Digital Seed Library

SRL 9 - integrated into society

Digital Seed Library

free access to seed supporting local resilience

Nesodden, Viken, Norway

CONDENSED CASE STUDY

IMPACT

ENVIRONMENTAL: Environmental awarenessIncreased biodiversityIncreased environmental stewardshipIncreased resource utilisationPreserving Natural Capital - stocks & flows of energy and material

ECONOMIC: Increased Manufactured Capital - material goods or fixed assets which contribute to the production process rather than being the output itselfIncreased value creationReduced economic pressureReduced spending

SOCIAL: Developing Social Capital in partnership with others (ie families, communities, businesses, trade unions, educational, voluntary organisations)Improved wellbeingIncreased access to services/productsIncreased emergency preparednessIncreased Human Capital - people's health, knowledge, skills and motivationIncreased inclusionIncreased local prideIncreased local resilienceIncreased quality of lifeNew community space

MODEL

SCALE: Local

LOCATION CONTEXT: Peri-urban, Rural

STATUS: Active

FUTURE POTENTIAL: Scaleable, Replicable, Networkable

FACETAgriculture, Community, Food & Drink, Sharing

LEVEL: Micro - Company/Organisation

STAKEHOLDERS: Citizen, Third Sector

BUSINESS MODEL: B2C - Business to Consumer

TECHNOLOGY: Cloud

LICENSE: Proprietary

SOCIETAL READINESS LEVEL:

SRL 9 - integrated into society

CYCLE PHASE

CASE STUDY MAPPING SOURCE:

NES-2020 ,
NOR-OSL1

STATUS & TIMELINE

launch

02/2019

DESCRIPTION

TITLE: Seed Library (Digital)

CONCEPT: free access to seed supporting local resilience

Nesoddliv seed library is the Nordic region’s first online seed library!

How does the seed library work?

You order seeds in the library in the spring. Pick them up during opening hours. Harvest seeds from some of the plants you grow, and return them to the seed library in the autumn, so that you or others can borrow them the following year. You will receive an email reminding you to return them in the fall. With each passing year, the selection will grow, and the seeds available will be adapted to our local conditions.

Do you have seeds you want to donate?

If you have seeds that you want to give to the seed library, bring them in a marked envelope.

NOTE: We started with heirloom seeds that are difficult to find today. We hope to be able to preserve the biological diversity that they constitute. Please cultivate without pesticides.

LOCAL LANGUAGE DESCRIPTION: Norsk

Nesoddliv frøbibliotek er Nordens første online frøbibliotek!

Hvordan fungerer frøbiblioteket?

Man bestiller frø i biblioteket om våren. Plukk dem opp i åpningstiden. Høst frø fra noen av de plantene du dyrker, og lever dem tilbake til frøbiblioteket på høsten, slik at du eller andre kan låne dem året etter. Du vil motta en e-post som minner deg om å levere dem tilbake om høsten. Med hvert år som går, vil utvalget vokse, og frøene som er tilgjengelige vil være tilpasset våre lokale forhold.

Har du frø du vil donere?

Hvis du har frø som du vil gi til frøbiblioteket, ta dem med i en merket konvolutt.

OBS: Vi starter med gamle tradisjonelle frø som er vanskelige å finne i dag. Vi håper å kunne bevare det biologiske mangfoldet som de utgjør. Vær så snill å dyrket uten sprøytemidler.

ORGANISATION / PARTNERS

Nesoddliv

NESODDEN

Norway