Public libraries are still helping patrons grow their love of nature

It's not new that libraries are providing services other than free reading material.

And it's not even new that plant seeds are among those services.

But since the COVID-19 pandemic inspired greater interest in the outdoors — and since vaccines and treatment have allowed us to resume life as it used to be — there's been extra attention given to these seed libraries.

Civil Eats explored the (no pun intended) growing number of seed giveaways at public libraries across the US.

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