The Tampon campus library opened a cabinet of free seeds
The University of Reunion said anyone may take seeds, grow them, and bring a new batch back, from a cabinet built with recycled materials.
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The university library in Tampon now has a seed cabinet anyone can use. The University of Reunion said on its site, in a notice dated October 27, 2026, that the cabinet was inaugurated on October 13.
The rule is simple: take seeds, sow them, harvest, and leave a new lot for the next person. Librarians looked at other seed libraries on the island and asked researchers in the humanities and environment faculty, and at CIRAD, for advice. The cabinet itself was built from recycled materials. The university describes it as a free, public way to share Réunion's plant heritage and to give students and neighbors a concrete part in that sharing.
The notice does not list species or say how many packets moved on the first day. It records an open shelf and a borrow-and-return rule, not a yield.
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The University of Reunion said it opened a seed library on October 13, 2026, at the university library in Tampon. Anyone may take seeds, plant them, harvest, and later leave new seeds for the next person. The cabinet was built from recycled materials and has small drawers with pictures of vegetables. Librarians asked teachers and researchers on the island for advice before they set it up, including people at CIRAD, a research center. The idea is to share plants that belong on Reunion and to let students and neighbors take part. The university did not say how many seeds went out on the first day.
- Why would a library lend seeds as well as books?
- What should you do after you harvest so the next person has seeds too?
- Where is Reunion, and why might island plants need extra care?
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