The volunteer-run Corvallis Public Seed Library opened at the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library in March 2023: A collaborative project of the Corvallis Sustainability Coalition and the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library, the Public Seed Library provides free educational events and free seeds for individual and organizations' non-commercial use. The program is intended to support both new and experienced home gardeners.

This is a seed-sharing library to share sustenance: Give what you can, and receive free seeds and garden knowledge on how to plan a garden, grow vegetables, and companion herbs and flowers for pollinators and other beneficial insects. The OSU Extension Service- Benton County provides educational resources. Benton County Master Gardeners and other local area experts offer vegetable gardening lectures, workshops, and pop-up Vegetable Garden Plant Clinic help at the Corvallis Public Library.

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The Public Seed Library is stocked exclusively with donated vegetable, herb, and flower commercial seed packets donated by local area businesses and individuals. Please consider donating new or open and partially used commercial seed packets packed for the current or prior calendar year. Donations are accepted at the Corvallis Public Library downtown at 645 NW Monroe Ave inside at the Librarian's Circulation Desk. The Public Seed Library can not accept donations of non-commercial seeds (i.e. home gardener saved seeds.) For quality control and space management reasons, please do not put donations directly onto the seed rack: Crop, seed age and storage method determine how long seeds remain viable. The seed rack is stocked with seeds at the right time for them to be sown outside or started inside. Sincere thanks to all the generous contributors who make this resource available for our community!

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The Corvallis Sustainability Coalition also partners with Benton County Master Gardeners and other local sponsors to provide the free Corvallis Garden Resource Guide and gardening educational outreach through the Neighborhood Planters Kiosks project. Corvallis has an active gardening community, and family-owned retail nurseries, local seed companies, and co-ops that support local school gardens, community gardens and natural area conservation groups. There’s a lot of programming support for people who want to start gardening or grow more of their own food. The Public Seed Library will benefit current gardeners with free access to a broader variety of seeds, new gardeners, and the environment.​​

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If you have questions, or want to provide your feedback or input on educational topics you'd like to see the Public Seed Library cover, you can email CorvallisPublicSeedLibrary@gmail.com.