Residents can now sign out seeds for free at all three library branches
Township of King, Ont. (March 16, 2026) — With spring just around the corner, there’s no better time to stop by your local library branch to sign out a variety of free seeds and get your garden growing! To start your green thumb journey, King Township has partnered with the King Township Public Library to expand the Seed Lending Library to include the Nobleton and Schomberg branches, in addition to King City.
King Township’s free Seed Saving Program and Lending Library helps cultivate a healthier community by making it easy for everyone to grow their own fresh, nutritious food and supports the creation of pollinator habitat. By sharing seeds, knowledge, and gardening experiences, you’ll be strengthening community connections, supporting local biodiversity, and building a more resilient, sustainable King – one garden at a time.
Borrowing seeds is easy! Just stop by one of King Township’s pick-up locations to browse the variety of seeds available, write down each kind of seed you’ll be signing out and start growing – no library card required. From a variety of herbs to pumpkin, squash, tomatoes, lettuce, carrots, beans, peas and more – there’s plenty of options to choose from.
Looking for inspiration or not sure where to start? Grow your gardening skills and discover new tips by borrowing free resources with your library card at the King Township Public Library.
Seed pick-up locations
- King City Public Library, 1970 King Road
- Nobleton Public Library, 8 Sheardown Drive
- Schomberg Public Library, 77 Main Street
For more information, including operating hours, visit kinglibrary.ca.
Saving seeds and donations
The Seed Lending Library relies on donations and seed savers. Participants signing out seeds are encouraged to save and contribute harvested seeds back to the program. Thanks to the generous seed donations by the Nobleton & King City Garden Club and Hawthorn Farm Organic Seeds, the Seed Lending Library is able to offer a larger variety of seeds for 2026. By borrowing, growing, and returning seeds, you're helping to ensure the community has access to an affordable, diverse seed collection.
If you have seeds that you would like to donate, email environmentalstewardship@king.ca or call 905-833-5321 to arrange a drop off at the King Township Municipal Centre.
Tips for gathering seeds
- If you are collecting and saving seeds from your own plants, spread the seeds onto newspaper and air-dry them for approximately a week.
- Write the type of seed on the newspaper so that there's no mix up as to what each of them are.
- Once they’re dried, pack them into small paper packets or envelopes and label them with the name of the plant, the date and location of harvest.
About the Seed Saving Program and Lending Library
In 2025 the Seed Saving Program and Lending Library distributed 346 seed packs, with over 2,800 seed packs, consisting of over 100 different types of seeds, available across King Township Public Library branches for 2026. Each seed pick-up location includes organic heirloom varieties of herbs, beans, beets, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower chives, corn, tomatoes, hot and sweet peppers, lettuce, peas, pumpkin, squash and native wildlife seed mixes, wild columbine, wild bergamot, common milkweed, lupines, coreopsis and much more.
For more information on the Seed Saving Program and Lending Library, visit king.ca/SeedSavingProgram.
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Township of King
Carling Fee, Communications Specialist
Township of King | Phone: 905-833-4575 | Email: media@king.ca