Grow!

We are boosting community food security and resilience by offering free seeds for people to grow their own food, and building a living collection of seeds that grow well in our climate. 

Members of the seed library can "check out" as many seeds varieties as they would like and choose a few to save seeds from to return to the library and lend out to the next gardener. 

The Homer Seed Library is located at the Homer Public Library and is free to join! We also offer workshops to learn how to garden and how to save seeds! 

 

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Seeds and Soil Workshops 2024

Workshops will be held at Homer Public Library 3-4:30 in the Conference room unless otherwise noted. 

Sponsored by Homer Soil and Water

March 2nd: Beginning Seed Saving - Get the basics on seed saving so you know what to save and what not to save. Learn how to save the easy crops! Click here to register.

March 9th: Intermediate Seed Saving - Take your seed saving skills up a notch and learn techniques and tips to be able to save seeds from more plants. Click here to register.

March 16th: Advanced Seed Saving - Learn how to save seeds from the most difficult vegetables and become a master seed saver! Click here to register. 

March 23rd: Permaculture Gardening - What is Permaculture and what does it look like in Alaska? Learn to work with nature to create beautiful, abundant, low maintenance gardens in our climate. Click here to register.

March 30th: Seed Saving Basics - Get the basics on how to save seeds from ALL KINDS OF CROPS from your ALASKAN garden. Click here to register.

May 4th: Food Gardening for Beginners - How to start an abundant vegetable garden that works with nature and is less work for you! Click here to register. 

May 11th: No-dig Gardening (Hands-on workshop held at the High Tunnel at the college) - For any gardener who wants to learn how to have abundant, low maintenance beds without digging or tilling the soil! This is the basis of regenerative gardening or farming. Click here to register.

TBA: Summer in the Seed Garden- How to control pollination and recognize when your plants are setting seed. 

TBA: Seed Processing- How to harvest and process your seeds!