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Available March 1 to Late Summer,\u00a0while supplies last<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The Seed Library launched in 2021 with financial assistance from an American Library Association Libraries Transforming Communities grant.<\/p>\n The goal of this project is to make home-gardening accessible to gardeners of any level through library resources and programming and to preserve varieties of heirloom and native plants. By saving seeds as a community, we create local stocks that are acclimated to our climate, with the possibility of reducing food insecurity.<\/p>\n Each year, the Seed Library\u2019s offerings are meant to expand in variety and quantity.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Open Sans||||||||” header_2_font=”DM Sans||||||||” header_2_text_color=”#6b6b6b” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Available seeds will vary year to year.<\/b> We welcome your seed suggestions at the desk, via a message on social media, or by email\u2013dpl@delavanlibrary.org.<\/i><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Open Sans||||||||” header_2_font=”DM Sans||||||||” header_2_text_color=”#6b6b6b” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Donations to the seed library ensure this program continues into the future.<\/b><\/span> <\/span>We\u2019re interested in all seed types, especially heirloom and open-pollinated.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_slider use_bg_overlay=”off” use_text_overlay=”on” text_overlay_color=”gcid-5f8ff8ee-3d27-4c2f-b98f-54b4c39b75db” admin_label=”salsa garden slider” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h4″ header_font=”|700|||||||” body_font=”|700|||||||” body_text_align=”left” background_enable_color=”off” custom_margin=”||55px|||” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-8f51f593-a44a-40b8-9f5d-273bde43db5c%22:%91%22background_color%22%93,%22gcid-5f8ff8ee-3d27-4c2f-b98f-54b4c39b75db%22:%91%22text_overlay_color%22%93}”][et_pb_slide heading=”Salsa Garden” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_image=”https:\/\/www.aramlibrary.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/coriander-4255400_640.jpg” background_enable_image=”on” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”]<\/p>\n Cilantro, also known as Coriander, is an annual herb in the family Apiaceae. 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Common names include bergamot, bee balm, horsemint, and oswego tea, the first being inspired by the fragrance of the leaves, which is reminiscent of bergamot orange.<\/span>\u00a0Wikipedia<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_slide][\/et_pb_slider][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.delavanlibrary.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Delavan-Public-Library-1.png” alt=”seed library logo” title_text=”Delavan Public Library (1)” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Open Sans||||||||” header_2_font=”DM Sans||||||||” header_2_text_color=”#6b6b6b” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Contact local food pantries to donate your fresh food:<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Open Sans||||||||” header_2_font=”DM Sans||||||||” header_2_text_color=”#6b6b6b” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Seed LibraryAvailable March 1 to Late Summer,\u00a0while supplies last. 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How It Works<\/b><\/h2>\n
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Donation Guidelines<\/b><\/h2>\n
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Themed Garden Ideas<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Cilantro<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Tomatoes<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Sweet Peppers<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Onion<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Hot Peppers<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Hollyhocks<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Sunflowers<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Milkweed<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Echinacea<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Bee Balm<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Grow Too Much? <\/b><\/h2>\n
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Book Recommendations<\/b><\/h2>\n
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