The Hume Seed Library

13/08/2026

🌻🌻🍅🍊 Are you looking for somewhere to share excess crops, plants, cuttings or seeds? The crop swap at Sunbury Neighbourhood House is on 10am-12pm on the 3rd Saturday of the month - alongside Repair Café Sunbury.
Come on down and see what’s swapping this coming Saturday! Got nothing to swap? That’s ok- just take what you need and give when you can 🌻🌻🌱🍋

04/10/2024

Hi local friends and growers,

A little idea of mine is finally sprouting and I’d love your help to get the word out.
I’m seeking expressions of interest for an Edible Open Gardens event throughout Hume.
Could you share with friends and take a minute to fill out this form to help with planning?

🌱What is it?
A ticketed event where local gardeners open their gates for their community to come and learn how they grow their own food. Big sunny blocks, small shady blocks, verges, front yards, backyards, rentals and balconies are all on show to demonstrate what growing your own food can look like across Hume and how to make it happen at your home.

🌱 What it isn’t
Big budget, perfectly manicured, strictly ornamental gardens.
People can see these on tv and online - they need real life achievable examples of what’s possible in their own neighbourhood and how to make the most of their space

🌱Why?
I want to connect growers of all ages, confidence levels, cultures and abilities, and empower our community to take some ideas with them and give them a go at home.

🌱When?
Possibly Autumn 2025 - perfectly timed to see our gardens in their late summer glory and provide plenty of time for our inspired visitors to plan and prep their pot or patch for the following spring.

Just FYI - the 2025 event may be just Sunbury based, a nice little trial for future Hume-wide events.

So if you think you’d like to be a part of this exciting event please pop your details in the attached form - I promise it’s quick and easy!

Please also feel free to share with friends who might be interested.

Thanks all✌️🌱

02/06/2024

15/05/2024

Don’t forget that you can start growing food at home for free with each of the Hume Libraries hosting seed libraries! We’ll be visiting each spot over the coming weeks so you can see exactly where to find it and what’s available now.

Today we’re at the Hume Global Learning Centre - Broadmeadows, just ask at the counter and library staff will present this tidy case of in-season seeds to choose from - currently on offer is spinach, onions, silverbeet, kale, rocket and flowers for bees.

What are you planting in your patch this week?

08/12/2022

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19/11/2022

Some wonderful plants and seeds available at the Broadmeadows Plant and Produce swap today. We’re all set up for our seed saving talk and seed sphere activity this afternoon as part of 🌱🤗🥕🍅

02/11/2022

If you’re not receiving Milkwood’s newsletter now is the time to sign up!

🌱 Newsletter folk - ready to get your seed saving game on? Keep an eye on your inbox next Tuesday - you can enter to win one of these deeply useful packs of seed saving books.
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Inside this giveaway (which yes, is open to everyone, worldwide), we have 2 packs to win, each containing a copy of:

🌱 'The Seed Savers’ Handbook' by Michel and Jude Fanton.
🌱 'Seed to Seed – Seed Saving and Growing Techniques for Vegetable Gardeners' by Suzanne Ashworth.
🌱 Our very own best-selling book, 'Milkwood: Real Skills for Down-to-Earth Living' - by Kirsten & Nick. It has a heap of seed-raising info in The Tomato Chapter, including the recipe for our best-ever seed raising mix.
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Not yet subscribed to the Milkwood Newsletter? No worries - you can sign up to receive regular goodness, how-tos and exclusive free guides to help you get growing, making and doing - here: www.bit.ly/Milkwood-Newsletter-Sign-Up
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All the info for how to enter will be in your inbox Tuesday - good luck, folks! 🤞⁠
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[Image description: A photo of the three books mentioned above.]⁠

26/10/2022

Have you booked in for one of our upcoming seed saving talks yet?
Sat 12th November 1:30pm Craigieburn Library
Sat 19th November 1:30pm Broadmeadows Library
Wed 23rd November 12:15pm Tullamarine Library
Sat 26th November 10:30am Sunbury Library

Stick around for a seed sphere making activity - great for all ages!
Register here https://bit.ly/3SDLk8b

Pick up a copy of the latest Sunbury & Macedon Ranges Star Weekly this week!

Look for the Morgan's IGA 51st Birthday Sale specials on the cover.

PLUS - Inside, all the latest local news, sport, local features and information from across the local community.

Pick up a copy from local outlets Including:
📰 Foodworks Supermarket - Diggers Rest
📰 Gisborne Newsagency
📰 IGA Super,arket - Macedon
📰 7 Eleven - Sunbury
📰 Woodend Newsagency

READ it online now ➡️ https://sunburymacedonranges.starweekly.com.au/digital-editions/

SUBSCRIBE to our FREE Digital Edition and get a copy emailed to you every week.
Sign up now 👉 https://sunburymacedonranges.starweekly.com.au/subscribe/

17/10/2022

What’s on at Hume Libraries in November? We’re celebrating with seed saving talks and seed sphere activities everyone can enjoy. Check out their website for all the details and to register. See you there!

17/09/2022

Seed saving season! What heirloom plants are you eating/harvesting that you can save seeds from? Every time I eat something delicious (a good tomato, cucumber, lettuce, nasturtium, squash etc.) or if I want to spread plants across my landscape (like butterflyweed, milkweed, elderberry, angelica, Jack-in-the-pulpit etc.) I simply save or direct sow the seeds I harvest. Every time we save seeds from our most successful heirloom plants, we are improving vigor and adapting them to become the best plants for our own back yards...and we are helping to preserve them for the future!