Charlotte Seed Library

This is a project of the Charlotte Library, to encourage and support our community’s home food producers and seed savers. It is part of a network of Seed Libraries and Seed Savers worldwide which promote the growing of heirloom varieties and keeping the seeds in the hands of the people.

2025 Catalog

It’s HERE!

We’re happy to present the 2025 Charlotte Seed Library Catalog! You can find it right here, online, or – better yet – swing by the Charlotte Library at 115 Ferry Road in Charlotte to get your hands on a copy and pick up some seeds.

All are tried and true heritage varieties of vegetable, herbs and edible flowers which are easy to grow and easy to save seeds from. We invite you to add some of these to your garden this year!

You don’t need to be an expert gardener to do this. We provide guidelines for eco-friendly gardening and successful seed saving so you can enjoy the fruits of your labors this year and have seeds ready for yourself to grow next year and to share with others.

You’ll be able to pick up small packets of seeds from the 2025 catalog (no charge) in person at the library. You can always email us at Seed@charlottepubliclibrary.org with any questions, or if you’d prefer to arrange a contactless pickup as we’ve done in years past.

Seed Library Coordinators Karen Tuininga and Linda Hamilton wish you happy garden planning!

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Questions? Please contact us at seed@charlottepubliclibrary.org.

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All the flowers of all the tomorrows are in the seeds of today.
Ancient proverb

Resources

Be sure to visit our Resources page for articles and links about gardening and seed saving. If you’re looking for some particular information or how-to’s, please contact us and let us know how we can help you!