The Talbot County Free Seed Library provides thousands of seed packets to community members. What started as an effort to empower people to grow healthy food and diverse landscapes has inspired hundreds of local gardeners to do just that, and interest continues to "grow."

The seed library is located at both branches of the Talbot County Free Library in Easton and Saint Michaels. It is entirely volunteer maintained, a partnership between the Master Gardeners of Talbot County and the Talbot County Free Library.

We used to receive most of our seedstock as donations from seed companies. That all changed during the pandemic. A huge increase in the number of people seeking to get outside and grow gardens caused seed companies to run out. Donations of seeds have slowed to a trickle.

We now must purchase most of the seeds we make available to the community. As nationwide interest in gardening took off, so did interest in the seed library, just as the availability of seeds started to dwindle.

We need your help to ensure we can still provide herb, fruit and vegetable seeds for those who want to grow fresh, healthy food, as well as flower seeds to help feed our local pollinators.

A monetary donation of any size will help us to purchase seeds for future growing seasons. Please consider giving to our "Grow It Forward," seed fundraiser.

You can donate online at tcfl.org or via check to The Talbot County Free Library Foundation (please put "Seed Library" in the memo) so we'll know to recognize your gift.

In an effort to preserve and revitalize our environment for future generations, members of our communities are donating their time and services to clean-up our streets and bordering vegetative areas. If you would like to volunteer your time and services or have any questions, please contact Maura Majeski at mtm333@comcast.net.

The work day will begin at 8:30am until approximately 11:00am, so please be courteous and drive cautiously to protect these volunteers, as this is a rain or shine mission.

Volunteers should:

Wear bright colored clothing

Bring gloves and a

Trash pick up device (if you have one)

At completion, the volunteers will meet at 11:30 at the parking lot on Boundary Lane and at noon gather for lunch and beverages.

All refuse collected will be bagged and disposed of accordingly.

We are looking forward to another great turnout and we THANK all the volunteers for their time and efforts.

By Authority of Commissioners of St Michaels