Episode 796 · February 20, 2024
796: Rebecca Newburn on Documenting Seed Libraries
Connecting Seed Communities Worldwide.
In this episode
Join Rebecca Newburn as she shares just what a seed library is and her organizations efforts to document where they are. They have had incredible success in first encouraging people to start seed libraries and now to document their world wide spread, in many different countries and languages. Become an Urban Farm Patron and listen to more than 850 episodes of the Urban Farm Podcast without ads. Click here to gain access to the entire library.
Our Guest
Rebecca is the Co-Founder of Richmond Grows Seed Lending Library, a free seed exchange located in the Richmond Public Library in Richmond, California where she lives. The “create a library” template she designed has helped hundreds of seed libraries launch around the world. She is the webmaster for SeedLibraries.net and the editor of Cool Beans! Seed Libraries Newsletter, an international publication supporting local seed projects.
How to reach Rebecca
Website - SeedLibraries.net
Seed Library Map - HERE
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