The Bay Area Seed Interchange Library (BASIL) Project
The Ecology Center 2530 San Pablo Avenue Berkeley, CA
BASIL is working towards creating a network of community gardeners and farmers that help sustain the local ecology via acclimating seeds to their ever-changing environment.
BASIL also shares seeds with the community as well.
Green Thumbs, Green Minds
Alameda Free Library 1550 Oak Street, 2nd Floor Alameda, CA 94501
Green Thumbs, Green Minds lends seeds for free. In return please save seeds from the plants you grow. Then, donate some of the seeds you save to the library.
Hours:
Monday: 12-8 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday: 10-8 p.m. Friday and Saturday: 10-5 p.m. Sunday: 1-5 p.m. Closed during holidays.
Hayes Valley Farm
San Francisco Seed Library 450 Laguna Street andFell San Francisco, CA 94102
Renee's Garden 6060 Graham Hill Rd. Felton, CA 95018 (888) 880-7228 Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Renee's Seeds donates seeds to educational programs and organizations every year in an effort to help encourage organic and sustainable gardening.
Renee's Garden also has a fundraising program called Renee's School and Nonprofit Program. Sell Renee's Garden seeds and 25% of those proceeds will go towards your school or nonprofit organization.
Fundraising Program 6060 Graham Hill Rd. Felton, CA 95018
Fax: (831) 335-7227 [email protected] (Make sure to write "Fundraiser" in the subject line.)
Richmond Grows Seeds Lending Library
Richmond Public Library Civic Center Plaza Richmond, CA 94804
Feel free to borrow seeds and return some when you harvest your crops.
Hours:
Monday and Tuesday: 12-7 p.m. Wednesday: 10-7 p.m. Thursday: 10-5 p.m. Friday and Saturday: 12–5 p.m. Closed on Sundays.
San Francisco Seed Library
Potrero Branch Library 1616 20th Street, 2nd Floor (between Arkansas St & Connecticut St) San Francisco, CA 94107
Borrow seeds from library. Plant them. Grow plants. Harvest seeds. Donate some of the seeds to the library.
César E. Chávez Branch 3301 East 12th Street Oakland, CA 94601 (510) 535-5620
Seedfolks' is connecting and empowering communities through seed saving. Hours: Tuesday: 12:30 p.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday: 10-5:30 p.m. Friday: 12-5:30 p.m. Closed on Sunday and Monday.
Seeds of Change
Attention K-8 teachers:
SEEDS of CHANGE an organic seed company, is offering free organic seeds as a part of their 2012 “Sowing Millions, Growing Minds” initiative.
Please help create and/or continue growing organic gardens in schools!
