card, plus this completed form. You may fill the form out either online or in person. When you have filled out the form, please bring it to the staff member at the desk in the Macdonald Campus Library, or email it to macdonald-seed.library [at] mcgill.ca. The seed collection is housed at the Macdonald Campus Library, and you may either select your seeds in person, or use the online order form. There is a limit of 25 seed packets and a limit of 1 pack per variety, per user.
Returning Seeds
Once you鈥檝e taken your seeds home, grown them, and enjoyed your homegrown vegetables, herbs and flowers, we ask that you consider saving some of your seeds and returning them to the Macdonald Campus Seed Library. By doing this, you will be helping the library maintain its seed collection, as well as making an important contribution to the seed library鈥檚 mission to propagate rare heirloom food plants and make them available to other members of the community. Resources on how to save seeds can be found on the . 听
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