Wyndham Seed Library

These terms and conditions apply to the Wyndham Seed Library.  By applying to become a member of the Wyndham Seed Library, you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions.

1. MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS

   1.1 To be eligible to join the Wyndham Seed Library, you must be a current member of the Wyndham Library Service.
   1.2 If you are aged under 18, you must have your parent/guardian’s consent to join the Wyndham Seed Library.  You acknowledge that Council may contact the parent/guardian nominated in your membership application at any time to confirm that consent has been provided.
   1.3 Within 5 business days of submitting your membership application, Council will contact you to advise the outcome of your membership application.

2. SEED LIBRARY LOCATION AND OPERATING HOURS

   You acknowledge that the Wyndham Seed Library operates out of the Point Cook, Manor Lakes, Tarneit, Werribee and Hoppers Crossing branches only.  Members must attend one of these locations during their normal opening hours to donate and/or collect seeds.

3. SEED COLLECTION

   3.1 Members of the Wyndham Seed Library are entitled to collect one packet of seeds per month.
   3.2. Members must present their library card upon collection of seeds, and may not collect seeds on behalf of another member.
   3.3 You acknowledge and agree that the availability of seeds is seasonal and dependent on donations to the Wyndham Seed Library.  You further acknowledge and agree that certain varieties of seeds may be unavailable from time to time.
   3.4 Council makes no guarantee about the quality, variety or viability of seeds made available as part of the Wyndham Seed Library.

4. SEED DONATION

   4.1 Members may donate seeds for small and fast-growing edible, native or companion plants to the Wyndham Seed Library.  Upon Council’s acceptance of a member’s donation to the Wyndham Seed Library, the member will be entitled to collect up to a maximum of three additional packets of seeds that month.

5. LIABILITY

   5.1 You join and participate in the Wyndham Seed Library at your own risk.
   5.2 To the extent permitted by law, Council is not liable to you for any loss, damage, claim or expense (‘loss’) suffered, including, but not limited to, property loss or damage, illness, personal injury and death, as a result of or in connection with your participation in or use of the Wyndham Seed Library.

6. MEMBERSHIP CANCELLATION

   6.1 You may cancel your Wyndham Seed Library membership at any time by notifying Council by email to wyndhamseedlibrary@wyndham.vic.gov.au.
   6.2 Council reserves the right to cancel your Wyndham Seed Library membership where you have breached these conditions, or where you have submitted false, inaccurate or misleading information in your membership application or otherwise.
   6.3 Notwithstanding any other provision of these conditions, Council expressly reserves the right to suspend or cancel the Wyndham Seed Library at any time.

7. GENERAL

   Council reserves the right to change or modify these terms and conditions at any time.

Wyndham City is a participating Council of My Smart Garden, a free sustainable gardening program that helps you get started growing food and transforming your outdoor space (yards, balconies or pots) into a beautiful, functional garden.

Check out this My Smart Garden workshop – Heirloom Seeds: how to save grow and share them with Kat Lavers.  View Video

Recommended Reading

Build your seed saving skills with these titles available at Wyndham City Libraries:

Adult non-fiction:

• Community gardening : the beginners' guide to growing crops in a small place by Simon Akeroyd
• Edible gardens : a practical guide by Craig Castree
• Seedswap : the gardener's guide to saving and swapping seeds by Jeffery Josie
• The Little Veggie Patch Co : an A-Z guide to growing food in small spaces by Mat Pember
• The seed garden : the art and practice of seed saving by Micaela Colley
• The seed saver's handbook : harvesting, storing, and sowing techniques for vegetables, herbs, nad fruits by Andrea Heistinger

Junior

• What are seeds? By Molly Aloian
• The tiny seed by Eric Carle
• The amazing life cycle of plants by Kay Barnham
• Trees, leaves, flowers & seeds : a visual encyclopedia of the plant kingdom by Sarah Jose