<html><body><div style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div data-marker="__QUOTED_TEXT__"><div style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;" data-mce-style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><div>Hello - There are currently 41 seed libraries in Michigan, and more coming along for this spring. On Sunday at the Central Michigan Seed Swap in Midland there will be a presentation on starting a seed library, as well as many other presentations. Free seeds will be available to everyone, but if you are starting a seed library you can get extra seeds to get you going. For more information visit the swap's website http://www.smallhousefarm.com/seedswap/ </div><div>Also check their Facebook page and message them if you want the starter pack. https://www.facebook.com/CentralMichiganSeedSwap/ </div><div>Another helpful Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/MISeedLibrary/ and the Community Seed Resource Program group https://www.facebook.com/groups/673731699448199/</div><div>As for legalities, those have largely been put to rest. Most states have agreed to exempt seed libraries from any rules that apply to companies who sell seeds. Michigan is a very seed library-friendly state.</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div> <!--StartFragment--><span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;" data-mce-style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; 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Milford Rd.</span><br style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" data-mce-style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; 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text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;" data-mce-style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">248-437-8800 ext. 617</span><br style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; 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Has anyone done anything like this? Any hints as to how to go about this? Pitfalls? Also, are there legal ramifications? Our former director thought he remembered something about Monsanto getting involved......<br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;" data-mce-style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;">Cindi L. Place</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;" data-mce-style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;">Reference & Technology Librarian</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;" data-mce-style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;">Boyne District Library<br></span><div><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;" data-mce-style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;">(231)582-7861</span></div><div><a href="mailto:placec@boynelibrary.org" target="_blank">placec@boynelibrary.org</a></div><div><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;" data-mce-style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;"><a href="mailto:cindiplace@gmail.com" target="_blank">cindiplace@gmail.com</a></span></div><div><h4 style="margin: 0px 0px 0.8em; padding: 0.8em 0px 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Roboto-Slab-Light,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.4em; vertical-align: baseline; color: #555555; letter-spacing: -0.3449999988079071px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px 0px 0.8em; padding: 0.8em 0px 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Roboto-Slab-Light,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.4em; vertical-align: baseline; color: #555555; letter-spacing: -0.3449999988079071px;"><span style="font-size: small;" data-mce-style="font-size: small;">Google can bring you back 100,000 answers, a librarian can bring you back the right one.</span></h4><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0.8em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Roboto-Slab-Light,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.6em; vertical-align: baseline; color: #555555; letter-spacing: -0.3449999988079071px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px 0px 0.8em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Roboto-Slab-Light,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.6em; vertical-align: baseline; color: #555555; letter-spacing: -0.3449999988079071px;"><span style="font-size: small;" data-mce-style="font-size: small;"><b>–Neil Gaiman</b></span></p></div><div><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;" data-mce-style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;" data-mce-style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;"><br></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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