/channels/taxonomy/term/12272/all en /channels/channels/news/macdonald-campus-seed-library-back-337900 <p>On <strong>Tuesday, March</strong> <strong>1</strong> the Macdonald Campus Library will be opening up the Seed Library for online orders. The seed catalogue will be made available to ƻ����Ժ students, faculty, and staff on opening day. Please note that there is a limit of 25 seed packets per borrower.</p> <p>If you're not yet a member of the Seed Library, please fill out the registration <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/library/branches/macdonald/seed-library/register?fbclid=IwAR0nb7O7bzoGCSEikdUz44k2950N2SFIFG4vKF4H_Yj22vQXoBgOYhv-8rw">form</a>.</p> Thu, 24 Feb 2022 14:48:13 +0000 webfull 178196 at /channels /channels/channels/event/virtual-roaar-book-club-roaaring-garden-seed-harvest-330492 <h2>ROAAr Book Club | ROAAring in the Garden; From Seed to Harvest</h2> Fri, 16 Apr 2021 15:26:31 +0000 webfull 169951 at /channels /channels/channels/news/mcgill-universitys-seed-library-299449 <p><strong>Italian heirloom seeds for amateur gardeners</strong></p> <p>There is no one single accepted definition of an heirloom seed. “That’s a word that has a lot of different meanings to different people,” explains Dan Brisebois, a farmer at Ferme Tournesol, a cooperative based in Les Cèdres, Quebec, outside of Montreal.</p> Mon, 12 Aug 2019 13:56:45 +0000 webfull 151753 at /channels /channels/channels/news/growing-good-idea-mcgill-seed-library-helps-would-be-gardners-287511 <p>An unconventional library at ƻ����Ժ is allowing students and faculty to borrow seeds.</p> <p>Reading books might help you grow ideas, but ƻ����Ժ’s [Macdonald] Library is giving out something that sprouts way more literally. The library is offering 130 varieties of seeds, free of charge, as part of a new program.</p> <p>“We’re providing seeds that are more rare, more unusual, and ones that are adapted specifically for our climate,” said librarian <strong>Dana Ingalls</strong>.</p> Tue, 05 Jun 2018 13:47:13 +0000 webfull 138366 at /channels /channels/news/macdonald-campus-seed-library-breaking-new-ground-march-20-267062 <p>On March 20, 2017, the first day of spring, the <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/library/branches/macdonald">Macdonald Campus Library</a> at ƻ����Ժ will officially launch a seed library. The <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/library/branches/macdonald/seed-library/">Macdonald Campus Seed Library</a> is the first academic seed library of its kind in Quebec and third in Canada. The library serves the entire ƻ����Ժ community.</p> Wed, 15 Mar 2017 15:32:59 +0000 webfull 126338 at /channels /channels/event/macdonald-campus-seed-library-launch-267165 <p>The ƻ����Ժ community is invited to attend the launch of the Macdonald Campus Library Seed Library on Monday, March 20th from 11:00am to 1:00pm at the Macdonald Campus Library.</p> Fri, 17 Mar 2017 19:21:51 +0000 webfull 126483 at /channels /channels/news/macdonald-campus-seed-library-launch-267287 <p>There were happy faces all around at Monday's launch of the <strong>Macdonald Campus Seed Library</strong>. The project, initiated by Liaison Librarian <strong>Dana Ingalls</strong>, offers seeds and gardening resources to members of the ƻ����Ժ community. According to Ingalls, "many public and academic libraries are expanding services to meet community needs. They are lending tools, artwork, exercise equipment, and more.</p> Fri, 24 Mar 2017 15:48:52 +0000 webfull 126611 at /channels