Author: Von Barnes
Planning Unit: Jefferson County CES
Major Program: Horticulture, Consumer and Home
Plan of Work: Promoting Sustainable Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Urban Forestry
Outcome: Initial Outcome
Louisville Tool Library is a great place for community to gather, especially if they want to become backyard farmers and start yardens. There has been a monthly seed savers workshop with Jody Dahmer of Beargrass Thunder and Von Barnes of KYSU Cooperative Extension where they demonstrate techniques to saving seeds and preserving a variety of seeds from plants that have produced well around the county.
This is so important Louisville is an urban heat island, and it is important to have the seeds that produced well in these conditions. This workshop is a huge success because it helps build community and encourage urban growers to save seeds and think about the impact of their efforts in the neighborhood.
Shelby Rodeffer is a LTL librarian and she had this to say, ”Our motto at Louisville Tool Library is "there is plenty if we share," and having monthly Seed Swap meetings at LTL is a great example of our mission. The Louisville Seed Bank community loves to gather, discuss their urban gardens, and share resources. Our Urban Ag Agent helps to spread the word about LTL and the Seed Bank everywhere he goes so they were inspired by starting their own homestead.”
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