Seed Library

In partnership with the Greater Victoria Public Library, we are proud to offer seed-saving education and access to a wide variety of seeds!
Our library hosts over 200 varieties, most of which are relatively easy for beginner seed savers to grow and save. The collection is housed at the GVPL and includes a variety of vegetable, flower, herb, and native plant seeds, all graciously donated by regional growers.

Seed Library Reimagined!

The seed library will be back refreshed and revamped as soon as we are able! In our redesign, we’ve listened to your feedback and implemented a few changes based on our own capacity, so that the Seed Library at the Broughton Branch of the Greater Victoria Library can best serve the community for many years to come!

We continue to work with the wonderful staff at the Greater Victoria Public Library as we complete the redesign. We are in the midst of repackaging seeds, designing seed saving resources and creating signage that will help people access the seed library and leave equipped with everything they need to get started.

Thank you for your patience as we worked on this redesign! For more information please email [email protected]

For volunteer opportunities, please check our Gleaning Hub – we will be posting seed sorting volunteer dates there – or sign up for our newsletter!

What is a seed library?

Seed libraries collect and distribute a variety of seeds. By saving and sharing, we protect and promote biodiversity in our region, develop a regionally adapted seed stock, and ensure seeds can profit everyone.

The seed library at the Broughton Branch will also provide free educational resources about seed saving and gardening!

Close-up of water coming out of a shower-head watering can, going onto a small plant in a plant bed.

Do you have seeds to spare?

Do you have seeds you’d like to donate? Send them our way! Anyone can give seeds to the seed library. They can be dropped off at the LifeCycles office, or at our seed drop box at the Central Library Branch. Please email [email protected] for more information.

Saving & sharing seeds in our community

Seed is the foundation of every food system. Our seed library seeks to give light and voice to the wisdom of seed. Working together, we are keeping local climate adapted seed in the people’s hands.

Want to browse before you borrow? Check out our Seed Catalogue linked below.

VSL Master Catalogue – Master_Spreadsheet Download