Practical manual for creating and running community seed libraries, based on Semínkovna’s 2015–2024 experience; covers setup, management, outreach, education, Czech legal notes and pilot projects.
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Seeds, Access & Rules: policy and legal frameworks for Community Seed Banks – CSB Lab Workshop 3 (video)
Community Seed Bank Labs – Workshop funded by the European Union through the Erasmus+ project Seeds of Growth (Project ID: KA210-ADU-1727BE52)
Video of a workshop (25 Mar 2026) on international and EU seed laws and what they mean for Community Seed Banks, covering the Treaty/SMTA, Nagoya, UPOV, EU seed marketing reform, conservation varieties and practical implications.
Don’t waste your effort: how to ensure good quality of your seeds – CSB Lab Workshop 2 (video)
Community Seed Bank Labs – Workshop funded by the European Union through the Erasmus+ project Seeds of Growth (Project ID: KA210-ADU-1727BE52)
Workshop recording with practical guidance on harvesting, drying, cleaning, storing and testing seeds for community seed banks and seed savers.
Community Seed Banks in Practice – CSB Lab Workshop 1 (video)
Community Seed Bank Labs – Workshop funded by the European Union through the Erasmus+ project Seeds of Growth (Project ID: KA210-ADU-1727BE52)
117-minute Seeds of Growth workshop showing practical operations of seed libraries, community seed banks and distributed seed networks in Czechia, Georgia and Hungary; includes seed quality, swaps, community engagement and policy links.
Seeds of Growth: Kapacitní mezery a vzdělávací potřeby komunitních semenných bank a semenaření v Evropě
Seeds of Growth: Posilování komunitních semenných bank a udržitelného semenaření v Evropě (Erasmus+ KA210-ADU-1727BE52) Česká verze Analýzy kapacitních mezer projektu Seeds of Growth. Analýza mapuje současnou úroveň znalostí, vzdělávací priority a bariéry zapojení...
Community Seed Banks in Practice: Origins, Purpose and Community Biodiversity Management
Community Seed Bank Labs – Workshop funded by the European Union through the Erasmus+ project Seeds of Growth (Project ID: KA210-ADU-1727BE52)
Overview of Community Seed Banks: origins, core functions, activities, differences with seed libraries, and the Seeds of Growth aim to strengthen seed-saving and CSBs across Europe.
