OPEN APRIL THROUGH OCTOBER EACH YEAR
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ABOUT ASHE SEED LIBRARY
In 2024, we celebrate the eighth year of operation for Ashe Seed Library, located on the upper level of Ashe County Public Library. The primary purpose of the seed library is to offer free, open-pollinated seeds to our community. Our mission is to grow and preserve seeds, stories, and foodways specific to Ashe County, Western North Carolina, and the Appalachian Region of the United States. In this spirit, we encourage folks to save seeds from these plants and either return some to the seed library or use them to continue to cultivate these special, regional varieties.
PARTNERS, DONORS, & DISCLAIMER
Ashe Seed Library is a partnership among Ashe County Public Library, NC Cooperative Extension-Ashe County Center, Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture, ASU's Sustainable Development Department, and our Ashe County community.
We are grateful for donations of seeds from Seeds of Resilience Garden (ASU's SD Dept.), NC Cooperative Extension-Ashe County Center and our local Master Gardeners (Ashe County Victory Garden), as well as community members who diligently saved and donated seeds. We also purchased seeds from Fedco Seeds, one of the seed companies helping to preserve open-pollinated and heirloom varieties.
All seeds are offered for educational purposes and may not meet germination or varietal purity standards prescribed by NC seed laws. Most seeds available in the seed library are open-pollinated (OP); hybrids (F1) are noted in the inventory whenever possible.
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