Locally raised seeds available through the Ingersoll Seed Library.
INGERSOLL - The Ingersoll Library is hoping a new program will really grow on people.
They have started the Ingersoll Grows Seed Library. Using this pilot project, anyone with an Oxford County library card can check out a variety of seeds, plant them in their gardens, and then reap the rewards. The program also offers free seed education to help you make the most of your garden.
Branch Supervisor of Ingersoll Library Lynn Sutherland says the only request they have is for you to bring back some seeds when you harvest your crop.
"It's our hope that they will return the seeds at harvest time. In the meantime they sign the seeds out. Of course they don't have to return them - not everyone will have a successful garden depending on the weather and other things."
Sutherland says they have even had some people stop by after the recent frosts to replant their gardens.
"I think a lot of people now don't want to have genetically modified seeds or hybrid seeds. We're looking more at heirloom vegetables for eating and sustaining things that grow naturally here," says Sutherland when asked why people should consider planting their own vegetables. 'Heirloom vegetables' refers to produce grown using seeds whose organic ancestry can be easily traced.
The overall goal is to support local food security and steward the region’s biodiversity. Sutherland says seeds raised locally are more resilient and better adapted to our soil and microclimate.
The library has a variety of tomato and bean seeds still available, if you're looking to start your own garden.
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