Name/TitleSeed packet: Broad Bean
About this objectUnopened small manila envelope containing seeds, with a white label marked self-pollinating Bean (Broad).
MakerGlasgow Seed Library
Date Made2019
Period2010s
Place MadeScotland, Glasgow
Place NotesGlasgow Seed Library is a free resource hosted by Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA), 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3JD.
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, paper & seeds
MeasurementsH: 126 x W: 90 mm
Subject and Association KeywordsEnvironment, ecology
Subject and Association KeywordsEcofeminism
Subject and Association KeywordsSocial enterprise
Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://www.cca-glasgow.com/about-cca/glasgow-seed-library:
Glasgow Seed Library aims to:
– Offer people in Glasgow free access to organic, open-pollinated seeds
– Grow a library of seeds specially adapted and resilient to the Glasgow climate
– Develop seed saving skills, knowledge and resources in the city
– Cultivate seed stewardship to build climate, food and community resilience
– Connect seed saving in Glasgow to indigenous and marginalised practices, cultures and histories of earth care and resistance, here and around the world
– Support the establishment of a nationwide or cross-border seed library network
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypePacket
Object numberGWL-2021-18-2
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved