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Winter Pack & Chat Sessions
Over winter, Seed Library will be dropping back to one pack and chat session per month, because of the lower volume of seed going out and...
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Apr 11, 20221 min read
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Nov 14, 20210 min read
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Nov 13, 20210 min read
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Meet Isis - who helps coordinate the seed library
What do you love about seeds? I love how seeds seem to be little packets of pure superpower. They hold so much life and hope in a perfect...
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Oct 20, 20212 min read
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Heather is stewarding a Tasmanian 'Three Sisters'
We asked Heather about her experience being a seed steward with the Cygnet Seed Library. What does being a seed steward mean to you? So ...
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Oct 5, 20217 min read
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What is Orach and why do we love it so much?
Why do we love orach so much? Apart from the absolutely glorious colour of the purple/red variety (if you haven’t seen it before, it's a...
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Sep 24, 20212 min read
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Sep 20, 20210 min read
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Aug 23, 20210 min read
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Seed of the Month – Chillies
Let's face it: Chillies’ natural environment is usually warmer than what we experience here in southern Tasmania. The good news is that...
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Aug 2, 20212 min read
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What are you going to grow over the next few months?
On Sunday we restocked the Cygnet Seed Library with free seeds for the local community. We had a fun gathering of new and seasoned...
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Jul 27, 20211 min read
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Jul 23, 20210 min read
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Fruit Tree Pruning Workshop
Our friends at Oura Oura house are hosting a fruit tree pruning workshop with Happy Valley Permaculture, check it out!
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Jun 24, 20211 min read
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Jun 2, 20210 min read
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May 6, 20210 min read
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Grant is also stewarding Peter Cundall's Beauty
Grant Bailey is another of our fabulous seed stewards for the Cygnet Seed Library. He's what he had to say about stewarding Peter...
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May 3, 20212 min read
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Apr 10, 20210 min read
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Launching the Library
Well, The Cygnet Seed Library has officially launched! And what a lovely, lively event the launch party was. Thank you to everyone who...
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Mar 24, 20212 min read
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As Tiny As Seeds
This speech was given by the Cygnet Seed Library Coordinator, Heather Macfarlane, at our launch party. When I put my hand up to talk...
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Mar 10, 20212 min read
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Feb 22, 20210 min read
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Kate is a Steward of Peter Cundall's Beauty
Kate Flint is another of our wonderful Seed Stewards, dedicated to growing and saving a particular seed to ensure the Cygnet Seed Library...
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Feb 11, 20212 min read
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