Jodi Helmer writes: “During the pandemic, Alicia Serratos has spent countless hours assembling kits containing organic vegetable, herb and flower seeds, envelopes, and plant markers to help communities establish seed libraries. Seed libraries maintain stocks of seeds that the public can check out to plant in their gardens. Boxes stocked with packets of seeds are often housed in public libraries, but businesses and homeowners have also started creating mini-libraries in an effort to boost food gardening and seed saving while promoting food access and security.”