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Nyack Seed Exchange

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OPEN HOURS: Will resume in the early spring of 2020. Please check back in late February/early March.
HOLDS: Message us on Facebook with your seed orders, or email lneedell@rcls.org. We will put your orders together and notify you when they are ready for pick up from the basket on the holds shelf (near the Circulation desk). This will likely take a few days--we strongly recommend attending Open Hours if that is at all possible. Seed orders will be clearly labelled with your name. Our inventory will be posted here and on Facebook (Nyack Seed Exchange), and a printed copy will be kept on our display case. 
Our inventory: Vegetables, Flowers, and Herbs
Nyack Seed Exchange is a place for gardeners to share seeds
​and experience, to learn about seed saving, to become better gardeners, and to build community. Seeds are available for checkout; we ask gardeners to save seed from plants that are easy for seed saving, such as tomatoes, peas, beans and lettuce. Members are encouraged to return saved and store-bought seed to replenish our collections. As members learn more about seed ​saving, they might want to try seed saving from plants categorized as "Advanced."  
We ask members to clearly label saved seed donations (use our seed packet labels as a guide), including whether seeds were organically grown. We support organic gardening, but we will accept donations from all gardeners. Most of our commercial donors have signed the Safe Seed Pledge, and many of our seeds are organic. ​​​Please join our Facebook group, Nyack Seed Exchange, and join the discussion!
The videos are courtesy of Richmond Grows, an inspiring seed library in Richmond, California:
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  • Vegetable Seed Saving Handbook - Jack Rowe's online guide to seed saving includes instructions for more than fifty vegetables. 
  • Seed Saving for Beginners - webinar by SSEHeritageFarm (Seed Savers Exchange; they have MANY useful posted videos)
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension Rockland County - soil testing, composting, gardening, horticulture diagnostic lab

​Our seeds and programs are free to members (and everyone is welcome to become a member), but we do have expenses. If you prefer to make a financial donation, please make your check out to The Nyack Library with a note in the memo: "seed library." Thank you!
Nyack Seed Exchange gives thanks to our generous donors: ​Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds, Burpee, Fedco Seeds, High Mowing Organic Seeds, Hudson Valley Seed Company, The Living Seed Company, Ocean State Job Lot, Pinelands Nursery, Redwood Seeds, Renee's Garden, Salerno Seeds, Seed Savers Exchange, Seeds of Change, Southern Exposure Seed Exchange, Sow True Seed, and University of Rhode Island Cooperative Extension. Please check their websites (and YouTube!); they are an excellent source of information. We also thank the individual gardeners who took the time and trouble to save and donate seeds to us, and the volunteers who helped organize it all. And thanks to Dan White, for designing our logo.
Seed Label Template
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When you donate saved seeds, please provide as much of the label information as you can!

You can print a .pdf of our seed package labels by clicking on the "Seed Label Template" link above.

​Please make sure your seeds are dry before packaging for donation.

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  • How Do I...?
    • Get a Library Card
    • Search the Catalog
    • Donate to the Library
    • Borrow a Museum Pass
    • Rent a Room
    • Hold or Renew an Item
    • Volunteer
    • Get a Document Notarized
  • Census 2020
  • Youth Services
    • Children
    • Teens
  • Adult Services
    • See what's New
    • ELL Resources
    • Homebound Delivery Service
    • Research Business and Employment Opportunities
    • Book Discussion Groups
    • Request a New Purchase
  • Digital Resources
    • Catalog Mobile App
    • Ebooks and Streaming Media
    • Kindles
    • Hotspots
    • Research and Databases
    • Lifelong Learning
    • NextReads
    • Niche Academy
  • Events
    • Calendar of Events
    • Highlighted Programs
    • Quarterly Newsletter
    • Carnegie Concerts
    • Black American Culture & Art Series: The Legacy of Toni Morrison
    • American Creed
    • Rent a Room
    • Present a Program
    • Nyack Seed Exchange
    • Exhibits
    • Monthly Event Email
  • Local History
    • Local History Room
    • Images
    • Genealogy
    • Obituaries
    • Newspapers
    • Oral Histories
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