If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need--Cicero (d. 43BC)

Our mission

The mission of the Andover Seed Library, located at Memorial Hall Library, is to nurture a community of organic gardeners through the time-honored tradition of saving and sharing bio-diverse, locally-adapted seeds, increasing our ability to feed ourselves nutritious food.

Our goals

• Provide free seeds to the Andover community from plants that thrive in our local area.
• Encourage the use of heirloom, open-pollinated and organic seeds.
• Encourage gardeners to save seed and donate seed back to the Seed Library from successful varieties of plants they have grown.
• Educate our community on various topics related to gardening, ecology, food and nutrition, health and wellness and the environment.
• Facilitate seed swaps by bringing gardeners together to create a culture of sharing.
• Promote the importance of organic gardening for our health and the health of our planet.