LEXINGTON, Ky. — From the moment 14-year-old Alicia Serratos saw her first seed library, planting and sharing seeds quickly became her passion.

“When I was eight years old, it seemed so awesome. And so I started a seed library at my school. And that was the first seed library that I started and it was so fun,” Serratos said. 

Serratos is a girl scout in California, and during the pandemic, she wanted to spread seeds and joy throughout her community. 

“I recently just finished my seedbox project where it's like a seed library in a box and I was able to ship out one to every US state, and I shipped out 100 boxes,” Serratos said.

The Seed Library is a free resource where you can grab and plant different seeds. Once the plant grows, people harvest their seeds and return them to the seed library for someone else to grow their plants.

“It's so important for the community to get involved with seed libraries because it gives them an opportunity to have a connection with nature and have a whole experience with it, and they get to learn how to grow their own food, and how to like where your food comes from,” Serratos said.

Serratos has worked the past few months placing seed libraries throughout the united states, even placing a few locations in the Bluegrass State.

Anyone that would like to locate a seed library in their community can go to the Community Seed Network website for an interactive map of the different Seed Library locations. 

For more information on Alicia Serratos and getting involved in Seed Libraries, you can visit her website at 3 Sisters Seed Box to request a box.