We’re sure you have questions, and the first one is possibly. “what is a seed bank?”

A seed bank is a collection of seeds which can be ‘borrowed’ by anyone. The simple aim of a seed bank is to share and disseminate viable seed, especially heirloom and local varieties that might otherwise be lost. Everything in the seed bank can be grown in our environment, with a bit of encouragement and support!

I have been curating the Huntly Seed Bank since 2019 and it has gone from strenght to strength with hundreds of seed packets being disseminated free of charge every year. During the 2020 lockdown we shared over 400 packets of seeds with our community free of charge. This meant that we were all able to grow food and produce for our own tables. There was a huge upsurge in interest in growing for the table and we very much hope that that interest will continue to grow. The pattern has continued since then, and we’ve been able to support families and schools with their growing to help us develop a plot to plate understanding of the food we eat.

The Huntly Seed Bank is part of the Greener Huntly collective and it has a focus on seeds for growing food. Whether you have lots of experience or very little, everyone is welcome to join and take part in the work of the Greener Huntly Collective. It is produced by local people, for local people.

You can find out more about Greener Huntly on our website

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For further information on seed saving, we recommend checking out the Real Seed Catalogue’s information sheet (https://www.realseeds.co.uk/books.html#seedbook).

We are linked to the wonderful One Seed Forward group and you can find out more information about their work by clicking the button below.