Thinking Outside Of The Box

Johnny Appleseed's spirit  is alive and well in  the Bonner County Library's seed bank.   Dwayne Church manages the seed bank and offers free classes in the cultivation and preservation of seeds. In this interview Dwayne shares the importance of this program for future generations. We all think of our gardens as growing food for the present but the seeds are the food for tomorrow. Until the middle of the last century, local seeds were taken for granted  but now four major seed producers manage the market.  Heirloom seeds - those with a fifty year history -   are still available from small companies but Dwayne suggests we create our own future by saving seeds from locally grown produce. The three year old seed library is an off shoot of the Transition Town movement that recognized the importance of creating this living library.  The atmosphere of libraries is conducive to seed saving because the temperature and humidity must be controlled to preserve books. Unlike books, see