Korneuburg starts green revolution: seed libraries for everyone!

Korneuburg starts green revolution: seed libraries for everyone!

Korneuburg, Österreich - In Korneuburg there has been an exciting and sustainable project since March 2025: the "seed libraries". This initiative, which was launched by the city library and the parish library in Korneuburg, enables citizens to remove seeds for fruit, herbs and vegetables free of charge. Mayor Christian Gepp encourages the population to participate in this innovative project. The campaign runs as long as the stock lasts and each person can take a seed bag home.

The goal of the seed libraries is to encourage people to grow their own vegetables and fruit, increase the plants and to bring the seeds won in autumn to exchange into the libraries. In addition to the preparation of seeds, the two libraries also offer suitable literature and free instructions for gardening. So not only knowledge is conveyed, but also promoted the joy of your own garden. noen.at reports that every interested gardener can start with a place of at least two square meters in the garden or raised bed.

The course of the seed lending

The borrowing of seeds is carried out in several steps. First, the users borrow the seeds for a period of nine months. After sowing the seeds and maintaining the plants, which initially need some attention every day, the gardeners should harvest the mature fruits. The harvested seeds then have to dry and filled into the prepared seed bags, whereby each bag should contain 25 seeds. In the end you bring the seed well labeled back to the library and take over the information from the label. Further information is available via a newsletter or the blog of the association for the preservation of crop variety (VEN) [Userpflanzen Vieldalt.org] (https://nutzpflanzen Vielfalt.org/das-projekt/).

An important goal of the project is to preserve the variety of varieties. In contrast to hybrid varieties that are genetically homogeneous and often need agricultural chemistry, seed festivals promote a higher genetic diversity and are better for the environment. These seeds have the ability to support mixed cultures and to attract benefits. Another advantage of even pure enlargement is the independence of large seed companies, which now control 66 % of the global market.

The initiative of the seed libraries in Korneuburg is therefore not only a way to promote the joy of gardening, but also an important step towards sustainability and maintenance of plant diversity. The population is invited to become part of this environmentally friendly movement and to actively contribute to the care of nature.